Volkswagen Plant Wolfsburg
Frankfurt — Volkswagen/Audi experienced a severe IT outage on Wednesday, which halted production at the carmaker’s brand in Germany. Volkswagen stated that all brands under the group, including Porsche AG and Audi, were impacted.
“The fault has been present since 12:30 p.m. (CET) and is currently being analyzed. There are implications for vehicle-producing plants,” the group said. A spokesperson for Audi confirmed that production at the division had been impacted. They added that the extent of the impact is currently being analyzed.
“According to current analyses, an external attack is unlikely to be the cause of the system malfunction,” Volkswagen said, adding that efforts to fix the problem are well underway and are of the highest priority.
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