Due to delivery bottlenecks, Porsche wants to interrupt the construction of cars at the Leipzig plant.
Stuttgart – Because of delivery bottlenecks Porsche in the factory Leipzig stopped building cars.
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View of the Leipzig Wer von Porsche. © News5/Grube
The factory was forced to suspend production from Wednesday afternoon until the end of next week, a spokesman said in Stuttgart.
The Macan and Panamera models are built in Leipzig. A total of around 500 vehicles normally roll off the assembly line every day. Short-time work will be applied for for the 2,500 employees affected.
In Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen, where the Taycan and the 911 are built, production will continue this week, according to the announcement. “The further steps will be taken in an orderly process. In the coming days and weeks we will drive on sight and continuously reassess the situation.”
According to information from industry circles, the Volkswagen subsidiary Porsche has so far obtained cable harnesses from western Ukraine.
The Porsche spokesman continued: “The Volkswagen Group looks at the situation in Ukraine with great concern and dismay.” One hopes for a quick cessation of hostilities and a return to diplomacy. “We are convinced that a sustainable solution to the conflict can only be found on the basis of international law.”
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In all activities on site, the safety and integrity of the people are the top priority.
The Porsche spokesman announced that the effects on business activities would be continuously determined by experts.
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