Volkswagen has already decided that its main Wolfsburg plant will work through the normal three week summer shutdown period this year, to meet high demand for the Golf and Tiguan.
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According to dpa-AFX, an additional 1,000 vehicles should be built each day during two shifts.
Workers will be asked over the coming weeks if they would like to work the extra three weeks and exchange their three weeks’ holiday for another time, outside the peak holiday period. A VW spokesman said it was normally not a problem to find enough people to work during the summer period.
The automaker has already taken 75,000 pre-orders for the new Tiguan compact SUV which has received excellent reviews in the enthusiast media worldwide.
Already, some customers are having to wait up to 10 months for delivery.
