How long will the impact of the crisis caused by the shortage of microchips and semiconductors? A question that is difficult to answer: some car manufacturers are optimistic and are convinced that the situation will soon return to normal, while others struggle to see the light at the end of the tunnel and are certain that it will be normal until 2023. it will not be talked about. While waiting to understand what the future developments of this problem will be, companies have to deal with the shortage of components in the immediate future, and there are those who like Volkswagen continues to navigate in unsettled waters.
The German group will in fact be forced to continue to reduce production at the main plant in Wolfsburg precisely in response to the ongoing shortage of semiconductors. To admit it was Herbert Diess, the CEO of the German group, who during a recent interview with the workers of the plant made it known that the shortage of components in the German headquarters of the company will continue to represent a tough challenge despite the progress made in management. bottlenecks. “The Wolfsburg plant is particularly affected by the semiconductor situation, and they are therefore needed capacity adjustments also in the medium term – his words reported by Carscoops – However, we are looking for opportunities to further increase production, especially in the second half of the year ”.
Diess also appears to have told staff at Wolfsburg that Volkswagen has introduced an early warning system on microchips, and that engineers have identified 150 technological alternatives to replace the missing semiconductors. We will see if this will help to raise the situation, calculating that in 2021, due to the shortage of these fundamental components, just 330,000 vehicles left the production lines of the Wolfsburg site: in view of 2022 this figure will aim to be almost doubled, with Volkswagen that has set the target of 570,000 vehicles built.
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