Affected by the epidemic Volkswagen and Toyota temporarily closed some factories in Tianjin

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Affected by the epidemic in Tianjin, some factories of Volkswagen and Toyota in Tianjin are temporarily closed.

On January 14, the relevant person in charge of Volkswagen Group (China) confirmed to the "Daily Economic News" reporter: "Affected by the new crown pneumonia epidemic in Tianjin, the Volkswagen automatic transmission (Tianjin) plant and the FAW-Volkswagen Tianjin plant have been closed on Monday. All employees at both factories have undergone two rounds of nucleic acid testing this week and are currently awaiting the results. ”

It is understood that the FAW-Volkswagen Tianjin plant was officially put into operation in 2018, mainly producing two MQB A2 platform car series, Audi Q3 and FAW-Volkswagen Tanyue (including derivative car series), with a design capacity of 300,000 vehicles per year. The Volkswagen Automatic Transmission (Tianjin) plant mainly provides transmission product and service support for automotive manufacturing companies such as Shanghai Volkswagen and FAW-Volkswagen, covering fuel, hybrid and electric, and is at the core of the Volkswagen Group's supply chain.

In 2021, Volkswagen Group China and its joint venture delivered a total of 3.3 million vehicles in China, down 14.1% year-on-year, official data showed that Volkswagen Group China and its joint ventures. Among them, the Volkswagen brand and its sub-brand Jetta delivered more than 2.4 million vehicles in the whole year, down 14.8% year-on-year.

"2021 is one of the most challenging years since we entered the Chinese market, and the shortage of chips has prevented us from meeting customer demand, according to VW Group China CEO Feng Sihan. The closure of OEMs and suppliers due to the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the lack of capacity and caused us to lose some market share. ”

Similarly, Toyota is also affected by this round of Tianjin epidemic. FAW Toyota confirmed that due to the impact of the epidemic, its plant in Tianjin has suspended production and will resume operations as soon as possible. It is understood that FAW Toyota's tianjin plant mainly produces models including Asiatic Lion and Crown Land Release.

Official data shows that FAW Toyota's cumulative sales in 2021 will be about 860,000 vehicles, an increase of 8% year-on-year.

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