Volkswagen declined to touch upon the report, saying that whereas a slight easing of provide circumstances is anticipated in 2022, the primary half of the 12 months will stay very unstable.
see imagesVW is making ready for the chance that the present chip scarcity might final at the very least till early 2023
Citing individuals conversant in the matter, supervisor Magazine reported on Thursday that Volkswagen expects to provide fewer automobiles in 2022 than this 12 months.
The carmaker, which final week lowered its forecast for 2021 automobile deliveries to 9 million from 9.3 million, is making ready for the chance that the present chips scarcity will final till at the very least early 2023, the report mentioned. can.
In a worst-case situation, deliveries might drop to eight million automobiles subsequent 12 months — but when issues go comparatively properly, deliveries might drop barely from this 12 months, it mentioned.
Volkswagen declined to touch upon the report, saying that whereas a slight easing of provide circumstances is anticipated in 2022, the primary half of the 12 months will stay very unstable.
Volkswagen final week lowered its forecast for 2021 automobile deliveries from 9.3 million to 9 million
Carmakers together with BMW and Daimler have mentioned they anticipate chip issues to proceed properly into 2022, with BMW confirming to Reuters on Thursday that the disaster was not anticipated to subside till the second half of subsequent 12 months.
Whether shopping for pc chips instantly from producers, reconfiguring automobiles, or lacking components, many carmakers are getting inventive to take care of the worldwide scarcity that some anticipated by early subsequent 12 months. will lower.
Volkswagen’s Audi, which is extending its Christmas break to January 10 on account of a provide bottleneck with its koda model, mentioned it expects the scenario to proceed till “the end of the month”.
“We expect to be surrounded by this crisis for months into the coming year,” a spokesman mentioned. “The shortfall could go on for even longer.”
Volkswagen-owned Porsche additionally mentioned in November that the disaster highlighted the necessity for automakers to take over manufacturing.
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“Anyone who believes that the chip crisis will calm itself next year is wrong,” CEO Oliver Bloom informed Germany’s Börsen-Zeitung.
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