Volkswagen AG – Spress https://en.spress.net Spress is a general newspaper in English which is updated 24 hours a day. Thu, 29 Apr 2021 20:35:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 191965906 Volkswagen warned of a shortage of chips https://en.spress.net/volkswagen-warned-of-a-shortage-of-chips-2/ Thu, 29 Apr 2021 20:35:08 +0000 https://en.spress.net/volkswagen-warned-of-a-shortage-of-chips-2/ Car maker Volkswagen AG warned managers to prepare to ‘deal’ with production operations being affected by the global shortage of chips.
In an interview with the Financial Times, Mr. Wayne Griffiths, President of Seat brand in Spain, Volkswagen said that the unit has received notifications from suppliers as well as from Volkswagen Group about significant challenges in the quarter. II and possibly even more difficult than the first quarter.

The shortage of chips is the biggest challenge that this business is facing, Griffiths said. Volkswagen logo at a dealership of this company in Hamm, Germany. (Photo: AFP / VNA) Seat’s Martorell factory, located on the outskirts of Barcelona, ​​only makes models that receive chips from suppliers, Griffiths said. Volkswagen expects chip supplies to remain tight in the coming months. Last month, Volkswagen Chief Executive Officer Herbert Diess said it was unable to produce 100,000 cars due to a shortage of chips and it would be difficult to make up for the shortage in 2021. According to Volkswagen, the shortage of chips is exacerbated by a snowstorm in Texas (USA), and major chip manufacturers based in the region have to stop production or reduce production. Therefore, this company cannot rule out the possibility of further adjustments to production activities.

]]> 10346 Volkswagen warned of a shortage of chips https://en.spress.net/volkswagen-warned-of-a-shortage-of-chips/ Thu, 29 Apr 2021 18:48:08 +0000 https://en.spress.net/volkswagen-warned-of-a-shortage-of-chips/ According to the Financial Times, car manufacturer Volkswagen AG has warned managers need to prepare to ‘deal’ with the more impacted production activities in the second quarter of 2021 compared to the first quarter. 2021 due to a global shortage of chips.

Volkswagen logo at a dealership of this company in Hamm, Germany. Photo: AFP / VNA In an interview with the Financial Times, Mr. Wayne Griffiths, President of Seat brand in Spain, Volkswagen said he had received notification from suppliers as well as from Volkswagen Group about the significant challenges in the second quarter. could be even more difficult than the first quarter. Mr. Griffiths said that the shortage of chips is the biggest challenge that this business is facing. Seat’s Martorell factory, located on the outskirts of Barcelona, ​​only makes models that have received chips from suppliers, Griffiths said. Volkswagen expects chip supplies to remain tight in the coming months. Last month, Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess said the company was unable to produce 100,000 vehicles due to chip shortages and it would be difficult to make up for the shortage in 2021. According to Volkswagen, the shortage of chips is exacerbated by a snowstorm in Texas (USA), and major chip manufacturers based in the region have to stop production or reduce production. Therefore, the firm cannot rule out the possibility of having to make further adjustments to production activities.

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