VW focuses production restart on key electric model

Production of the ID3 in Zwickau, Germany. Deliveries of the electric hatchback are due to start in Europe in the summer. (MATTHIAS RIETSCHEL/REUTERS)

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April 15, 2020 02:59 PM

FRANKFURT -- Volkswagen Group's production restart as countries ease coronavirus restrictions will focus on its Zwickau electric-car plant in Germany and its multibrand plant in Bratislava, Slovakia, that builds SUVs for Porsche, VW and Audi.

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