No relaxation in sight: The general shortage of electronic products continues to be a difficult problem for the industry.
VW is now again announcing short-time work.
The problems in the insurance industry caused by a lack of material and chips are not ending.
German car manufacturers are also affected.
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now announces, short-time working will therefore also be affected in the coming workers at the Volkswagen main plant in Wolfsburg.
At the same time, production is to be slowed down.
Wein spokesman for the company told media representatives that from next week only work on assembly line 3 will be carried out during the early shift.
All other bands would then stand still.
Volkswagen: company "drives on sight"
"At the moment you drive on sight," the spokesman continued.
He was referring to the continued limited supply situation for semiconductor products.
These are used in numerous electrical systems and are also used extensively in almost all modern cars.
On the edge of the IAA auto show in Munich at the beginning of September, VW supervisory board chairman Hans Dieter Pötsch also emphasized the difficulties.
The lack of large quantities of electronic components is "probably not over that quickly".
As a result, VW had to adjust its production program several times during the corona pandemic.