Volkswagen is planning to restart production at sites closed last month. The German firm said VW brand plants in Zwickau, Germany, and Bratislava, Slovakia, will resume production on April 20.
VW’s plan to reopen plants comes as the German government considers relaxing restrictions next week on some businesses while keeping social distancing rules in place until May 3.
Every major European and American site was shut last month to protect workers and because of falling demand and problems in the industry’s supply chains.
VW’s Audi brand began limited production on Tuesday at its engine plant in Gyor, Hungary, but is yet to reopen its main carmaking facility in the country.
