A Volkswagen, the German automaker, has announced that the production line at three of its factories in Brazil will be shut down until early March, with two of them going on collective leave and the assembly line of another being frozen. The reason for this is the absence of components felt by crises generated by COVID-19 and the war between Russia This Ukraine.

Blocks that will be on hiatus will be in Sao Bernardo do Campo (SP) and Sao José dos Pinhais (PR) on February 22, while San Carlos (SP) will suspend production on March 20. day of the next month.

Ever since the global health crisis caused by the novel coronavirus erupted, the automotive industry has been facing a serious problem of lack of spare parts for maintenance and production. And even before its restoration came conflict in Europe, which made it even more difficult to restore.

The recovery in production was noticed and reinforced in early 2023 with 142.9k units sold in January, up about 12.9% compared to the same month in 2022. However, even with the increase, quantities were still considered weak, even if it was enough to predict the annual target, as previous levels were affected by the pandemic and the war.

Suspension of the plant in Sao Bernardo do Campo was envisaged by Volkswagen last year. According to the automaker, the shutdown is part of a “strategy for the flexibility of production processes through the supply of components.” VirtusABOUT Nivus, sloop and different versions Pillar.

recently released Pillar trackconsidered a replacement Targetproduced in the Taubate industry, which will be the only one that will maintain a normal production pace in two shifts in the coming weeks of February.

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Source: Quatro Rodas, Garagem360.

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