Kaluga plant "Volkswagen Group Rus" introduces downtime in September

Kaluga plant Volkswagen Group Rus will cut the production in September due to serious problems with the supply of semiconductors. According to preliminary data, the production in Kaluga will be suspended from September 2nd to 3rd, from September 9th to 10th, from September 16th to 17th and from September 20th to 24th. The agency "AUTOSTAT" was informed about it in the press service of "Volkswagen Group Rus", by noting that the company continues to monitor the situation on a daily basis and will adjust the production schedule depending on the development of events.

“As soon as there are improvements in the semiconductor supply situation, we will increase production volumes to meet the stable demand for our products,” said Volkswagen Group Rus. Recall that Volkswagen Group Rus plant in Kaluga produces currently Volkswagen Polo and Skoda Rapid liftbacks, as well as Volkswagen Tiguan crossover. The maximum production capacity of the enterprise is 225 thousand vehicles per a year.