One of the fastest in the lanes, but hit a roadblock in production! Porsche recently hit a road bump in recent times with chain-related problems striking the company’s Leipzig facility in Germany. Popular models like Porsche Macan and Panamera are particularly hit.
Board Member for Production and Logistics at Porsche AG Albrecht Reimold, told the German website Automobilwoche that a shortage in components is currently holding up model takeouts at the Leipzig facility. According to him, hundreds of incomplete vehicles have lined up here. “At the moment it is really very tense because we have to be constantly vigilant,” he was quoted as saying. “It is difficult to forecast when the situation will fundamentally improve.”
The issue at hand has become even more complicated owing to the continuing shortage of semiconductor chips, a problem that has been plaguing the automotive industry across the world for quite some time now. “Thinking ahead, we need to standardize more in components to reduce complexity in supply chains,” said Reimold.
The Porsche facility in Leipzig is one of its most prominent. Opened for production back in 2002, around 600 units of Macan and Panamera are manufactured here each day. Close to 5,000 people are employed at a factory that has seen numerous expansions over the past two decades. In the past, models like Carrera GT and Cayenne have also been manufactured here. Recent times, however, have impacted production processes and the recent lockdown rules in China and the continuing Russia-Ukraine war remain a big concern.
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