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Car industry reacts to Russian invasion of Ukraine

all affected by the stoppage. Production at the firm’s Zwickau and Dresden factories will be on hold until Friday. Cupra BornThe Volkswagen Group will donate €1m to refugee charity UNO-Flüchtlingshilfe as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

It also said: “The Volkswagen Group views the Russian attack on Ukraine with great concern and dismay," adding that it hopes for a “quick cessation” of hostilities. Porsche will stop production at its factory in Leipzig until the end of next week following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Production at the firm’s Zuffenhausen facility meanwhile will continue. Skoda has issued a statement regarding Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The Czech firm, which has around 600 employees in the country and produces vehicles there in Solomonovo, will donate around €400,000 to the charity People in Need.

Skoda is also having to reduce production due to supply shortages caused by the invasion, which has prompted it to limit output of the Enyaq electric SUV.

 

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