Automakers resuming production in China Recovery still takes time 18:20 on February 17
As the spread of the new coronavirus continues, Japanese automakers are beginning to resume production at factories in China, but it will take some time for full-scale production to recover.
Toyota has resumed production at its plants in Guangzhou and Changchun on the 17th, and will resume production at the Tianjin plant on the 18th.
In addition, Honda's factories in Guangzhou and other locations, Nissan's factories in Guangzhou, and Mazda also resumed production at a factory in Nanjing from the 17th.
Each company is restarting while checking the safety of employees and checking the procurement status of parts, and it is expected that it will take some time for full-scale production to recover.
In addition, many of the factories in China are still shut down, Toyota has postponed the resumption of production at its Chengdu plant after this month, and Honda has been working at its plant in Wuhan on the week of April 24. Nissan aims to resume production at its plant in Dalian on the 21st.
Nissan, on the other hand, has begun to adjust production at its Nissan Motor Kyushu plant due to a delay in procurement of parts manufactured in China.
Delays in procuring parts from China could further impact domestic production, and the spread of the new coronavirus has a significant impact on economic activity.
Toyota "While watching"
Toyota Motor's president Akio Toyoda told reporters at a headquarters in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture, that report, `` Employees will be forced to restart their factories in China, which had stopped production due to the spread of the new coronavirus. I don't know how much they will gather, and there are some parts manufacturers that we do business with, so there are some places we can't understand unless we move them. First, we want to do safety and security first while watching the situation. " He showed the idea of operating the factory with reduced production.