BMW & Skoda: After attacks in Ukraine – automotive industry again lacks wiring harnesses
Russian attacks hit facilities of a German supplier and disrupt the supply chain, BMW has to cancel shifts. Alternative locations also appear to be only conditionally safe.
Nearly five years since the war in Ukraine began, automakers in Europe are once again facing a shortage of cable carriers from the country. BMW has reduced shifts in its factories in Regensburg, Leipzig, and Oxford due to this issue. Skoda, a subsidiary of Volkswagen, also experienced a production slowdown of its electric models Enyaq and Elroq for weeks due to a lack of cable carriers.
According to trade publication reports, these supply chain disruptions are linked to Russian attacks on Ukrainian facilities belonging to German supplier Kromberg & Schubert. For the past two weeks, BMW has been experiencing difficulties with part supplies at its three locations. The company claims these are short-term shortages and that they have taken "appropriate measures to stabilize part supplies and resume production."
The auto supplier Kromberg & Schubert is headquartered in the Bavarian town of Abensberg. Its Ukrainian facilities in Shytomyr, located west of Kyiv, and Luzk in the northwest of the country have been repeatedly targeted in recent months. The trade publication's request for information on this matter was initially unaddressed by the company.
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