The war in Ukraine leads to reduced car production at Volkswagen and Renault. Volkswagen will stop work in Zwickau for a few days and Renault will press the pause button in Russia.
The war in Ukraine is already causing production problems at Volkswagen and Renault. To start with Volkswagen: it is forced to put in a production stop at the factories in Zwickau and Dresden. The stop in Zwickau lasts from Tuesday to Friday, reports include Automobilwoche. Volkswagen builds the ID3, ID4 and ID5 in Zwickau. Parts made in Ukraine cannot be delivered or not delivered on time due to the war. Reportedly it concerns (among other things) cable harnesses. VW chief executive Herbert Diess took to Twitter on Friday with disgust at the Russian invasion of Ukraine and indicated that a special action group has been set up to investigate further implications of the conflict on production. Volkswagen is also donating €1 million to the UN Refugee Agency for the benefit of Ukrainian refugees.
Renault is meanwhile in its stomach with the assembly of cars in Russia. This is also affected by ‘delivery problems’. According to . there would be Automotive News No direct link with the war has been made, but Renault does indicate that the reinforced border controls between Russia and neighboring countries play a role. Renault Group not only assembles cars of its own brand in Russia, but is of course also the parent company of the Russian AvtoVAZ, which we know from Lada, among others. AvtoVAZ also indicates that it may have to partially shut down production due to a shortage of parts.
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