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August 30, 2023: Volkswagen expects production losses in Germany due to floods in Slovenia. The company expects the flooding to interrupt its supply chain but said it has taken steps to minimize the impact. “However, in the course of September it is to be expected that not all component and vehicle plants will be able to receive sufficient supplies, so production losses are to be expected," said a Volkswagen spokesperson. The company did not specify which locations will be affected but it's expected that most locations to that produce combustion engine vehicles will be interrupted<ref>https://www.automobilwoche.de/agenturmeldungen/volkswagen-erwartet-produktionsausfalle-wegen-slowenien-hochwasser</ref>. | |||
August 29, 2023: Volkswagen will stop production in its Autoeuropa, Portugal for several weeks due to lack of parts. An internal memo send to employees said that flooding in Slovenia affected the supply of engine parts<ref>https://www.automobilwoche.de/agenturmeldungen/vw-werk-portugal-unterbricht-produktion</ref>. The plant has around 5,000 employees and produced 231,100 vehicles in 2022<ref>https://www.volkswagen-newsroom.com/en/volkswagen-autoeuropa-lda-3731</ref>. | August 29, 2023: Volkswagen will stop production in its Autoeuropa, Portugal for several weeks due to lack of parts. An internal memo send to employees said that flooding in Slovenia affected the supply of engine parts<ref>https://www.automobilwoche.de/agenturmeldungen/vw-werk-portugal-unterbricht-produktion</ref>. The plant has around 5,000 employees and produced 231,100 vehicles in 2022<ref>https://www.volkswagen-newsroom.com/en/volkswagen-autoeuropa-lda-3731</ref>. | ||