Chip Supply Unlikely To Meet Demand Untill 2024; Volkswagen

Volkswagen Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Arno Antlitz says semiconductor chip supply is unlikely to be enough to completely satisfy demand again until 2024.

In an interview with German daily Boersen-Zeitung, he said that although bottlenecks would likely begin to ease towards the end of this year, with production returning to 2019 levels next year, this would not be enough to meet heightened demand for the chips.

Antilitz said the company was establishing new supplier relationships as lack of wire harnesses from Ukraine was also still causing some shifts to be cancelled.

Asked about how funds from a possible IPO of Porsche AG, planned for the end of the year, could be used to bolster Volkswagen’s finances, Antlitz said the money could help fund the carmaker’s software unit and its battery production plans.

“Only those who can map out their battery supply chain have the advantage at scaling in electromobility. Securing the supply chain comes with that. A Porsche IPO could give us a lot more flexibility in financing this,” Antlitz said.