Production is only carried out in one shift on all production lines, and short-time work is requested. “The persistently restricted delivery situation for semiconductors continues to cause significant disruptions in global vehicle production across all manufacturers.”
Covid outbreaks in Asia again led to factory closures at semiconductor manufacturers, for example in Malaysia. The VW Group is assuming that the supply of chips in the third quarter will remain volatile and tense. Therefore, further production adjustments cannot be ruled out. “However, Volkswagen expects an overall improvement in semiconductor supply by the end of the year.
We intend to catch up on the production backlog as far as possible in the second half of the year, ”the carmaker continued. The group assumes that a six-digit number of vehicles will be affected by the delays.
According to a report in the Japanese daily “Nikkei”, Toyota must also significantly reduce its production due to the lack of chips. In September, the world’s largest car manufacturer is aiming for production of around 500,000 vehicles, the newspaper reported on Thursday.
Toyota had previously controlled a production of just under 900,000 cars. The company was initially unable to obtain a statement.
Toyota had come through the chip crisis better than other automakers, but had already warned that the bottlenecks would continue. In Thailand, the group had to suspend production in three plants last month because the supply of parts stagnated due to the pandemic.