SHANGHAI — Volkswagen Group mentioned its Shanghai operations weren’t at present affected by the town’s lockdown and that manufacturing was nonetheless ongoing, after authorities imposed drastic curbs to try to stem the unfold of COVID-19.
“Our Anting operations are at present not affected by the Shanghai metropolis lockdown. Within the present scenario we nonetheless have to see daily,” a VW spokeswoman mentioned.
Shanghai authorities have divided the town broadly into two to hold out the lockdown, and residents in a single a part of the town might be examined first.
Anting is within the west of Shanghai, the place the lockdown is scheduled to start out on April 1.
VW’s operations within the northeastern metropolis of Changchun, which have been halted since March 14 additionally resulting from a COVID-19 lockdown, stay suspended, the spokeswoman mentioned.
Rival Tesla has suspended manufacturing at its Shanghai plant for 4 days from Monday, a report mentioned.