VW Group cuts output at biggest plant as chip shortage bites

VW Wolfsburg post covid rtrs web_0.jpg — Production of the VW Golf in Wolfsburg, Germany, is pictured. (POOL/REUTERS)

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Bloomberg

August 20, 2021 12:59 PM

Volkswagen Group plants are set for a bumpy restart after the traditional summer break as the car industry remains in the grip of a chip shortage that most recently engulfed Toyota.

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