Due to supply chain issues, Volkswagen has been forced to halt production of its electric cars for a week at two factories in Germany, affecting models such as the ID.3 and ID.4.
Supply chain problems, especially the shortage of semiconductors, have had a significant impact on car manufacturers. Previously, the German magazine Automobilwoche reported that Volkswagen gave priority to supplying semiconductors to electric cars, so the production of VW’s electric cars has already weathered the chip crisis.
So far, VW’s e-car production has come through the chip crisis rather lightly. While the production lines at the Golf and Tiguan regularly come to a standstill in Wolfsburg, VW’s e-cars were preferably supplied with semiconductors. The production of electric cars in Zwickau and Dresden therefore continued without major interruptions.
（到目前为止，大众的电动汽车生产已经相当轻松地度过了芯片危机。虽然沃尔夫斯堡的 Golf 和 Tiguan 的生产线经常停工，但大众的电动汽车配备更充足的半导体。因此，茨维考和德累斯顿的电动汽车生产继续进行，没有出现重大中断。）
Now it seems that even with Volkswagen prioritizing the supply of semiconductors to electric cars, it still cannot withstand the impact of the semiconductor shortage.
The magazine also reported that VW will close its two important factories for a week:The chip crisis is now also affecting e-car production at VW: Production will be suspended in Zwickau and Dresden this week. Audi and Cupra models are also affected. 5000 vehicles will be eliminated as a result.
Electric vehicles produced at VW’s Zwickau plant such as the ID.3 and ID.4, as well as the Audi Q4 e-tron and Cupra Born are expected to be affected by the production halt.
Despite the blow to chip supply, VW’s electric vehicle business is still growing strongly. In the third quarter of this year, VW delivered 122,100 electric vehicles worldwide, an increase of 109% over the same period in 2020.
🔗Source: electrek
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