Russia’s war on Ukraine has unleashed auto makers’ third supply-chain crisis in as many years
. Work at these plants stopped almost immediately after the start of Russia’s invasion, hitting VW’s factories in Eastern Europe as well as Germany.this week, where it makes the ID.4 electric car for European markets and for export to the U.S. The company also said production in Wolfsburg would begin to sputter next week and stop the following week because of a lack of parts.
Russian airstrikes continued, hitting government and university buildings in Ukraine’s second-largest city of Kharkiv. President Zelensky called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to stop attacks before cease-fire talks can resume. Photo: Sergey Bobok/AFP/Getty Images Suppliers that have shut their factories in Ukraine said they were constantly assessing the situation to determine whether, and when, they can resume production. Meanwhile, they have been trying to replace the lost Ukraine output by shifting to other locations.
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