Automakers resume production at most of their overseas plants 3:52 on July 4
Automakers have resumed production at most of their overseas plants, which had ceased production due to the spread of the new coronavirus. Our policy is to recover production while watching trends in demand.
In February this year, automobile manufacturers first stopped production in China where the spread of infection became serious, then the suspension spread to all over the world, and in April the production became zero in the United States, which is a record decrease. It was.
With the relaxation of movement restrictions and the elimination of parts shortages by the governments of each country, operations have been gradually restarted from May in Europe and other factories.
Among these, Toyota Motor Corp. resumed production at plants in Brazil and Portugal from the end of last month to the beginning of this month, and as a result, only overseas plants in Venezuela in South America have stopped production.
In addition to Nissan's plants in South Africa, Honda has resumed production except in Indonesia and Brazil, and Mitsubishi Motors, Suzuki, etc. have resumed production at all plants.
Looking at the total of Japanese manufacturers, production in China has already exceeded the previous year's level, and the recovery trend is becoming clear.
However, in other regions, demand has not yet recovered to its original level, and production is continuing to increase in line with trends.