Overview
- VW confirmed a one‑week stoppage at its EV sites in Zwickau and Dresden beginning 6 October due to weak customer demand.
- Talks at Emden over additional short shutdown days are ongoing with the works council, and a decision is expected next week, according to FAZ reports.
- Osnabrück will keep at least one weekly shutdown day through year‑end and take an additional full week off in October, Volkswagen said.
- Wolfsburg will run special weekend shifts through Christmas to build high‑demand Golf, Tiguan and Tayron combustion models, the company stated.
- VW singled out the Audi Q4 e‑tron’s weak sales as a factor in the Zwickau pause; the plant also builds the ID.3, ID.4, ID.5 and Cupra Born.