Opel has announced that operations at its Eisenach plant in Germany would be halted until the "start of 2022" as a global microchip shortage holds back production, a spokesman for the carmaker has said.
It has suspended construction of the Grandland SUV and told employees they will be shifted to part-time work.
Workers have been voicing their frustration amid reports Opel will continue the manufacturing of the SUV at another plant in France.
