Volkswagen has been hit hard by disruption to supply chains during the Covid-19 pandemic. Everything points to the fact that this is not the end of troubles.
The problems of the world’s largest Volkswagen plant - in Wolfsburg, - Reuters reports. As we read, the Volkswagen Group announced a downtime at the plant. The plant is reducing production, which was announced for January 9-27, 2023.
What are the problems with Volkswagen? According to Reuters, citing the position of a company representative, the main problem is still components. Germany has nothing to produce, which will result in slowdowns and downtime in the coming weeks.
One shift will be suspended on assembly line No. 3. The bodies of the still best-selling Volkswagen Golf are assembled here. Reuters reminds that the shutdown, scheduled for January 9-27, 2023, will not be the first in Wolfsburg.
The Curse of the Manufacturers
Volkswagen is not the only manufacturer grappling with disruption to supply chains caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine. Downtime is also being reported by French concerns led by Renault, the multinational Stellantis and German premium manufacturers. Koreans and Japanese are relatively good at managing supply chains.
According to Autokult.pl, Volkswagen Group CEO Thomas Schäfer recently said that the Wolfsburg plant reaches only half of its production capacity.
Let’s add that this gigantic plant (actually there are several of them) is one of the largest plants in Europe and in the world. About 60,000 people work in Wolfsburg. people. Volkswagen produces important models here such as the Tiguan or Golf, as well as ID.3 electric vehicles and electric SUVs.
Source: Wprost
