Volkswagen Group warns of Ukraine war’s impact on car supplies

Volkswagen Group chief executive Herbert Deiss has warned that a shortage of components sourced from Ukraine could prove its biggest supply issue in 2022.

The German car maker had already halted production at two electric vehicle (EV) plants in Germany after Russia’s invasion in a move impacting of VW, Audi and Cupra production, as Skoda reduced production of its Enyaq EV at its Czech plant.

But in an update on the progress of the group’s New Auto Strategy, Deiss revealed that a lack of wiring harnesses from Ukraine had overtaken a shortage of semiconductors as the OEM’s major supply concern.