Works council bosses say first models due in 2026 will be too late to ensure sufficient use of giant Wolfsburg plant
Volkswagen’s main plant in Wolfsburg might face historically low output this year and needs a faster shift towards electric vehicles to remain competitive, according to the German automaker’s top labour officials.
The planned production of an electric car, dubbed Trinity, is set to roll off assembly lines in 2026, too late to ensure sufficient use of the site, VW works council chief Daniela Cavallo and her deputy Gerardo Scarpino said in a joint statement on Saturday.The global chip shortage hampers manufacturing at the sprawling Wolfsburg factory, which produced about 780,000 cars a year on average over the past 10 years and covers an area as big as Monaco.
VW CEO Herbert Diess has pitted the site against Tesla’s factory under construction outside Berlin and is due to start production next year. VW plans to upgrade Wolfsburg with the latest electric-vehicle technology and software operations. Due to the persistent scarcity of semiconductor chips Wolfsburg output this year could fall below the level of 2020, when the Covid-19 pandemic pushed production to just below 500,000 cars, according to VW’s works council.
VW’s initial goal agreed in a labour pact five years ago was to make at least 820,000 vehicles in Wolfsburg in 2020.
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