The automaker reportedly will stop operation at its Asan plant on Monday and Tuesday because of a chip shortage.
View PhotosThe Asan factory turns out 3 lakh vehicles each year, including the Sonata and Grandeur sedans.
It was earlier this week when Hyundai Motor suspended production at its Agan plant because of a chip shortage. The South Korean carmaker has announced that it will again halt production at its Sonata-producing plant for two days next week due to an electric parts shortage. According to a report from IANS, the automaker will stop operation at its Asan plant on Monday and Tuesday. The Hyundai‘s Agan plant which is located around 100 km south of Seoul produces the Grandeur and Sonata sedans.
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Hyundai has seven plants in South Korea, of which five are located in Ulsan whereas the other two facilities are located in Asan and Jeonju. Moreover, the company has ten overseas plants wherein four facilities are in China and one each in India, Brazil, Czech Republic, Turkey, Russia and the US. The combined capacity of these plants is around 5.5 million units.
Hyundai will again stop operation at its Asan plant on Monday and Tuesday due to semiconductor shortage
The carmaker expects the four-day suspension will result in over 4,000 vehicles in production losses. Moreover, the company had also suspended operations at its Ulsan plant, situated 414 km southeast of Seoul, from April 7 to April 14 due to a parts shortage. Moreover, Hyundai produces Ioniq 5 and Kona EV cars at its Ulsan plant.
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The suspension comes because of a shortage of semiconductor parts used in Kona’s front vehicle camera system, along with an issue in Hyundai Mobis Company’s production line, which rolls out the traction motor for the Ioniq 5. The carmaker expects production losses of 6,000 units of the Kona and 6,500 units of the Ioniq 5.
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