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March 25, 2022 05:59 AM

VW delays ID5 launch on lack of wire harnesses from Ukraine

VW will delay the ID5 electric car launch by a month due to a lack of wire harnesses.

Christoph Baeuchle
Automobilwoche
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    BERLIN – Volkswagen will delay the launch of its ID5 battery-electric car by a month because of disruptions in the supply of wire harnesses from Ukraine, a company spokesperson said.

    The ID5's sales launch has been pushed to the first week of May because of disruptions in the supply disruption, a VW spokesperson said.

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    The lack of supply meant that the automaker was unable to produce enough exhibition and demonstration vehicles for all its dealerships, according to a letter to dealerships seen by Automotive News Europe sister publication Automobilwoche.

    The car will now launch on May 6, assuming VW can provide the necessary exhibition or demonstration cars by then, Automobilwoche reported.

    The ID5 is built at VW's factory in Zwickau, Germany. VW had been forced to pause production at the plant due to supply bottlenecks caused by the war in Ukraine but output is due to resume next week.

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    The VW ID5 coupe-styled SUV is similar to the ID4 SUV, but has slightly less rear headroom and slightly more truck space.

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    The VW ID5 crossover (shown) is one of a dozen VW Group models underpinned by the MEB full-electric platform. VW plans to build 10 million cars on the architecture, which debuted in 2019 on the VW ID3.

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    The ID5 is a coupe-styled version of the ID4 SUV. Both cars use VW's MEB platform, along with the ID3 compact hatchback.

    Reuters contributed to this report

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