HAMBURG — Volkswagen stated it will additional minimize automobile manufacturing at its Wolfsburg plant in northern Germany on account of a scarcity of semiconductors that has hit the business worldwide.

Workers producing the Tiguan, Touran, and Seat Tarraco fashions at Wolfsburg will work decreased hours, VW stated in a press release on Wednesday. Manufacturing of the Golf compact hatchback has already been affected.

Automakers and electronics makers are dealing with a global shortage of chips as client demand has bounced again from a stoop attributable to the coronavirus pandemic that has led to manufacturing delays.