Overview

• VW will implement 16 additional weekend shifts at its Wolfsburg plant from May to July, including assembly, body shop, and paint shop operations.
• This decision comes in response to unexpectedly strong demand for combustion-engine models like the Golf, Tiguan, Touran, and Tayron.
• The Wolfsburg facility, focused on traditional combustion-engine vehicles, contrasts with the underutilized electric vehicle plants in Emden and Zwickau.
• In the first quarter of 2025, VW's core brand sales rose by 5%, contributing to the company's overall delivery increase of 2.1 million vehicles year-on-year.
• Despite these production increases, VW remains committed to its December 2024 agreement with IG Metall to cut 35,000 jobs in Germany and reduce Wolfsburg's annual capacity by 2030.