Gia Automobile News According to Reuters, Audi’s main factory in Ingolstadt, Germany, canceled some production shifts on June 3 due to floods in southern Germany that prevented some employees from going to work.
Audi Ingolstadt factory.
Photo source: Audi, reported that on June 2, Audi issued a notice to employees stating that due to disruption of workers ‘commuting, morning and evening shifts for assembling A3 and Q2 models in Ingolstadt were cancelled.
“This is in response to increasingly severe flooding conditions (in southern Germany),” the company said, adding that the plant was not currently directly affected.
, Earlier, a firefighter was killed while trying to rescue trapped residents, and thousands of people were forced to leave their homes due to heavy rains.
German Economy Minister and Deputy Chancellor Robert Habeck promised support when he visited the disaster area on June 2, pointing out that climate change is causing severe weather events.
, Late on June 2, Deutsche Bahn advised against travel in southern Germany, saying service to Munich from the north and west had been disrupted, and regional rail lines in Bavaria had also been disrupted.
Earlier on June 3, German shipping authorities warned that cargo was banned in parts of the Rhine River in southern Germany, an important waterway for transporting bulk commodities and fuel, due to heavy rains that caused water levels to rise.
Regarding the impact of the flood, Reuters also contacted other companies, including car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz based in southwest Germany and auto parts manufacturer ZF, both companies said they were not affected.
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