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Volkswagen Stops Production Over Fight With Supplier
By Modupe Gbadeyanka
Production of Passat by Volkswagen has been halted due to an ongoing battle between the company and one of its suppliers.
This problem has affected Volkswagen AG factories in Germany. The supplier, which VW fails to mention, cuts off the automaker as they fight in court and engage in a public war of words about who’s to blame for the impasse.
VW stopped Passat production on Thursday and will halt assembly of its best-selling Golf on Monday if the conflict isn’t resolved.
Bloomberg said VW has officially said the factories producing those models face slowdowns, as do plants that build chassis, the basic underpinnings of vehicles.
The supplier has essentially called the automaker a bully, prompting VW’s top labour boss to respond that he’s “furious” and the leader of its home state to say “coercive measures” by a court may be needed to end the conflict.
The production holdup threatens to reduce Volkswagen’s earnings by as much as 40 million euros ($45 million) a week — according to Christian Ludwig, an analyst at Bankhaus Lampe — at a time when the carmaker is trying to boost sagging profit at its namesake brand by lowering annual spending by one billion euros.
The conflict centres on a contract that VW signed with the supplier, then later cancelled.
The parts maker, which builds seat and transmission parts, says it wants the auto manufacturer to pay for the plant alterations it made to provide the services.
“This is the most extreme case of escalation between a supplier and a carmaker that I’ve heard of,” said Stefan Bratzel, a director at the Centre of Automotive Management in Bergisch Gladbach, Germany. “There have been court cases in the past, but not a supplier stopping deliveries during series production.”
Volkswagen shares fell 1.5 percent to a two-week low of 119.90 euros at the close in Frankfurt. The stock has declined 10 percent this year, valuing Europe’s biggest carmaker at 62.4 billion euros.
Prevent Group’s Car Trim seat-component division and ES Automobilguss transmission-parts unit suspended deliveries after Volkswagen rejected discussions to reimburse the supplier when the new contract was dropped, the parts manufacturer said in a statement.
The cancelled order involved a 500 million-euro deal with Car Trim that was scheduled to start next year, said a person briefed on the supplier’s business, who asked not to be named discussing the legal case.
A German court last week ordered the suppliers to resume deliveries, and an appeal in one of the cases has been set for August 31.
VW in the meantime has asked the court to fine the suppliers and allow the automaker to go to their factories and load up the parts on its own, the court in Braunschweig said in a statement. The parts makers have until next week to respond, and the court will decide then on VW’s request, according to the release.
Christoph Adomat, a VW spokesman, didn’t respond to phone calls and e-mails Friday seeking comment.
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Tanker Explosion: Lagos Promises Stronger Safety Measures

By Modupe Gbadeyanka
The Lagos State government has promised to put in place stronger safety measures after a gas tanker explosion on Otedola Bridge on Tuesday night.
The incident reportedly claimed two lives and destroyed some properties in the area, including vehicles and buildings.
Reacting to the explosion, the Commissioner for Transportation, Mr Oluwaseun Osiyemi, expressed the regret of the state government over the widespread damage and disruption caused by the tragedy.
“Our thoughts are with those affected, and we commend the swift response of emergency services working tirelessly to manage the aftermath,” he said.
The Commissioner noted that the incident reinforces the urgent need for stricter safety protocols for heavy-duty vehicles.
“The Ministry of Transportation is also intensifying enforcement on the movement of hazardous materials, strengthening regulatory compliance, and implementing enhanced safety measures to prevent future occurrences,” he stated.
Mr Osiyemi called on “all transport operators to uphold the highest safety standards and cooperate with government efforts to safeguard lives and property,” saying, “Lagos remains committed to a safer, more resilient transport system for all.”
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LASTMA Broadens Scope of Traffic Safety Education for Children

By Aduragbemi Omiyale
The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has intensified its Lagos State School Traffic Safety Advocacy Programme (LSTSAP) under the visionary initiative tagged Operation Catch Them Young.
This is part of the agency’s strategic moves to inculcate traffic discipline and awareness from an early age. It was crafted to foster a profound understanding of road safety principles while mitigating traffic-related hazards.
This initiative, which was recently re-launched, has been reinvigorated to ensure broader reach and heightened impact, and will continue its extensive rollout across various schools, ensuring a lasting imprint on the consciousness of young children and fostering a culture of responsible road use from the grassroots level.
Furthermore, in a bid to provide a holistic and engaging experience, the initiative incorporates excursions, career day events, interactive road safety games, essay competitions and dedicated outreach programmes for school catering to students with special needs.
This transformative advocacy campaign will continue its extensive rollout across various schools, leaving and indelible impact on young children and fostering a sustainable culture of responsible road use at the grassroots level.
Through this advocacy drive, LASTMA officials systematically engage secondary school students across Lagos State’s six educational districts, equipping them with crucial knowledge of traffic signs, regulations and safety protocols on every Wednesdays of the week.
Reiterating the programme’s significance, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, Mr Sola Giwa, underscored that embedding traffic consciousness in young minds is pivotal to nurturing a disciplined and law-abiding society.
He emphasized that early exposure to road safety tenets not only enhances pedestrian and commuter safety but also fosters a generation of responsible road users—whether as future drivers, cyclists, or pedestrians.
According to him, “the revitalization of Operation Catch Them Young is in alignment with the state government’s commitment to a safer, more orderly, and seamlessly structured transportation system.
“By empowering students with critical traffic knowledge, Lagos State is proactively shaping a future where adherence to road regulations becomes instinctive among its citizens.”
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FRSC Punishes Ondo Sector Commander for Worn-Out Tyres

By Modupe Gbadeyanka
The Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ondo State, Mr Samuel Ibitoye, has been sanctioned for allowing a patrol vehicle in his domain to operate with worn-out tyres.
Over the week, a video emerged on social media showing a motorist, booked a patrol team for an expired tyre, capturing the patrol van of the agency with bad tyres.
Apparently embarrassed by this, the Corps Marshall of the FRSC, Mr Shehu Mohammed, in a statement signed by the Assistant Corps Marshal of the Corps’ Public Education Officer, Mr Olusegun Ogungbemide, said the agency has zero tolerance to any form of negation of standards and does not condone any form of compromise against its core values.
According to him, the action “is a complete negation of the core values, as well as Standard Operating Procedures on Vehicles Maintenance for all operational and administrative vehicles of the corps.”
He, therefore, sanctioned the sector commander, ordering the ticketing of vehicle for the infraction, with the commander directed “to pay the fines for negligence.”
Mr Mohammed commended the public for their watch dog role over the services of the road safety agency, reminding the motoring public that the FRSC remains a pace-setter amongst agencies in Nigeria, for high level observance of quality standards, especially when it comes to vehicle maintenance, and will continue to enhance on the mileages achieved over the years in that regard.
He assured that the organisation would “continue to play its supervisory role over the field commands with diligent commitment while the Commanding Officers are expected to uphold the ideals of the corps accordingly.”
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