Category: Volkswagen AG

Drivers Face Black or White Choice to Speed up New-Car Delivery

PARIS—For Emilie Malherbe, choosing the color of her brand new Renault Arkana SUV was easy because only three were available: black, pearl-white, and gray. She and her husband swiftly settled on gray because what mattered most was getting the car delivered quickly. “We heard on television that we could face delays of six to eight…


Volkswagen Expects Semiconductor Shortage to Ease in the Second Half of 2022

Volkswagen (VW) said on Feb. 16 that it expects auto production to slow down due to a continued shortage of semiconductor chips in 2022, but that it should be able to ramp up production in the second half of the year. Automakers around the world have been hit by a shortage of semiconductors caused by…