The German multinational Volkswagen may also close the production of Gol, Voyage and Fox at its factory in Taubaté, SP
After the departure of the large automaker Ford from the country, removing the EcoSport SUV and the Ka family from the line, the German multinational Volkswagen, announced that between May 9th and 28th, more than 2500 employees at its factory in São Bernardo do Campo, in ABC Paulista, SP, will go on a collective vacation due to the lack of components. This suspension of activities is called shutdown, time off with a discount on the hour bank.
In addition to semiconductors, Volkswagen Anchieta also lacks tires and audio systems. With that, the production of the Polo, Virtus, Nivus and Saveiro models will be compromised for a week, even more so as the plant recently operated with only one shift, for three months.
Another half of Volkswagen's factory floor staff will continue to work, as will another 8 employees at the unit.
In Taubaté, where the Gol and Voyage models are made, production with two work shifts – the second was resumed in early April – will also be suspended for a week.
Volkswagen still hopes that the supply of electronic components will return to normal from the second half of this year. It is noteworthy that these semiconductors are used in various electronic parts of vehicles, such as transmission, entertainment system, security, lighting, air conditioning, among others.
Volkswagen released a note about the stoppage: “Volkswagen do Brasil informs that the plant in São Bernardo do Campo/SP (Anchieta), as of 9/5/22, tThere will be 20 days of collective vacation for both shifts, due to the lack of semiconductors.” The manufacturer does not say how many employees received the collective vacation, but the ABC Metallurgist Union claims that there are 2,5 workers out of the 4,5 who work on the production lines. In total, the Anchieta factory has approximately 8,2 employees.
Mercedes-Benz also stopped
In early April, Mercedes-Benz put 5,6 employees from São Bernardo do Campo (SP) and Juiz de Fora (MG) on collective vacations. The stoppage took place between April 18 and last Tuesday (3).
According to the company, the main reason is the reason for the global crisis and the readjustment of the production of trucks, bus chassis and aggregates in the city.
In a note sent to g1, Mercedes-Benz informed that it grants collective vacations to part of the productive collaborators, being around 5 thousand in São Bernardo do Campo (SP) and 600 in Juiz de Fora.
