Stephan Lichtenauer | נח סתו「 Volkswagen boss expresses concern over local operations
Although it celebrated 70 years of local production in 2021, the worsening manufacturing struggles are starting to tell at #Volkswagen.
The ongoing energy crisis and logistics challenges has reportedly been cited as some of the reasons for Volkswagen voicing renewed doubt about a sustainable future in #SouthAfrica.
Despite it being well-known that Wolfsburg’s local arm had long been certain of securing a third model at its plant in #Kariega from 2026, known only to be an “SUV-type” vehicle, new claims by its group CEO has cast apparent doubt of whether local production is indeed viable. 」
https://www.citizen.co.za/motoring/south-africas-challenges-causing-concern-at-volkswagen/
