Overview
- Reports cited by Bild say Golf production in Wolfsburg would stop first, with Tiguan likely to follow if supplies run out.
- Supplier-industry sources say VW has enough material to keep lines running this week, with certain chips potentially exhausted next week.
- Company representatives have contacted the Federal Employment Agency to arrange short-time work for parts of the workforce, initially affecting some thousands and potentially tens of thousands if shortages persist.
- ACEA warns chip stocks at European automakers cover only a few weeks, signaling broader production risks across the sector.
- VW says it is monitoring the market and has material for short-term production, and one report says any near-term pauses for Golf and Tiguan were scheduled rather than tied to the Nexperia issue.