Ukraine Bomb Shelters Help Parts Maker Keep VW and BMW Supplied
- Wire maker Leoni overhauled operations to reinstate production
- Carmakers VW and BMW rely on Ukraine products for output
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A few weeks after Russia invaded Ukraine, the reality of the war raging hundreds of miles away hit home for Andrea Beierlein.
Beierlein recalled how, sitting in Nuremberg at the headquarters of German cable manufacturer Leoni AG, sirens suddenly blared on a conference call. Colleagues joining from Ukraine then calmly informed her they’d need to interrupt the conversation and seek shelter from possible rocket impact.