BERLIN — Volkswagen is lowering work hours for workers on the automaker’s essential plant in Wolfsburg for 3 weeks in September resulting from a components scarcity attributable to current floods in Slovenia, a spokesperson for the corporate stated on Monday.
The spokesman stated that the short-time work measures could be in place from Sept. 11-29.
As well as, there could be remoted shift cancellations at VW’s plant in Emden in northern Germany, the spokesman added.
Flooding in Slovenia had paralyzed the manufacturing of drugs rims at a subcontractor, affecting automobile manufacturing, in keeping with the spokesman.
A scarcity of components from a Slovenian provider has additionally led VW to droop manufacturing at its manufacturing unit in Portugal for 9 weeks, between Sept. 11 and Nov. 12, the employees’ fee stated final week.
The automaker had warned final month that it will endure manufacturing interruptions at some vegetation as a result of floods in Slovenia disrupting provide chains.