Bmw will Stop Production at Three German Factories

Because of the volcanic ash cloud over Europe, production at three BMW AG factories in FRG will be temporarily halted due to a supply shortage of interior and electronic parts. These parts are typically delivered by air.

The world’s largest maker of wealth cars has ordered production to stop at its Dingolfing plant, which makes the 5- and 7-series vehicles, according to Mathias Schmidt, a BMW spokesman. Production has also been stopped at the Munich plant, which produces the 3 series; and at the Regensburg facility, which makes the 1 series and Z4 models. BMW hopes to resume production for the three plants on Apr 23. About 7,000 vehicles won’t be produced according to their schedule because of the temporary shutdown. The International Air Transport Association said that the flight ban, which was announced on Apr 14 with the activity of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano, led to the cancellation of 81,000 flights. Carriers defence to lose up to $300 million a day in lost revenue. The business group predicts that with planes out of position and airlines focusing on repatriating stranded passengers, full timetables could be remodeled in as long as six days. If dweller airspace relic closed, Daimler AG could presently grappling isolated supplying and supply disruptions, according to Ute von Vellberg, a spokeswoman for Daimler.