The past 18 months or so has been a turbulent time for automakers, with the ongoing semiconductor shortage resulting in production targets often going unmet. That said, the world's second largest car maker - Volkswagen - is seemingly unfazed by the shortage and is looking to increase output in the second half of this year. That's despite their Wolfsburg plant producing fewer than 400,000 vehicles in 2021, far below its original goal of around 730,000 according to the firm's works council.
Per Reuters, VW is looking to expand their operations in Germany with a new EV factory. The exact location of this plant will reportedly be finalized in March, however it will be near the firm's headquarters in Wolfsburg. VW CEO Herbert Diess has repeatedly spoken about how VW needs to up their game to match the pace of Tesla, who's Giga Berlin plant should begin production in mid-March.
