Overview
- Stellantis Vigo canceled all Sistema 2 shifts on Wednesday, resulting in no van production that day.
- The disruption carried into Thursday morning with a provisional plan to resume activity around midday, pending conditions.
- The Port of Algeciras kept access closed with parking areas full and about 3,000 trucks queued, sailings to Ceuta and Tangier were canceled, and road authorities warned of hazards on the A-6 and A-52.
- Reliance on low-cost suppliers across the Strait and minimal on-site inventories left the Vigo line exposed when ferries and routes were restricted by storms Joseph and Kristin.
- Stellantis reported related pauses at Figueruelas in Zaragoza, while the Villaverde plant in Madrid continued operating normally.