VW expects microchip shortage to last until 2024

Cupra Born production Zwickau — VW Group has been forced to cancel shifts at factories due to a lack of microchips and wire harnesses. Shown is production of the Cupra Born in Zwickau, Germany. (Oliver Killig/Oliver Killig)

April 11, 2022 08:35 AM

BERLIN -- Volkswagen Group expects the semiconductor shortage to continue longer than expected, the automaker's finance chief Arno Antlitz said.

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