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Manufacturing giant has been heavily affected by shortages of raw materials and wiring harnesses

The Volkswagen Group is expecting further disruption to production as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and is considering expanding production on continents, it has said at its annual conference. 

The German automotive giant – whose revenue grew by 12.3% in 2021 despite it selling 2.3 million fewer vehicles year on year – has been heavily impacted by the war creating shortages of Ukrainian-made parts.

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Chris C 15 March 2022

Back in the day the go to place for low labour cost automotive wiring harnesses was.... Morocco. Re-sourcing a harness is quite easy except for special mouldings and proprietary connectors which can be on absurdly long leadtimes.