Ukraine Invasion Hampers Wire Harness Supplies for Carmakers

Ukraine Invasion Hampers Wire Harness Supplies for Carmakers
A worker attaches a wiring harness to the chassis of a car at the BMW manufacturing facility in Greer, S.C., on Nov. 4, 2019. Charles Mostoller/Reuters
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Carmakers including Germany’s Volkswagen, BMW and Porsche are struggling to obtain crucial wire harnesses as suppliers in western Ukraine have been shuttered by the Russian invasion, forcing them to curtail production.

Production of the part, needed for organizing miles of vehicle cables, has affected suppliers like Leoni, Fujikura and Nexans, and rippled through to major carmakers.