Hyundai Motor’s factory finally stopped in the’semiconductor crisis’… “Ioniq 5 shipment disruption”

Hyundai Motor Company was also unable to avoid the’semiconductor crisis’. In particular, the supply and demand of core parts such as semiconductors and motors from the pre-contract to the electric car’Ioniq 5’that caused a’blast’ caused a disruption in shipment.

According to the industry on the 7th, Hyundai Motor Company’s Ulsan Plant 1, which produces’Kona’, a small sports utility vehicle (SUV) and’Ioniq 5,’, which is the first exclusive electric vehicle, will be closed for a week from the day to the 14th.

This closure was caused by the supply and demand of major parts of Ioniq 5 and Kona. Ioniq 5, which went into mass production last month, is experiencing a shortage of supply of’PE modules’ due to a problem with Hyundai Mobis’ facilities. The PE module is a module for driving parts such as electric vehicle motors and inverter reducers, and corresponds to the powertrain (power system) of an internal combustion locomotive. Hyundai Motor Company significantly reduced the production plan of Ioniq 5 this month from 10,000 units to 2,600 units in consideration of the time of the shutdown and normalization of supply.

Kona was affected by the shortage of automotive semiconductors that recently hit the automotive industry. This is because production control became inevitable due to a disruption in the supply and demand of semiconductors entering the front camera sensor. Kona’s production disruption in the last month due to a shortage of semiconductors has hit more than 6,000 units.

Hyundai Motor Company checks semiconductor inventory on a weekly basis and is negotiating with automotive semiconductor manufacturers to secure quantities. Production plans are also being adjusted, such as reducing the production of vehicles containing semiconductors that are out of stock and operating production lines centered on popular vehicle models.

As the supply and demand for vehicle semiconductors intensifies, Hyundai Motor Company is also considering closing the Asan plant, which produces Granger and Sonata. In addition, Ulsan Plant 3, which produces Avante and Palisade, is scheduled to cancel overtime this week for inventory management of’electronic control units (ECU)’.

However, as the semiconductor supply and demand problem shows signs of prolonged prolonged periods, anxiety is also growing. Hyundai Motor Company and Kia are concentrating on securing semiconductor supplies with suppliers, but the situation is not satisfactory. If there is a delay in securing supplies, the number of factories that will be forced to close next month is expected to increase further. Oh Won-seok, chairman of the Automotive Parts Industry Promotion Foundation, said, “I am overly optimistic that the semiconductor problem will be resolved within this year.” “It will be difficult to completely solve this year, and it will not be easy to solve 100% by the end of next year.”

Ryu Jong-eun reporter [email protected]

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