Volkswagen To Halt Shanghai Production During Covid Lockdown

Volkswagen has said it will halt work at its factory in Shanghai from Friday for five days, reversing an earlier plan to maintain some of its production, as the city extends a lockdown aimed at curbing the spread of Covid-19.

The German automaker, which operates a Shanghai joint venture with SAIC Motor, said it would carry out maintenance work in the factory.

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Volkswagen earlier in the day said it would maintain some production over the period by providing accommodation and meals at its factory for employees volunteering to work.

But its Shanghai factory is in the Anting district in the west of the city, which is scheduled to go into a lockdown on Friday that will last until the early hours of April 5.

Reuters with additional editing by Sean O’Meara

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Sean O'Meara

Sean O'Meara is an Editor at Asia Financial. He has been a newspaper man for more than 30 years, working at local, regional and national titles in the UK as a writer, sub-editor, page designer and print editor. A football, cricket and rugby fan, he has a particular interest in sports finance.