A technician works on a model of Volkswagen ID.4, at the production line for electric car models of the Volkswagen Group in Zwickau, Germany, April 26, 2022. REUTERS/Matthias Rietsche/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsFRANKFURT, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) was hit by a major IT outage on Wednesday, Europe's top carmaker said, adding that production at the carmaker's namesake brand in Germany had come to a halt as a result. Volkswagen said that the whole group, which includes the Porsche AG (P911_p.DE) and Audi brands, was affected. A spokesperson for Audi confirmed that production at the division had been impacted, too, adding it was currently being analysed to what extent. Volkswagen said there had been an unspecified "IT malfunction of network components" at the carmaker's site in Wolfsburg, its global headquarters.

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Persons: Matthias Rietsche, carmaker, Volkswagen, Christoph Steitz, Ralf Banser, Maria Martinez, David Holmes, Grant McCool, William Maclean Organizations: Volkswagen, REUTERS, Rights, Porsche AG, Audi, Thomson Locations: Zwickau, Germany, Wolfsburg