Skoda and Volkswagen are feeling the first effects of the Ukraine crisis. As of today, production will be suspended in several German VW plants. In the Czech Republic, Skoda is struggling with missing deliveries and also has to shut down production. German customers will also feel this.
Skoda and VW: Car production is restricted
The VW Group is feeling the restrictions of the Ukraine crisis. With components for the construction of several models one fights at Skoda already with a “critical defect”, explains the company (source: dpa via Süddeutsche Zeitung). Several of Skoda’s suppliers in the Ukraine are currently no longer able to provide parts.
The Czechs’ popular electric car, the Skoda Enyaq iV, should also be affected. Skoda is working on find alternative sources of supplyto make up for the missing deliveries, it is said.
Meanwhile, Volkswagen plants are also currently standing still in Germany – for the same reason. This is how VW stops production at the Zwickau plant from today (Tuesday, March 1, 2022) for days or even weeks a. Just a few weeks earlier, they proudly announced that they had successfully completed the transformation into an electronics location. Car production also came to a standstill in Dresden. The supply of electric cables through Ukraine is said to be disrupted (source: Spiegel).
Is actually built in Zwickau, the new ID.5 from VW:
German car buyers are feeling the effects of the crisis
For German customers, the current Ukraine crisis is likely to have an impact in this respect as well. The supply chains worldwide are far from recovering from the restrictions since the beginning of the corona pandemic, and the lack of chips is still causing problems, especially in the automotive industry. At Skoda and VW, less than a week after the start of the Russian attacks, they are coming Supply difficulties from Ukraine at. The already long waiting times for new cars are likely to worsen this even further.
At Skoda, meanwhile, it is pointed out that this is not the real tragedy. The VW Group is concerned about employees and cooperation partners, their families and friends, according to a statement from the Czech carmaker. Among other things, they plan to support several aid organizations and call for further donations.