Overview
- VWN will halt light commercial vehicle assembly in Hannover for five days during Lower Saxony’s October school holidays, calling it a step to align output with market conditions.
- The plant has reverted to the tariff 35‑hour week from September 1 with shortened Friday shifts, and the closure days will be drawn from employees’ overtime accounts.
- The ID. Buzz and Multivan are selling below expectations, with first‑half 2025 deliveries at about 224,000, revenue at €8.7 billion, and operating profit down to €207 million.
- Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung reports planned Hannover volumes have been reduced by roughly 21,000 vehicles this year, a figure that includes the ID. Buzz and Multivan and has not been confirmed by VW.
- Separate reporting indicates ID.3 production will remain in Zwickau for now and some EV launches such as the ID. Roc and ID. Golf are delayed or under review, while brand chief Thomas Schäfer told a works meeting future EVs will use legacy model names instead of the ID. labels.