Opel Tsunami Parts Shortage: Much Ado About ...
New twist in GM’s hunt for the elusive carpart: Opel’s Eisenach plant will resume normal operations tomorrow, Tuesday. It was reported to suffer a serious shortage of Japanese parts.
According to Automobilwoche [sub], the Opel Corsa that is built there has a Japanese ECU. However, said Japanese manufacturer has plants outside of Japan which took up the slack. After a short two shift interruption today, it will be business as usual tomorrow.
No word from Zaragoza, which suffered from the same ailment, but it is a fair assumption that Zaragoza will get the same medicine. Information is hard to come by. Automobilwoche had to call the head of the Eisenach Works Council, Harald Lieske.
Now what about the corporate-wide halt of non-essential spending and travel? All clear on that also?
Bertel Schmitt comes back to journalism after taking a 35 year break in advertising and marketing. He ran and owned advertising agencies in Duesseldorf, Germany, and New York City. Volkswagen A.G. was Bertel's most important corporate account. Schmitt's advertising and marketing career touched many corners of the industry with a special focus on automotive products and services. Since 2004, he lives in Japan and China with his wife <a href="http://www.tomokoandbertel.com"> Tomoko </a>. Bertel Schmitt is a founding board member of the <a href="http://www.offshoresuperseries.com"> Offshore Super Series </a>, an American offshore powerboat racing organization. He is co-owner of the racing team Typhoon.
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That's nice. I was afraid the Eisenach plant would have to go back to making Wartburgs.
So does that mean the Corsa is reliable?