17.3.2020 Wolfsburg. Volkswagen Passenger Car Brand, an increasingly close European factories in production drives. The Volkswagen Group includes the works of the component.
Thus, the resulting slump in demand in the automotive market the brand meets. Also, the chain of suppliers are increasing their risks for delivery. The reason, officials of corona virus infection, resulting in greatly accelerated rate actions.
As a result, the requirements for implementation and probably should remain closed for two weeks as the first health protection in factories. For the German sites in question, Regulation will be valid until the end of the shift Thursday night.
Ralf Volkswagen Passenger Car brand Brandstatter, Chief Operations Officer, said the spread of the virus Corona in Europe is weighing increasingly demand situation: “. At the same time, the more difficult it is to Share our work with the supply of suppliers. Therefore, the decision on the day of the close of coordinated production it’s the end of the late shift Thursday. This is also for the benefit of employees will be watching is growing with the spread of Corona we are convinced that your concerns across.“
Gunnar Kilian management of the Volkswagen Group, staff, the board of directors we have strengthened a number of additional measures are also comprehensive measures for the protection of health, “he said. We understand the concerns of our employees. Therefore, according to the constant Maxim Corona China at the beginning of the epidemic: Health is a priority because we’re already moving. You can count on our employees.“
Bernd Osterloh, chairman of the Business Council for the production of the game on people now, the church or concerts at the restaurant and at the same time, production can continue just like nothing happened, because there’s something wrong at a time when suppliers are welcomed to stop to buy more cars and the Volkswagen. Therefore, the output has no alternative now adopted a regular production and for their friends. There is a gap between the company and the works council and all the other open points.“
For the protection of the workforce, Volkswagen is implementing measures against the spread of corona virus. Thus, self-service shops, cafeterias, Bars, casino, restaurants and catering study, Tuesday closed, usually conducted via Skype and video conferences, large-scale events are universally todays has been cancelled.
Also the front special protection because of the current conditions of employees with certain health risks, among other things, heart, lungs, and immune system.
In addition, 14 employees, will be on. March returning from abroad, effective immediately, this week, Volkswagen AG and other property is prohibited and to enter the premises of 14 days during the incubation period.
People with the virus to keep low as much as possible, to a large extent will be reduced. You should consider ways of mobile working managers and employees, I mean, work-from-home. Mobile working in principle, five days a week.
And abroad throughout the factory among measures general also a travel ban. Among the stations affected services. Internal flights shuttle between locations is already set.
(Source: Volkswagen AG)
