Volkswagen During the Lower Saxony autumn holidays, no light commercial vehicles in Hanover build for a week. The reason for the temporary production stop is the weakening market in Europe, said a company spokesman at the request of the news agency dpa. “This measure creates the necessary flexibility to adapt production planning to the changed market demand,” he said. The autumn holidays in Lower Saxony last from October 13th to 25th. Before Had the “Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung”
reports on the production stop.
The situation in sales is tense, the market for light commercial vehicles goes back, the spokesman said as a reason. At the same time, the market for electrical models is growing more slowly than forecast. The spokesman said: “We continue to expect a competitive situation in the markets for the coming months, at the same time we consistently pursue our goal of strengthening the market performance together with our trading partners.” The brand intensified the sales activities “to set impulses in the markets”.
Demand too low
According to the report, the production stop is primarily concerned with a too low demand for the e-Bulli ID Buzz and the Multivan. The closing days are offset against the overtime accounts of the employees, as the newspaper wrote.
In the first half of 2025, the brand according to previous information delivered around 224,000 vehicles worldwide – after 231,000 in the same period last year. However, the fully electric ID Buzz recorded growth by almost 70 percent compared to the first half of 2024. The turnover was 8.7 billion euros above the previous year of 8.1 billion euros, the operational result gave up for 207 euros (previous year: 635).