Lacking Wire Harnesses From Ukraine, Volkswagen Delays ID.5 Launch

Lacking Wire Harnesses From Ukraine, Volkswagen Delays ID.5 Launch
An electric Volkswagen ID.5 car during a test drive in Zwickau, Germany, on Jan. 27, 2022. Matthias Rietschel/Reuters
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BERLIN—Volkswagen will delay the launch of its ID.5 electric car by a month to the first week of May because of disruptions in the supply of wire harnesses from Ukraine, a spokesperson said on Friday.

The lack of supply meant that the carmaker was unable to produce enough exhibition and demonstration vehicles for all its sales partners, according to a letter to dealerships seen by autos publication Automobilwoche, which first reported the news.