Carmakers including Germany's Volkswagen , BMW and Porsche are struggling to obtain crucial wire harnesses as suppliers in western Ukraine have been shuttered by the Russian invasion, forcing them to curtail production.
Production of the part, needed for organizing miles of vehicle cables, has affected suppliers like Leoni, Fujikura and Nexans, and rippled through to major carmakers.
Delivery bottlenecks have already hit some assembly plants of World No. 2 automaker Volkwagen, while Porsche's luxury unit has suspended production at its Leipzig plant.
