Automotive Industry - 2022-03-09
Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine is first and foremost a human tragedy and has fast developed into a humanitarian crisis...
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Volkswagen will stop taking orders for numerous plug-in hybrid models because of microchip shortages and supply chain troubles relating to Russia's invasion of Ukraine...
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Volkswagen has brought forward a production stop by one week at its home factory in Wolfsburg in Germany, as rivals BMW and Mercedes-Benz also halt output due to a shortage of parts produced in Ukrain...
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Volkswagen Group has chosen its headquarters, the central German city of Wolfsburg, as the location for its new factory to build the Trinity electric flagship sedan for the VW brand...
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Wiring supplier Leoni has set up a task force to deal with the disruption of cable deliveries caused by the Ukraine crisis...
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Volkswagen, BMW and Toyota have idled Russian plants and suspended shipments to the country as part of a broader retreat by global corporate giants...
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Russia's invasion of Ukraine is causing ripple effects in the automotive supply chain...
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Volkswagen Group has joined the exodus of companies from Russia, suspending exports to and local production in the country in response to its invasion of Ukraine...
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A dearth of supply from the Ukraine of wire harnesses, a key component for vehicle manufacturing, will lead to production cuts at Volkswagen Group's Audi division...
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According to a media report, the Potsdam State Office for the Environment (LfU) has given Tesla final approval for Giga Berlin in Grünheide...
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Porsche will halt production at its factory in Leipzig, Germany, due to supply-chain problems stemming from the conflict in Ukraine...
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German automakers association VDA said that the fallout from Russia's invasion of Ukraine was disrupting transport routes as well as financial transactions and that it was bracing for shortages in...
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Automakers including Volkswagen, BMW and Porsche are struggling to obtain crucial wire harnesses as suppliers in western Ukraine have been shuttered by the Russian invasion of the country, forcing pro...
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Toyota has become the latest carmaker to halt production in Russia following the disruption caused by the country’s military invasion of Ukraine...
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Volkswagen expects to temporarily idle more plants, including its main Wolfsburg factory, as fallout from shortages of key parts from suppliers in Ukraine is spreading...
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The UK government has said Jaguar Land Rover’s decision to suspend exports to Russia will help to isolate the country’s economy, after Britain’s largest carmaker said it would pause ...
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Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, the German luxury car maker, said on 1 March that it had stopped exports of vehicles to Russia and would cease assembly of vehicles with a partner in Kaliningrad...
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Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine has already had widespread repercussions across Europe’s automotive supply chain and supporting multimodal logistics network...
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Volvo Cars said it will suspend car shipments to the Russian market until further notice, as sanctions over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine continue to bite...
Read moreAutomotive Industry - 2022-02-28
Volkswagen Group says that many of the 4,000 cars from its multiple brands aboard the Felicity Ace are a total loss because of a fire on board that forced the crew to abandon the container ship in the...
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