VOW3 Volkswagen AG

   By Giulia Petroni 
 

Volkswagen AG said Monday that it has resumed vehicle production at its Wolfsburg plant in Germany at 10% to 15% of capacity.

The German car maker said around 8,000 employees returned to the production halls on a one-shift basis and the first vehicle that will be produced by the passenger car brand is the Golf.

Volkswagen expects to build around 1,400 vehicles by the end of the first week of production. Starting from next week, the car maker is expected to resume multi-shift operations and to ramp up to more than 6,000 vehicles.

The company said it has agreed a 100-point plan--which includes temperature checks, walkway diversion and mobile plexiglass, among other measures--with the works council in order to ensure the maximum level of safety for its employees.

Wolfsburg is the second Volkswagen brand vehicle plant to resume production in Germany after the mid-March halt, according to the company.

Write to Giulia Petroni at giulia.petroni@wsj.com

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April 27, 2020 01:28 ET (05:28 GMT)

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