Volkswagen Aims to Restart Factories in Germany on April 27
April 15 2020 - 10:59AM
Dow Jones News
By William Boston
BERLIN--Volkswagen AG is planning to restart its factories in
Germany on April 27, about a week later than initially envisaged,
as the company prepares to gradually ramp up auto production that
has been shut down to contain the spread of the coronavirus
pandemic, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.
Last month, Volkswagen temporarily closed most of its European
production network of factories for its car brands that include the
namesake VW brand, Audi, Porsche, Skoda and SEAT, setting a
preliminary date to resume production on April 20.
Volkswagen management and the company's labor representatives
last week worked out a far-reaching package of measures aimed to
safeguard employees and prevent any outbreak of the virus on the
factory floor. So far, more than 100 Volkswagen factory employees
worldwide have contracted the virus.
During the overall shutdown, Volkswagen's components plants have
continued to operate in order to ensure that factories have enough
parts to resume assembly once the restrictions were lifted. Nearly
2,000 workers at the components plants returned to work this week,
including Audi's engine plant in Gyor, Hungary.
Write to William Boston at William.Boston@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
April 15, 2020 11:44 ET (15:44 GMT)
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