I'm fortunate enough to have a company car as part of my remuneration package. I chose to replace my existing car with a VW Passat GTE Advance back in February. An estimated delivery date of mid May was given.

Then Covid 19 struck and VW shut down production for around 5 weeks in mid March.

The fleet management company now say that they estimated delivery time is sometime in 2021. This is the same for colleagues who have ordered vehicles from other manufacturers such as Honda and BMW.

We can't fathom how a 5 week shutdown would cause a 7+ month delay.

We've a theory that as they've already had a wedge of the cash from the fleet management company they have that cash in the bank and they are now prioritising new orders made in the showroom. After all, if you walked in off the street and were told that you had to wait a year for a new car, would you buy?

Can anyone shed any light on the real reason why such a disproportionate delay has been added following a relatively short shutdown?