Most of Japanese automakers' Chinese factories could not be restarted February 11 15:13

In China, where the spread of the new coronavirus continues to spread, corporate activities have resumed in Beijing and Shanghai from October 10, but most Japanese automakers' factories could not be resumed, and Honda is located in Guangzhou on the 11th. The company announced that it will postpone the resumption of production at the car factory further, starting on the 17th.

Honda has been aiming to resume production of automobile factories in Guangzhou and other places starting from the 10th, but announced on the 11th that it will be postponed further and will resume after the 17th.

Employees, mainly in the administration department, have been on duty since the 10th at the factory, but we decided to postpone it because local governments demanded that we take measures to prevent the spread of infection.

Toyota Motor also said that it will postpone the reopening of its factories in four cities in China, which had been on or after this month, from 17th of this month.

Nissan has delayed production at its factories in Guangzhou and Dalian, which had been aiming to resume production later this week. Factories in two other cities, such as Xiangyang, Hubei Province, are expected to be delayed further.

Corporate activities have resumed in Beijing and Shanghai, China, on October 10, but most other Japanese automakers have not been able to resume their operations. In addition to notification from local governments, each manufacturer is looking for a time to resume while checking whether employees can go to work or procure parts. It is expected that it will take some time for full-scale production to resume.

Meanwhile, the spread of new coronavirus infections is beginning to affect domestic automobile production. Nissan has temporarily suspended production at its factory in Fukuoka Prefecture on the 14th and 17th of this month due to a delay in procurement of parts from China.

Automakers are considering purchasing parts from outside China, but prolonged shutdowns in China could further impact domestically.