Volkswagen suspends production in Brazil

The automaker will temporarily suspend activities after Carnival.

The component and spare parts crisis directly affected the production of Volkswagen vehicles. 

The automaker announced the freezing of production lines in three of its Brazilian factories

These stoppages will start next Wednesday (22)

And the São Carlos unit will be the only one that will suspend the assembly line from February 20th to March 1st.

Only in Taubaté, the pace of production will be maintained. Since it is there that the new Polo Track is produced, replacing the Gol.

Despite the difficult situation, Volkswagen remains optimistic and hopes that the crisis will be resolved soon.