Volkswagen extends production suspension in the US. (picture alliance / dpa)
Volkswagen Group has extended the suspension of its US production site in Chattanooga in the state of Tennessee on Wednesday by one week due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Volkswagen of America CEO Tom du Plessis said in a statement that operations at the German carmaker's production plant will commence on April 5, instead of the initially planned March 29.
"We will continue to provide full pay next week for all team members at the factory. Employees who are able to telework, such as office staff, will continue to do so," du Plessis said.
"We will continue to monitor the situation and will take any and all additional steps as they become necessary, communicating updates as they are available," he said.
Close to 4,000 Volkswagen employees at the Chattanooga plant have not worked since the initial announcement on March 21.
VW has temporarily shut down its German and European plants, as well as other locations in the United States and Russia because of supply problems and sales difficulties related to the coronavirus crisis.
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