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VW Workers Urge Faster EV Rollout at World’s Biggest Car Factory

  • Start of EV vehicle project in 2026 is seen as too late: union
  • Global chip shortage hampers production rebound from pandemic
A Volkswagen ID.3 EV, left, and a Volkswagen ID.4 EV inside the Volkswagen AG (VW) delivery tower, in Wolfsburg. 

A Volkswagen ID.3 EV, left, and a Volkswagen ID.4 EV inside the Volkswagen AG (VW) delivery tower, in Wolfsburg. 

Photographer: Liesa Johannssen-Koppitz/Bloomberg
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Volkswagen AG’s main plant in Wolfsburg might face historically low output this year and needs a faster shift toward electric vehicles to remain competitive, according to the German automaker’s top labor officials.