For anyone wondering why their long built car hasn't moved from Emden in a very long time (My ID3 has been sat at Emden since 9th March, my salesperson send me an official BS bulletin from the VW ministry of porky pies:-
April shipping from Emden
VW0496-21
19 APR 2021
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We are currently working through backlog of cars that are due to be shipped from Emden.
There is a small volume of required units that have been dwelling at status code 38 for longer than the anticipated SLA. This is partly because of UK port capacity and new customs regulations following Brexit, which is causing some delays.
Be assured that cars that have been called off and have been dwelling at status code 38 the longest are being prioritised for shipping, as well as anything that was in Emden and called off by the shipping deadline for April delivery.
This is being managed centrally by logistics and Emden – please do not contact the sales and generalist team or your area sales manager on this topic.
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Rhona Calder, Supply Development Manager
That's bollocks. The UK ports have car specific compounds which are pretty empty due to car sales being well.down, due to COVID. For those cars making it here, they're getting to the dealerships pretty quickly so they can get their payments. VAT duties are straightforward since Brexit too, all sorted before they even leave Germany. The real reason could be fewer ships or a COVID backlog at the German end - not sure why they wouldn't admit to that.