Toyota and Honda extend suspension period at North American plant March 27 7:06
Toyota and Honda have announced that they will extend the downtime at their North American plant, which has stopped producing due to the effects of the new coronavirus, on account of a decline in new car sales.
Toyota Motor Corporation announced on June 26 that all plants in the United States, Canada and Mexico, which have ceased production since March 23, will be suspended until next month.
This is expected to delay the originally scheduled resumption on next month.
Honda also announced that it will postpone the reopening of its dormant factories in the US and Canada until next month.
All of these measures are intended to respond to the decline in new car sales in addition to giving consideration to employees, indicating that the impact of restrictions on going out and other places is expanding in various parts of the U.S. I am.
In the United States, GM = General Motors, Ford and Fiat Chrysler are also shutting down.
President Trump has indicated his intention to resume economic activity in the middle of next month, but the number of people infected with the new coronavirus continues to increase, and there is concern about the impact on the regional economy such as the Midwest where the automobile industry is concentrated. I am.