"According to our information, the German automotive supplier is unable to deliver its connected navigation system", La Tribune said, not further specifying its sources.

A Stellantis spokesperson said the group refused to comment on individual suppliers and reiterated that current halts at a Citroen plant in Rennes and a Peugeot plant in Sochaux were due to semiconductor bottlenecks.

Continental had no immediate comment on the report.

(Reporting by Dominique Vidalon and Jan Schwartz, editing by Tassilo Hummel)