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Volkswagen expects semiconductor supplies to the car sector to remain tight in coming months, the head of the carmakers namesake brand was quoted as saying on Saturday. "I think the situation will remain tense," Ralf Brandstaetter, CEO of the Volkswagen brand and member of the carmakers management board, told German news agency dpa. He said a fire at a factory operated by automotive chip maker Renesas Electronics Corp, as well as snowstorms in Texas that have hurt factory production, had effe...

Volkswagen expects chip supply to remain tight in coming months 05/01/2021 12:04 FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Volkswagen expects semiconductor supplies to the car sector to remain tight in coming months, the head of the carmakers namesake brand was quoted as saying on Saturday. "I think the situation will remain tense," Ralf Brandstaetter, CEO of the Volkswagen brand and member of the carmakers management board, told German news agency dpa. He said a fire at a factory operated by automotive chip m...

Volkswagen Group warns on escalating global chip crisis “The name of the game this year will be flexibility,” says Wayne Griffiths. PUBLISHED BY TAGS: Volkswagen Group has warned managers to prepare for the worst as the global auto chip shortage disrupts production. The world’s second-largest automaker is expecting the chip shortage to heighten production woes in the second quarter. “We are being told from the suppliers and within the Volkswagen Group that we need to face considerabl...

27 April 2021 10:44 am / 0 comments Financial Times reported. Seat president and Cupra CEO Wayne Griffiths said the chip shortage is the “biggest challenge” the company faces at the moment. “We are being told from the suppliers and within the Volkswagen Group that we need to face considerable challenges in the second quarter, probably more challenging than the first quarter,” Griffiths added. Production at Seat’s Martorell plant outside Barcelona was currently “hand to mouth,”...

Volkswagen warns of worsening output hit from chip shortage -FT 04/24/2021 21:26 (Reuters) - Volkswagen AG has warned managers to prepare for a bigger production hit in the second quarter than the first due to a global chip shortage, the Financial Times reported on Saturday. "We are being told from the suppliers and within the Volkswagen Group that we need to face considerable challenges in the second quarter, probably more challenging than the first quarter," Wayne Griffiths, president of ...

Volkswagen warns of worsening output hit from chip shortage -FT (Reuters) - Volkswagen AG has warned managers to prepare for a bigger production hit in the second quarter than the first due to a global chip shortage, the Financial Times reported on Saturday. "We are being told from the suppliers and within the Volkswagen Group that we need to face considerable challenges in the second quarter, probably more challenging than the first quarter," Wayne Griffiths, president of Volkswagens Spani...

Go to Photos 1 The energy company becomes a strategic partner for the supply of renewable energy in the vehicle value chain and together they will develop a public charging infrastructure network This alliance will contribute to achieving the emissions reduction targets set by the Green Deal and the decarbonisation of Spain Iberdrola, SEAT S.A. and the Volkswagen Group have strengthened their commitment to electric mobility by signing a strategic alliance to promote electrif...

By Joan Faus BARCELONA (Reuters) - Spanish automaker SEAT's parent company Volkswagen wants a firm commitment from Brussels to support a potential pro...

Cupra CEO Wayne Griffiths revealed that the company is working on a new small and affordable electric city car.

Cupra Confirms New Born (Formerly el-Born) Electric Hatchback Feb 23, 2021 at 11:48am ET ++ Production will start in the second half of the year alongside the Volkswagen ID.3. Cupra brand (part of the SEAT) celebrates its third anniversary with an announcement that its first all-electric model, based on the Cupra el-Born concept, will be named Cupra Born. This all-electric hatchback is a derivative of the Volkswagen ID.3 and SEAT el-Born concept, bu...