Toyota Motor on Wednesday stated that operations at its plants in Japan may be impacted by supply chain issues associated to the new coronavirus outbreak in the coming weeks, as the worldwide outbreak gathers pace. The automaker, which operates 16 vehicle and parts sites in Japan, stated that it would decide on how to continue […]
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Some South Korean Samsung, Hyundai employees self-quarantine
Some South Korean workers at Samsung Electronics and Hyundai Motor are staying home as a precautionary measure as South Korea scrambles to avoid the coronavirus outbreak from causing widespread disruption in the country. About 1,500 employees of Samsung Electronics’ phone complex in the southeastern city of Gumi have self-quarantined after one of its employees was […]
Toyota plans partial restart at all four China plants
Toyota Motor stated on Friday it prepared for all four of its vehicle assembly plants in China to be in operation from this week after weeks of stoppages due to the coronavirus outbreak, although output at some plants would be limited. The Japanese automaker stated that production at its vehicle assembly plant located in Chengdu, […]
Nissan delay restart of some China plants due to coronavirus
Nissan Motor has delayed the resumption of plants in China near the epicenter of a coronavirus outbreak, adhering to authorities’ directives, but raising the risk of additional supply disruptions that could hit worldwide car production. Nissan stated it would keep its plants in Xianyang in the central province of Hubei, and Zhengzhou in the neighboring […]
Geely starts online auto sales as coronavirus keeps buyers at home
Chinese automaker Geely has started a service for customers to purchase cars online and get them delivered directly to their residences, as the coronavirus outbreak has urged buyers to avoid going outside their home. Other automakers such as Tesla, BMW and Mercedes-Benz have also started to promote products online in the recent times as the […]
Daimler warns of impact of coronavirus outbreak
German automaker Daimler on Friday cautioned of dangers for the economy and its own business because of the outbreak of coronavirus that is spreading in China and elsewhere in the world. “Risks for the Daimler Group may not only affect the development of unit sales, but may also lead to major adverse effects on production, […]
Honda postpones resumption of operations at Wuhan plant to March 11
Honda Motor stated on Friday that it would push back plans to restart operations at its vehicle plant located in Wuhan, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in China, after government officials asked companies to keep employees away through March 11. In a statement, the Japanese automaker stated that it prepared to restart operations at […]
Mitsubishi postpones factory resumption in China due to coronavirus
Mitsubishi Motors is postponing the restart of its plant with Guangzhou Automobile Group located in Hunan province until 27 because of coronavirus outbreak, the Japanese automaker stated on Friday. It had previous planned to restart operations as early as February 17. Mitsubishi has also postponed the restart of its engine plant with Shenyang Aerospace in […]
Toyota to restart China output at three plants next week
Toyota Motor stated on Saturday it plans to restart output at three of its four major auto plants in China next week. The resumption of production had at first been slated for February 3 after the Chinese Lunar New Year holidays, but was delayed due to the new coronavirus outbreak in China. Operations at Toyota’s […]
Fiat stops production in Serbia as supply from China disrupts
Fiat Chrysler (FCA) stated on Friday it had temporarily stopped production at its Serbian plant, the first such suspension by an automaker in Europe in response to the coronavirus outbreak in China. Planned downtime at the Kragujevac plant in Serbia, where FCA constructs its Fiat 500L car, has been rescheduled because of the “availability of […]
China’s auto sales dropped in January mainly because of Coronavirus
China’s auto sales dropped in January, deepening a significant downturn in the industry’s biggest auto market and adding to economic pressures as the country battles Coronavirus, a virus outbreak. Sales of SUVs, sedans, and minivans dropped 20.2% from a year earlier to 1.6 million, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), reported Thursday. “Enterprises are […]
Webasto to reopen headquarters amid spread of coronavirus infections
German auto parts provider Webasto on Wednesday will reopen its headquarters close to Munich, it stated on Tuesday after eight of its workers contracted the new coronavirus that is quickly spreading in China and in other parts of the world. The working place, meeting rooms, kitchen facilities, and sanitary facilities were cleaned and disinfected before […]
General Motors to resume production in China from February 15
General Motors stated on Monday it would resume production from February 15 in China, where the country is combating coronavirus epidemic which has infected thousands and killed over 900 people. Automakers in China had stopped production for the Lunar New Year holidays at the end of January. The automaker would have a staggered start to […]
Cathay Pacific asks staff to take unpaid leave because of coronavirus
Cathay Pacific Airways asked its 27,000 workers last week to take three weeks of unpaid leave as the Hong Kong carrier is having a hard time following plunging revenue because of coronavirus outbreak. In a video message to workers, CEO Augustus Tang stated the situation is as grave as the 2009 financial crisis. On Tuesday, […]
Volkswagen’s resumption of some China plants delayed until February 17
Volkswagen has delayed restarting production at the majority of China plants in its joint venture with SAIC Motor and the Tianjin plant in its JV with FAW Group until February 17 amid the spread of coronavirus. One car-manufacturing plant Volkswagen collaborates with SAIC in Shanghai and majority of the plants in the FAW joint venture […]
