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Stellantis chip shortage disrupts Fiat output in Italy, may last through December

Summary by Pistons News · Reporting: Reuters · Nov 2, 2026 · 8:51 AM ET

A shortage of an electronic component for engine control units is disrupting Fiat production in Italy, and Stellantis says it could continue through November and December. The shortage already weighed on October sales, particularly the Fiat Pandina small car, and threatens production halts at Pomigliano, where the Pandina is built, and at Mirafiori, home of the Fiat 500, with the Termoli engine plant also exposed. Mirafiori is already in a three-week stoppage that began in mid-October over a separate component shortage.

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