Partial production restart in Toyota and other Europe 5:51 on April 15
In Europe where the spread of the new coronavirus is serious, the production of automobiles has almost stopped, but in some cases, Toyota announced that it will start operations at plants in France and Poland next week. Production is starting to resume.
Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. announced that it will start operations from its French plant on 22nd this month and its Polish plant on 23rd.
The French factory plans to assemble a new car, while the Polish factory will make the parts.
During the work at the factory, it is that Standing is prospect that employees can implement infection prevention measures such as or wearing protective clothing or to ensure a sufficient interval, the consent of the authorities and the labor union was obtained.
Restrictions on going out have been taken in the areas where both factories are located, but in France, employees can go to work if they have the necessary documents, and in Poland they can go to the factory.
In addition, Volkswagen and Daimler in Germany are aiming to resume production at some plants soon.
However, it is unlikely that the spread of new coronavirus infection will subside, so it will take a considerable amount of time before automobile production resumes in earnest.