VW's Seat halts production due to parts strike

Vw's Seat unit stopped production at its Martorell factory near Barcelona following a strike at chairs supplier Johnson Controls
The stoppage strike generation of the Seat Ibiza, Altea and Leon versions, in addition to the Audi Q3.
A Seat representative said the auto-maker was compelled to stop production on Wednesday morning becuse of a lack of car seats as an outcome of a strike by employees at Johnson Controls Eurosit.
The creation stop, that could possibly continue until Tuesday, comes in a tough time for the business name. Seat ultimately returned to the black during the 3 months through March, publishing its first quarterly gain in seven years thanks in big part to the achievement of its Leon.
The brand has also only refreshed its well-known Ibiza whole with new connectivity functions and seamless smartphone integration together with assistance from associate Samsung. About 700 models of the sub-compact version are constructed daily. In complete, the Martorell plant has a capability to make 2,100 automobiles per day.
"Not only does the strike at Johnson Controls Eurosit change Seat's 14,000 employees, but it's also driving the firm's other providers to stop their generation," Seat said
A year ago, generation at Martorell rose by 14 percent to 442,677 autos. This is the highest amount since 2002, and was mainly as a result of increased output of the Leon compact, that a third-shift was added.
Of that entire total, 112,800 models were Audi Q3s, only over half of the sport utility vehicle's creation, according to yearly reports from Seat and Audi. The Q3 can also be constructed for the Chinese marketplace at Volkswagen's FAW VW joint-venture plant in Changchun.
A spokesman for Johnson Controls' European businesses supported the strike in the firm's Eurosit Barcelona JIT plant, which began using the early shift at 5:45 CET and lasts until July 2 1.
The spokesman said the strike is associated with the reduction of an entire seat successor company to get an automobile version in addition to on-going discussions to win a fresh contract. No other carmakers in Spain were impacted by the walk-out of the 480 employees, the spokesman mentioned.
"Generation for the present version is only going to run out from the year 2017 and we're of course dedicated to having another future company for the plant and thereby ensure its future. Competitive labour prices are nonetheless a necessity," the spokesman mentioned. "We will always remain in touch together with the works council to locate a solution to finish the strike before."
Reuters contributed to the report

It's possible for you to reach Christiaan Hetzner at [email protected].

Labels:
Generation
Strike
Johnson Controls
Providers
Volkswagen
Seat
Leon

Spain
Seats

Q3

Marketing

14.07.2015
ID:2448

More news from this source:

1. Tell us about retail high achievers under 40
2. Suits target price-fixing parts makers
3. Soaring on the wings of the snowbirds
4. Volvo recalls 59,000 cars over software fault
5. Hyundai Ioniq targets Prius, but not in sales