Mitsubishi Fuso stops production at Tramagal plant due to component shortages
"Production stoppage results from issues at the Sines Container Terminal and ship delays" and the "disruption in the component supply chain," the company explains.
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck Europe has announced an indefinite production halt from this Friday at the Tramagal factory, in the district of Santarém, due to a delay in component delivery and a shortage in supply of semiconductors.
Speaking to Lusa news agency, an official source from the company confirmed the compulsory suspension starts on October 15, having attributed it to a “disruption in the component supply chain” and added that “production stopped as a result of issues at the Sines Container Terminal and ship delays”.
According to the same source, “this problem is added to the shortage in the supply of semiconductors,” with the resumption of activity “dependent on the resolution of the problems.”
The Mitsubishi Fuso Truck Europe (MFTE) plant in Tramagal is the production centre of FUSO in Europe and employs 450 workers, incorporating Daimler Truck, the world’s largest heavy-duty vehicle manufacturer.
