Volkswagen Labour Boss Wants Faster Electric Car Rollout at Wolfsburg: Braunschweiger Zeitung

Volkswagen Labour Boss Wants Faster Electric Car Rollout at Wolfsburg: Braunschweiger Zeitung
A technician works at the assembly line of Volkswagen's electric ID.3 car in Zwickau, Germany on June 23, 2021. Matthias Rietschel/Reuters
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BERLIN—The head of Volkswagen’s works council wants the carmaker to bring forward production of electric vehicles at its main plant in Wolfsburg to 2024 make it more competitive, a newspaper reported on Saturday.

The Braunschweiger Zeitung quoted works council chief Daniela Cavallo as saying a global chip shortage and the COVID-19 pandemic were reducing output at the plant this year and it needed to make a new model to secure its competitiveness.