Volkswagen will suspend production of the ID.3 and Cupra Born electric cars at its Zwickau and Dresden plants in Germany in the first two weeks of October due to weaker demand, a spokesman for the automaker said on Tuesday. writes Reuters.
Due to the current market situation, vehicle production will be reduced during the autumn holidays in Saxony from October 2 to 13 at the Volkswagen plant in Zwickau, the spokesman said.
Production of the ID.3 in Dresden will be suspended from 2 October and will resume from 16 October.
Volkswagen declined to comment on the number of employees affected. The carmaker said earlier this month that it would not extend the fixed-term contracts of 269 employees at its all-electric plant in Zwickau.
The German automaker faces increasing competition from Tesla and a growing number of Chinese automakers, as well as weak demand in the European electric vehicle market due to high inflation and subsidy cuts
2023-09-26 16:55:04
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