China car sales, production hit by chip supply shortage, says Volkswagen
Other carmakers including Ford, Toyota and Nissan have said that they would cut vehicle production this month
Reuters | January 20, 2021 | Updated 12:15 IST
German Automaker car making firm Volkswagen
German automaker Volkswagen AG lost sales of tens of thousands of cars in China as a global chip supply shortage impacted its production in December, the head of its China operations, Stephan Wollenstein, said on Wednesday.
Volkswagen is the biggest foreign automaker in China, the world s biggest car market.
Global automakers including Ford Motor Co, Toyota Motor Corp and Nissan Motor Co Ltd have said they would cut vehicle production this month due to a shortage of semiconductors.