Volkswagen and coronavirus
From headquarters came out the road map: Volkswagen and coronavirus Volkswagen and coronavirus. The German automotive Group is ready to start again. Here’s what they’re letting us know from headquarter (before starting, find out more about VW and mobile charging stations). “The plants of the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand are to successively restart production. First, production […]
From headquarters came out the road map: Volkswagen and coronavirus
Volkswagen and coronavirus. The German automotive Group is ready to start again. Here’s what they’re letting us know from headquarter (before starting, find out more about VW and mobile charging stations).
“The plants of the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand are to successively restart production. First, production is to be resumed at the plants in Zwickau and Bratislava (Slovakia) in the week from April 20. The other plants in Germany and in Portugal, Spain, Russia and the USA are to restart production in the week from April 27. Subsequently, in the course of May, production will be resumed successively in South Africa, Argentina, Brazil and Mexico. Ralf Brandstätter, COO of the Volkswagen brand, said: «With the decisions by the federal and state governments in Germany and the loosening of restrictions in other European states, conditions have been established for the gradual resumption of production. Volkswagen has prepared intensively for these steps over the past three weeks. In addition to developing a comprehensive catalogue of measures for the protection of our employees’ health, we have also forged ahead with the re-establishment of our supply chains.»
Short-time working in Germany
On this basis, short-time working is to continue at the Volkswagen plants in Germany. However, the number of employees affected by short time working will be successively reduced in line with the resumption of production. Andreas Tostmann, Board Member of the Volkswagen brand responsible for Production and Logistics, said: «We are resuming production and logistics with a staged approach in a well-organized way. The health of our employees has the highest priority. We are providing safe workplaces and the maximum possible level of health protection with a 100-point plan. In full awareness of our responsibility, we are ensuring that the economy regains momentum and cars once again leave the plants and reach our dealers and customers.» Volkswagen Group Components had already started to resume production step-by-step at its plants in Brunswick and Kassel from April 6, followed by the Components plants in Salzgitter, Chemnitz and Hanover, as well as the Polish plants, from April 14, to safeguard component supplies for vehicle production in China.
In the meanwhile, in China…
In the resumption of production, the company can also call upon the experience gained with the production ramp-up at its plants in China where a large number of consistent health protection measures have been successfully implemented. 32 of the 33 plants in China have now returned to production. No cases of coronavirus have been reported among the employees there.”
