Volkswagen expects chip supply to remain tight in first half of 2021

Reuters

Published Feb 09, 2021 01:03PM ET

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Carmaker Volkswagen (DE:VOWG_p) said on Tuesday that it expects chip supply to remain tight in first half of 2021 but that it would do everything to compensate for delay in production in the second half of the year.

"Volkswagen is continuously working on minimising the effects of the global semiconductor bottleneck on production", the carmaker said.

Global automakers have been caught off guard by a shortage of semiconductors in the wake of a rapid recovery of the automotive market.