U.S. Auto Industry Likely To Feel Impact Of Coronavirus As Cases Mount In Michigan

The coronavirus has landed on the US auto industry’s doorstep as Michigan officials late Tuesday night confirmed the state’s first two cases of the disease.

While America’s largest auto plants have not yet been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, supply chain shortages and the increase in domestic cases, including Michigan, which represents at least 17% of America’s automotive output, add to concerns that it’s not a matter of if, but when, U.S. auto operations will be impacted.

“I don’t see anybody coming out unscathed,” Kristin Dziczek, vice president of industry, labor and economics at the Center for Automotive Research, told CNBC. “Everybody’s going to be impacted. It’s to what degree and how much they’ve been able to mitigate the risks since we’ve known about this over the last months..."

MDarringer - 3/13/2020 7:33:02 PM

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The number of coronavirus cases is larger than first anticipated.

BUT, worldwide, death from it are very very few.

And. The death rate of the common flu this season in the USA alone is exponentially higher than the death rate from the coronavirus worldwide.

The coronavirus is a big nothing, but retarded idiots are freaking out.

carloslassiter - 3/16/2020 12:43:20 PM

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And. The death rate of the common flu this season in the USA alone is exponentially higher than the death rate from the coronavirus worldwide.

The coronavirus is a big nothing, but retarded idiots are freaking out.
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1. You clearly have no idea what "exponentially" means.
2. That aside, no one considers you to be a credible source of information on this topic, so STFU.
3. If you are this convinced of your genius, why waste it here on a car website? By all means call the CDC, the WHO and the White House and set 'em all straight.

MDarringer - 3/16/2020 7:02:52 PM

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Bitch, please. This is just you being sad and overcompensatory.