Volkswagen will halt production of two of its models in Mexico due to the chip shortage.
The German car manufacturer has confirmed that it will suspend production of the Tiguan from May 6 to May 16 and the Jetta from May 3 to May 19. Both vehicles are manufactured at the company’s plant in Puebla that also builds the Taos and Golf.
In a statement, VW said it assumes “the chip supply will continue to be complex in the coming months.”
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Earlier this week, the Volkswagen Group told its managers to prepare for a bigger production hit in the second quarter than in the first quarter, Auto News reports.
“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,” head of Seat, Wayne Griffiths, said. He added that the car manufacturer is only deciding what cars to build after it receives chips from suppliers.
VW added that it expects chip supply to remain tight in the coming months but isn’t in a position to provide a forecast for the full year.
“The situation has been exacerbated i.e. by the blizzards that have occurred in Texas, as the large chip manufacturers based there had to stop or reduce their production,” VW added in a statement last week. “For that reason, further adjustments to production cannot be ruled out.”
