Production is pictured at the Rennes plant.

PARIS -- Stellantis will halt production at its plants in Rennes and Sochaux, France due to a chip shortage, a spokesperson told Reuters, confirming French media reports.

French business daily La Tribune reported on Friday the halt was because of shortages in components from German supplier Continental.

"According to our information, the German automotive supplier is unable to deliver its connected navigation system," La Tribune reported, without identifying its sources.

A Stellantis spokesperson said the group would not comment on individual suppliers and reiterated that current stoppages at a Citroen plant in Rennes and a Peugeot plant in Sochaux were related to bottlenecks in semiconductor supply.

Both factories, which build Peugeot and Citroen midsize cars, have suffered previous production halts due to component shortages.

The halt at the plant in Sochaux was extended until the end of next week. The halt at Rennes will start on July 3

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