VW Mexico to adjust production of its Jetta model until March 5th

February 11, 2021

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Volkswagen Mexico will adjust Jetta output until March 5th over semiconductors

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Volkswagen AG’s Mexico unit said in a statement on Wednesday, Feb. 10th, it would adjust the production schedule of its Jetta model until March 5 due to a global shortage of semiconductors.

Volkswagen Tiguan cars are pictured in a production line at company’s assembly plant in Puebla, Mexico, July 10, 2019. Picture taken on July 10, 2019. REUTERS/Imelda Medina – RC11796D4070

The adjustment would be for three days, spread over three different weeks, starting this week, Volkswagen said.

The Volkswagen plant in Puebla is the largest automobile factory in Mexico and also one of the largest vehicle plants in the Volkswagen Group.

The Puebla plant produces the models: Jetta, Beetle, Beetle Cabriolet, Golf, Golf SportWagen and Tiguan Long Version.

FILE PHOTO: A Volkswagen logo is pictured in a production line at the Volkswagen plant in Wolfsburg, Germany March 1, 2019. Picture taken March 1, 2019. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer

(Reporting by Sharay Angulo; Editing by Chris Reese for Reuters)

Source: Reuters

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