Volkswagen Group Suspends Russian Production Amid Supply Shortage
March 24 2020 - 10:04AM
Dow Jones News
By Jessica Sier
Volkswagen AG will suspend vehicle production in Russia for two
weeks as the coronavirus pandemic causes supply shortages
throughout Europe, VW Group Rus said Tuesday.
The automaker's facilities in Kaluga as well as manufacturing by
a contractor in Nizhny Novgorod will halt from March 30 to April
10, the company said.
"For the time being, we can provide stable supply of cars and
spare parts to our dealers and customers," the Volkswagen
subsidiary said in a statement.
The suspension will qualify as downtime and personnel will be
paid according to Russian legislation and local company
regulations, the company said.
The plant suspension comes a week after parent company
Volkswagen Group suspended production in its plants across Europe
for two weeks due to the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
Vehicle manufacturers all over the world have halted production
to protect staff and respond to a slump in demand and supply-chain
shortages.
Write to Jessica Sier at jessica.sier@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
March 24, 2020 09:49 ET (13:49 GMT)
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