In the main plant in Wolfsburg From Monday to Friday inclusive, two assembly lines for the VW models Tiguan, Touran, and Tarraco are at a standstill
A quick solution is not in sight, a VW manager said
For months, the Group has been struggling with supply bottlenecks for electronic chips - and there seems to be no end in sight.
VW purchasing director Murat Aksel is alarmed speaks of "a different dimension in the way that there is no quick fix" to solve the supply bottleneck
VW Board Member Murat Aksel. "This crisis is deeper, broader, more sustainable."
I predict that VW will lose unit sales in 2021 with increased debt levels and lower profits
EV sales will grow but won't compensate for the losses in the ICE business and restructuring costs
Aksel
'There will be problems throughout the year and supplementary capacity on the part of chipmakers is probably not foreseeable until 2022. "It will remain tight," given the fierce competition for the little production capacity available.'
"We're in a house fight."
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