Nissan, Honda Plants To Remain CLOSED For Weeks Due To Coronavirus

Japanese automakers delayed on Friday the restart of plants in China near the epicenter of a coronavirus outbreak, complying with authorities’ directives, but raising the risk of further supply disruptions that could hit global car production.

Nissan Motor Co said it would keep its plants in Xianyang in the central province of Hubei, and Zhengzhou in the neighboring province of Henan, shuttered after Monday, when it had planned to resume operations, but did not set a new date.

Honda Motor Co said operations at its plants in Wuhan, Hubei’s provincial capital in which the outbreak began, would remain suspended until March 11.

Toyota Motor Corp said it would resume production on Monday at its plant in Chengdu in the southwestern province of Sichuan, returning all four of its China assembly plants to operation from next week, but output would be limited at some...
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PUGPROUD - 2/22/2020 8:11:03 AM

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Tip of the iceberg. Unless the coronavirus runs its course soon or gets under control the global economy will suffer and the consequences to normal citizens will be harsh in some instances...job losses and layoffs, interrupted supply chains, out of stock merchandise and necessities, etc etc. For example, 80% of all antibiotics sold in the United States either come directly from China in finished form or their precursor does.

F1_Driver - 2/22/2020 8:37:05 AM

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Under control? South Korea just experienced a spike in the number of cases.

MDarringer - 2/22/2020 9:32:06 AM

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And the Chicken Little hysteria continues.

CANADIANCOMMENTS - 2/22/2020 10:54:00 AM

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SARS ran out of steam when the warmer weather of summer arrived. While we can't be sure, this new virus may run the same course. In the meantime don't freak out just because someone with an asian background sits beside you on a plane or the subway.

TomM - 2/22/2020 3:18:20 PM

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I take note that Nissan is advertising in MY area - a $10,000 rebate on ALL Altimas. I suspect they won't need that production for a while.

cidflekken - 2/24/2020 2:31:00 PM

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Aren't most of Honda's volume leaders manufactured in the US now?