Autoeuropa made Monday a stop in the afternoon due to the lack of a brake hose for vehicles produced in Palmela plant, “a logistical problem of the entire supplier responsibility”, said official sources of the company.
The management of Volkswagen Autoeuropa not no more explanations of what happened, but the coordinator of the Works Council, Antonio Chora, believes that “there is nothing to worry about.”
“There was a problem with one of the suppliers, the TTS, which is responsible for putting the production at the factory in Palmela and who, for whatever reason still unknown, not given the material and forced the afternoon shift stop, “said Antonio will Lusa Chora.
” We have information that the problem will be solved until 22 :. 30 today, “added the representative of the employees
Although devalue stop made in the second round today, António Chora said that since the beginning of the year, the factory Palmela has been forced to make three downdays (days of production stop) due to lack of material, beyond midday stop that occurred on Monday.
Asked about the alternative supply of materials determined the previous stops, including glasses of cars produced by Dura Automotive, in Born, where a fire broke out in the past 03 March, António Chora said that the materials in question are be produced in several factories, at least one of them in Germany, but added that it is expected that all production back soon for Portugal.
Autoeuropa, the largest company in the automobile sector in Portugal, is responsible for more than 3,600 direct jobs and essential for the activity of thousands workers from other Portuguese companies that are suppliers of Palmela factory in district of Setúbal.
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