Not long ago, a cargo ship full of Volkswagen Group cars burned down near the Atlantic Azov Islands, full of 4,000 cars, including 1,000 Porsche cars, which made many owners lament that the waiting period was about to be extended. Now the bad news is coming from the factory in Stuttgart, Germany, and it has been confirmed that the Taycan, the brand's electric vehicle, will stop production for nearly 10 days, and the Taycan production line will not operate until the end of next weekend.
In addition, in addition to this electric vehicle, the small SUV Macan and Panamera will also be affected, the biggest reason is the impact of the Russian-Ukrainian War, making the supply chain difficult to solve.
Under normal circumstances, Porsche's factory in Stuttgart produces 200 Taycans a day, and this shutdown means that 2,000 Taycans will be delayed, and this is only the best situation, because the factory is likely to continue to be out of work. The reason is that the supply chain was affected by the Russo-Ukrainian war, so their factory in Leipzig will also be shut down until next weekend. The plant, which produces the Macan and Panamera, does not mention how many of the latter's vehicles will be halted and delayed deliveries, but Porsche has announced that the Leipzig plant will resume production after the end of next week, possibly not fully, although at least part of the line will begin operations.
Caleb Schro ter, a well-known South African car celebrity, claimed that he had received an internal leak, and his sources pointed out that Porsche would start to stop production of all models in March, and in the document, it can also be seen that Taycan has been discontinued since March 3, while Macan and Panamera have been discontinued since March 2, which is quite consistent with the current situation.
If the news is true, the 718 will be discontinued from March 14, the 911 GT3 and 911 Touring will be discontinued from March 17, and the other series of 911 will be discontinued on March 31, and the official has not confirmed this news. However, the shortage of raw materials in the automobile industry is an indisputable fact, and it seems that in the face of such a difficult situation, it seems that it can only go to the road of suspension of production, and after the raw material market is relatively stable, the production line will resume operation, but in the end, it will make those friends who have booked cars suffer from waiting for the car.
I have to say that this international event has a certain far-reaching impact on the global economy. Take the closest to us, that is, the crazy rise in oil prices, which has made many car owners apologize to new energy owners, saying that they were too arrogant before, and the author himself was also "deeply affected"!