The power crisis and logistics delays at Durban port are hurting car manufacturing plants and production in South Africa.
Volkswagen’s Thomas Schaefer is calling out the government to intervene in fixing Mzansi’s energy, regulatory and logistics problems. Schaefer says he is ‘very worried’ about the future of the company’s operations in this country.
“As a result of the power cuts, the Kariega plant has lost 10 days of production this year, equating to 6500 cars,” said Andile Dlamini, Head of Group Communications for Volkswagen SA.
“In addition, VW is struggling to receive parts from the ports of Durban and Ngqura, resulting in further delays and losses.”
The company is struggling to meet the demand due to power cuts and non stop load shedding.
“On days when stages four and five have been implemented, production needs to come to a complete standstill and workers don’t earn wages as a ‘no work no pay’ rule applies,” adds Dlamini.
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