Seat has suspended Spanish production following a strike at Johnson Controls Eurosit which supplies seats.

The strike began on 15 July and is expected to last until the 21st.

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According to La Tribuna de Automocion, the strike was called because Johnson Controls Eurosit is looking to cut pay to secure a contract from Volkswagen.

Seat’s plant at Martorell, near Barcelona, has a daily production capacity of 2,100 vehicles, ET Auto.com reported, citing PTI.

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