Two Volkswagen electric cars will not be produced at the Zwickau plant from October 2 to 13, and assembly of the ID.3 model will also be stopped at the Dresden plant until October 16. In addition, the production of Volkswagen and Audi cars will be slowed down by two weeks. Such adjustments to the production plan were made due to “market uncertainty,” MarketWatch reports.
The publication notes that “uncertainty” means low demand for electric cars – it lags behind supply, so Volkswagen will have to slow down the pace of production. And not for the first time: back in June it became known that the company was introducing a two-week downtime at the plant in Emden, where the electric ID.4 and ID.7 are assembled.
And in mid-September, Volkswagen said it would lay off 269 workers at its Zwickau plant. This is also a necessary measure against the backdrop of low sales of electric vehicles.
At the same time, the automaker is not abandoning plans for the further development of the “green” line. By 2026, the company intends to introduce 10 new electric vehicles to the market, including the subcompact ID.2all on the simplified MEB Entry platform. It is expected to cost less than 25 thousand euros and will be one of the most affordable offerings in the segment.
And in 2023, Volkswagen will launch production of electric vehicles in Uzbekistan at the Jizzakh Auto plant. It is still unknown which models will be put on the assembly line, but it will probably be one or more electric cars that are already sold on the local market – ID.4, ID.6 and e-Bora.
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