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Volkswagen’s key brand warns of supply chain disruptions

FILE PHOTO: An employee fixes a VW sign at a production line of the electric Volkswagen model ID.3 in Zwickau, Germany, February 25, 2020. REUTERS/Matthias Rietschel/File Photo HAMBURG (Reuters) – Volkswagen’s (VOWG_p.DE) key namesake brand warned of supply chain disruptions on Wednesday due to the spread of the coronavirus. “Given the increasingly challenging and dynamic… Continue reading Volkswagen’s key brand warns of supply chain disruptions

New Volkswagen Amarok teased with design sketch

Volkswagen has given the first image of its new Amarok pick-up, due in 2022, which is being jointly developed with Ford. The two firms agreed a wide-ranging ‘global alliance’ last year, which will commercial vehicles and electric cars. The next-generation Amarok will be the first model launched as a result of the initiative, and is… Continue reading New Volkswagen Amarok teased with design sketch

Corona virus: BMW shuts down production – and wants to apply for short-time work

BMW headquarters in Munich The automaker is hit by the corona crisis. (Photo: dpa) Munich The BMWCorporation drastically shortens its outlook for this year due to the Corona crisis. For 2020, the Munich-based carmaker expects sales to be “significantly below the previous year’s level”. For the year as a whole, the group expects an operating… Continue reading Corona virus: BMW shuts down production – and wants to apply for short-time work

Nissan suspends Sunderland production as virus takes toll on demand – Sky News

Nissan has announced that production at its Sunderland plant has been suspended as the coronavirus crisis deepens. It made the revelation just a day after Vauxhall’s parent firm said it was to temporarily shut down output at its Ellesmere Port and Luton plants. Nissan, which employs around 7,000 workers at the Wearside plant, said other… Continue reading Nissan suspends Sunderland production as virus takes toll on demand – Sky News

United Auto Workers call on GM, Ford, FCA to shut down U.S. factories

United Auto Workers called on the Big Three automakers — GM, Ford and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles — to shut down factories in the U.S. for two weeks over concerns about the spread of COVID-19, a disease caused by the coronavirus. The call to action came after GM confirmed in a statement that an employee who… Continue reading United Auto Workers call on GM, Ford, FCA to shut down U.S. factories

Ford, Daimler to suspend production at European factories due to COVID-19

Ford said Tuesday it will temporarily shut down vehicle and engine production at its factories in Europe in response to the spread of COVID-19, a disease caused by the coronavirus. The shutdown will begin Thursday and is expected to continue for a number of weeks, Ford said, without providing a specific timeline. Ford said it… Continue reading Ford, Daimler to suspend production at European factories due to COVID-19

Volkswagen to suspend production in Europe, warns of ‘very difficult’ year

Sean Gallup | Getty Images News | Getty Images German carmaker Volkswagen has announced it is preparing to temporarily shut down most of its European plants in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Chief Executive Herbert Diess said the company would shut down production at factories operated by the group’s… Continue reading Volkswagen to suspend production in Europe, warns of ‘very difficult’ year