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According to foreign media reports, FAW-Volkswagen Chengdu factory has suspended production last week because of the continued rise in new cases of local epidemic. Meanwhile, FAW-Volkswagen Changchun has suspended two production lines due to a shortage of parts.

In response to the above reports, FAW-Volkswagen has not responded as of the time of publication. According to insiders, 30% of Changchun factory employees arrived on duty on November 28, and some production lines were in single-shift production state on November 29. In addition, every day on the social platform learned that Chengdu factory is currently due to the epidemic closed-loop production, there are also many people home office.

According to the data, Chengdu Branch of FAW-Volkswagen Automobile Co., Ltd. was established on May 8,2009. It is the complete vehicle manufacturing base of FAW-Volkswagen in Chengdu and the first production base of FAW-Volkswagen outside Changchun headquarters. It is located in Chengdu Economic and Technological Development Zone, covering an area of 2000 mu (1.3 million square meters).

At present, the main products of FAW-Volkswagen Chengdu Factory are Jetta brand series models and Volkswagen brand brand-new Sagitar. On June 28, FAW-Volkswagen's new Sagitar was officially launched, with a price range of 1279 - 172,900 yuan. As a mid-term model, the two models are mainly adjusted for appearance, interior and power, among which the new Bora cancels the 1.5L naturally aspirated engine, while the new Sagitar is equipped with 1.5T turbocharged engine for the first time.

In September 2016, the board of directors approved the establishment of Jetta brand and settled in Chengdu branch. In March 2019, Jetta brand was officially released, and so far three models VS7\VS5\VA3 have been launched. According to the data, the cumulative sales volume of Jetta brand from January to October 2022 was 122573 vehicles, down 11.08% year-on-year.

Suspected to stop production or be affected by the epidemic situation, according to the report of Chengdu City Health and Health Commission on November 29,829 cases of local infection were newly added in Chengdu City from 0:00 to 24:00 on November 28,119 cases of local confirmed cases and 710 cases of asymptomatic local infection, including 106 cases in Longquanyi District, which is a district and city with relatively serious epidemic situation in Chengdu City.

FAW-Volkswagen Changchun plant suspended two production lines, or affected by parts supply. According to the data, FAW-Volkswagen was established in Changchun on February 6,1991. Its headquarters is located at No.5 Anqing Road, Automobile Economic and Technological Development Zone, Changchun City, covering a total area of 1.92 million square meters. It is one of the largest test centers for complete vehicles and assembly parts in China. It mainly produces Audi A6L, Audi Q5L, Audi A4L, Magotan, CC, Weiling and other models.

31 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government) and Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps reported 3624 new confirmed cases, including 3561 indigenous cases, according to a report by the National Health Commission on November 28 (1168 cases in Guangdong, 957 cases in Beijing, 209 cases in Chongqing, 177 cases in Sichuan, 164 cases in Henan, 144 cases in Yunnan, 135 cases in Shanxi, etc.),35021 cases of asymptomatic infection (8583 cases in Chongqing, 7725 cases in Guangdong, 3429 cases in Beijing, 1406 cases in Sichuan, 1335 cases in Shanxi, etc.). It is understood that Guangzhou, Guangdong and Chengdu, Sichuan are relatively important automobile production areas and cities in China.

It is not clear how long FAW-Volkswagen will stop production this round, and at present SAIC Volkswagen production is normal, BMW, SAIC GM production base in Shenyang production has not been greatly affected, and Chang 'an Ford due to repeated epidemic situation in Chongqing, in order to minimize the impact of the epidemic on production, on 23 again started closed-loop production. In addition, according to foreign media reports, Honda said on November 28 that production at three car factories in Wuhan had been suspended due to the continued spread of the epidemic.

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