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Volkswagen site in Wolfsburg: Important parts are missing
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Lack of engine parts from Slovenia affects production at Volkswagen. The Wolfsburg site is also affected. "From Monday, September 11, isolated shifts will be cancelled at the Wolfsburg plant," said a spokesman. Production was also curtailed in Emden and Osnabrück.
The Portuguese plant in Palmela near Lisbon had even announced that it would completely stop assembly for up to two months starting this Monday.
The reason for this is the recent flood in Slovenia, which affected a supplier of engine parts. According to the company, there is now a lack of sprockets for the powertrain for internal combustion engines. Electric cars, on the other hand, are not affected.
According to the spokesman, all four assembly lines are alternately affected by the failures in Wolfsburg, where mainly the Golf and Tiguan are built. "The reduced driving style is initially valid for three weeks." However, it is always only about individual layers. "There is not a day when all shifts are cancelled and the plant comes to a complete standstill." The affected employees are going on short-time work.
Delivery problems should be solved by the end of the year
In Emden, production was already curtailed a week ago. According to VW, shifts have also been cancelled in Osnabrück since 6 September.
At VW Commercial Vehicles in Hanover, where failures were also announced from this week, production will still be normal this Monday, as a VW spokesman explained on request. However, failures are also imminent there.
Last week, Chief Purchasing Officer Dirk Große-Loheide expressed confidence that the supply bottleneck would be resolved quickly. By the end of September, there will be a plan on how to proceed, he announced on the sidelines of the IAA Mobility auto show in Munich.
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