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Volkswagen is ready to droop manufacturing of the ID.3 and Cupra Born electrical autos (EVs) at its Zwickau and Dresden crops in Germany for 2 weeks throughout October on account of weaker demand.
A Volkswagen spokesperson advised Reuters automobile manufacturing will likely be produced throughout the autumn holidays in Saxony from October 2 to 13 at its Zwickau plant.
Manufacturing of the ID.3 on the Dresden plant, however, will likely be suspended from October 2 and restart on October 16.
It’s not clear what number of Volkswagen ID.3 and Cupra Born manufacturing slots will likely be misplaced as a part of the pause in manufacturing.
This report comes solely days after Automobilwoche reported the Volkswagen Group plans to finish manufacturing on the Dresden manufacturing unit altogether as a part of a cost-cutting drive by CEO Oliver Blume.
Slicing manufacturing on the Dresden plant would reportedly save round 20 million euros (~A$33 million) yearly, with the plant presently costing 60 to 70 million euros (~A$99-115 million) per yr to function.
A Volkswagen Australia spokesperson stated they couldn’t touch upon what is going on over in Europe, however confirmed it doesn’t change what plans the corporate already has in place when it comes to ID.3 launch timing and Born provide.
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Cupra Born
The Cupra Born launched in Australia earlier this yr, whereas the Volkswagen ID.3 isn’t set to launch regionally till late 2024.
The latter of those autos not too long ago acquired a facelift that noticed some minor exterior tweaks, better use of soft-touch trim on the within, in addition to the usual inclusion of a 12.0-inch touchscreen infotainment system.
The Cupra Born is barely presently provided regionally in a single e-Enhance kind with a 77kWh lithium-ion battery pack, and a rear-mounted electrical motor producing 170kW and 310Nm.
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Volkswagen ID.3
A smaller 58kWh battery pack in obtainable in different markets and Cupra Australia not too long ago stated it’s open to and investigating.
Volkswagen hasn’t detailed the native ID.3 lineup, apart from to substantiate we’ll obtain the as-yet unrevealed GTX flagship.
The rear-wheel drive ID.3 vary provides a alternative of 58kWh and 77kWh batteries, identical to the Born. The previous provides 426km of vary and 120kW DC charging, whereas the latter provides 546km and 170kW charging. In Professional guise, the ID.3 pumps out 150kW and 310Nm.
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