Skoda Moved Production Capacity Outside Ukraine to Secure Supply
June 01 2022 - 8:19AM
Dow Jones News
By Pierre Bertrand
Skoda Auto AS said Wednesday that it has secured its access to
cable harnesses--a key part of electrical systems--by moving part
of its production away from Ukraine, in a bid to protect itself
from supply-chain shocks.
The Volkswagen-owned car brand said it partially relocated
production of cable harnesses from Ukraine, to Mlada Boleslav,
Czech Republic, where it is headquartered.
Working with suppliers, it has also secured additional
production capabilities in Morocco and Romania, the company
said.
The move has more than doubled production capacity for the
components and further safeguards against supply disruptions and
bottlenecks, the company said.
The supply-chain crunch caused by the war in Ukraine forced
Skoda to suspend production of its Enyaq iV electric vehicle for
eight weeks due to a shortage of cable harnesses, it said.
Write to Pierre Bertrand at pierre.bertrand@wsj.com
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