Japan's carmaker Nissan site in the US state Tennessee and Swedish carmaker Volvo Cars in Gothenburg are temporarily halting production due to the global semiconductor shortages, Kallanish notes. Downtime will depend on the supply situation, the companies said. Volvo plans to return to work in a week, and the Nissan plant will most likely be idle from Monday for two weeks, until 30 August. Nissan said that it has ran short of chips due to a COVID-19 outbreak at a chip factory in Malaysia. Production lines at Torslanda in Gothenburg will be paused from this evening due to a material shortage linked with the semiconductor issue, a spokesperson said in an emailed statement on Wednesday. "Production will restart as soon as possible, at the latest before next week," he adds. As many of its peers, Volvo Cars has been adjusting production in most of its manufacturing sites to adapt output to the limited supply of semiconductors.