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The new Corona has stopped Hyundai. The downtime, which was limited to some production lines yesterday (4th), will extend from the day after tomorrow to all factories in the country. Although parts imported from China are not supplied, the outage is likely to be longer if the new corona situation is prolonged.

The labor reporter on the sidewalk.

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Ulsan Hyundai production workers are pouring out of the finished work.

They do not go to the factory for a while.

As parts of suppliers went out of business due to Chinese factories, they started a so-called 'shutdown' that started from Genesis production line to Ulsan as well as Asan and Jeonju factories.

In Hyundai Motor, production disruption was inevitable by approximately 9,000 a day.

As Ssangyong Motor also announced, we went into closure of the Pyeongtaek plant.

Due to the auto industry's vertical subcontracting structure, the suspension of top vehicle manufacturers directly affects suppliers.

There are a lot of business partners who went out of business right away.

[Ssangyong Motor Co. Employees: I hope it's done soon. I'm a little worried that it will last a little longer.]

We are procuring replacement parts in Korea and Southeast Asia as soon as possible, but it is not easy for companies that have already moved their production bases to China.

[Pilsu Kim / Professor, Department of Automotive, Daelim University: China is so close and logistics costs are cheap. China is a country where the level of technology has risen considerably. You have to verify (even if you find an alternate supply line) and that's not simple.]

Although the resumption of operations at a local plant in China is best, the prospect of longer shutdowns is predominant for now.