The global outbreak of the new crown epidemic has not been contained. As of 8:33 p.m. Beijing time on March 17, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of the new crown pneumonia worldwide had exceeded 168,000, with more than 86,000 cases outside China.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has defined it as a pandemic, and the inaction of multiple governments has cost the world a valuable window of opportunity, which has once again hit the global auto industry hard.
What is the global impact of the pandemic on the auto industry? How will the automobile companies cope with the new crown epidemic? How will the upstream and downstream of the industry chain overcome the difficulties? How will the global automotive industry move forward? Auto Headline APP retrieves foreign media reports and launches a new column "Auto Enterprise Epidemic Map" to restore the latest news of the global auto industry every day.
This issue is the global automotive epidemic broadcast on March 17
The latest data released by the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that as of 10:00 CET on March 16 (17:00 GMT on March 16), the number of confirmed cases of new cases of Crown Pneumonia outside of China has increased by 13,874 cases compared with that of the previous day, reaching 86,434 cases, and the number of deaths outside of China has increased by 848 cases compared with that of the previous day, reaching 3,388 cases. The number of deaths outside China increased by 848 from the previous day to 3,388. Globally, the number of confirmed cases of new cases of CRP increased by 13,903 to 167,511, and the number of deaths increased by 862 to 6,606.
The U.S. automotive "Big Three" joined forces with the UAW to set up a task force
Data showed that as of 14:30 EST on the 15th (2:30 GMT on the 16th), the U.S. had a total of 3,244 confirmed cases of new coronary artery disease and 62 deaths.
According to foreign media reports, the U.S. local time on the evening of March 15, in order to deal with the impact of the epidemic, to better protect the company's employees and production tasks, the General Motors, Ford, Fiat Crescent United National Auto Workers (UAW) announced *** with the establishment of a task force.
The task force will be led by UAW President Rory Gamble, GM Chairman and CEO Mary Borah, Ford Executive Chairman Bill Ford, Ford President and CEO Jim Hackett, and Fiat Chrysler CEO McMinn Kay.
In a joint statement, the trio of auto giant CEOs said, "This is a volatile and unprecedented situation, and the task force will move quickly to build on the extensive precautions we have taken. We will work together to ensure the safety and health of our employees."
The statement is understood to have included, among other things, a car production plan, an emphasis that will be placed on, among other things, increased screening of visitors, increased cleaning and disinfecting of public **** areas and points of contact, and the implementation of safety protocols for those who may have been exposed, as well as for those who are exhibiting flu-like symptoms.
It's worth noting that in the case of the new tubular virus, President Donald Trump's claim in a nationally televised address that the new coronavirus outbreak started in China and spread globally has been met with a barrage of criticism from netizens. And in the face of the growing epidemic, Trump has shown indifference. Detroit has lost patience with Trump's slowness to combat the epidemic and has launched an emergency self-help effort. The joint task force was created to be more efficient.
Jaguar Land Rover builds respirators
March 15 data show that the number of confirmed cases of new crown pneumonia in the United Kingdom has reached 1,372 cases, an increase of 232 cases compared with the figures announced the day before; 14 new deaths in a single day, the largest increase since the epidemic, the cumulative number of deaths reached 35 cases. In response, Britain has asked manufacturers including Ford, Jaguar Land Rover and Honda to help make medical equipment, including ventilators, for the coronavirus outbreak.
Jaguar Land Rover said it had sought help with the production of ventilators as part of ongoing discussions with the government. 'As a British company, we naturally do everything we can to support our communities in these unprecedented times,' a spokesman told Automotive News Europe.
Ford said it was assessing the situation. The U.S. automaker operates two engine plants in the U.K., where it will produce just under 1.1 million engines in 2019. One of those two locations, in Bridget, Wales, is set to close this year.
Honda, which built fewer than 110,000 cars at its plant in Swindon, England, last year, has been asked by the government to explore the feasibility of building ventilators, the company said.
Renault's French plant was completely shut down
March 16 France's public **** health department statistics released on the evening of the 16th, as of 15:00 the same day, France's cumulative number of confirmed cases of new crown pneumonia rose to 6,633 cases, including 148 deaths. Compared with the 15th, France's cumulative new crown pneumonia confirmed cases increased by 1,233 cases, deaths increased by 28 cases. In response, Renault will be located in France's industrial park closed, due to the closure of the plant 12 locations and 18,000 employees will be affected.
Renault said it was suspending production to protect employees from the coronavirus outbreak and to "comply with the measures taken by the French government." With sales of 1.65 million vehicles in 2019, Renault?Group is Europe's third-largest automaker behind Volkswagen?Group and PSA Group.
Earlier Monday, Renault closed its plants in Palencia and Valadolid, Spain, for several days due to supply shortages. The plant in Flins, near Paris, which makes Renault's Zoe electric car, also closed for what Renault said was unrelated to supply reasons.
In addition, the Renault group has plants in Slovenia and Romania, where it makes Dacia cars. Plants in Turkey and Morocco also supply Europe.
Renault's announcement came after French President Emmanuel?Macron gave an expected speech Monday evening in which he was expected to announce increased law enforcement measures and restrictions on movement, including curfews.
Over the weekend, Renault had said it was considering all options to deal with the threat of the coronavirus, including hiring temporary workers, as some workers may need to stay at home to care for children after France closes its schools.
PSA Group to close its European plants
The outbreak was seen in all federal states in Germany, where the cumulative number of confirmed cases of new coronavirus pneumonia rose to 4,838 as of 15:00 GMT, an increase of 1,043 over the previous day, and the number of deaths rose to 12. The German government announced on the same day, from 8:00 a.m. on the 16th to strengthen the border control of Austria, Switzerland, France, Luxembourg and Denmark five countries. Travel in and out will no longer be permitted without a valid reason. However, freight traffic and cross-border work commutes are not affected by border controls.
PSA Group is closing its European plants until March 27 due to the spread of a coronavirus outbreak. That includes plants with Peugeot, Citroen and DS cars, as well as Opel's plants in Germany and Poland and Vauxhall's plant in the U.K. PSA said disruptions in parts deliveries from key suppliers and a sudden downturn in the auto market also contributed to the closures.
PSA, however, did not say if or when the driveline plants in Austria, Hungary, Poland and France would close.
A growing number of automakers, including Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Volkswagen Group's seating brand and Renault, have announced that all or some of their plants will be closed as a result of the outbreak.The PSA Group is the second-largest automaker in Europe behind Volkswagen Group, with 2019 sales of 3.02 million vehicles.
Renault Nissan shutdown, Volkswagen Siyat plant shutdown
The Spanish Ministry of Health local time ground time 16 1:00 p.m. release of the latest outbreak data show that the new coronavirus in Spain, the new crown of the new crown of the cumulative number of diagnosed cases rose to 9,191 cases, compared to yesterday's data, the new diagnosis of 1,438 cases of a single day, of which are located in ICU wards of the severe cases of 432 cases, the cumulative number of The deaths of 309 cases.
According to overseas media reports, Renault-Nissan's Spanish plant and Volkswagen Group subsidiary Seat Group have announced a suspension of production due to the supply of parts and components affected by the new coronavirus outbreak. The shutdowns could last for days or even weeks.
The most affected of these is Seat's main production site near Barcelona. Starting March 16, all of the site's roughly 7,000 employees will begin a work stoppage of undetermined duration. A union leader at Seat Auto told Reuters that the shutdown could last as long as six weeks.
In addition, Renault's plant in northern Spain will also begin a two-day shutdown on March 16, again due to parts shortages. A Renault spokesman said on March 12 that there were no problems, but then Renault said it had to suspend production because the supply chain had been hit hard by the spread of the epidemic in northern Spain. Renault employs about 6,000 people at its two plants in Spain a***.
Similarly, Nissan's two plants in Barcelona have been shut down since the afternoon of this March 13, also due to a shortage of supply of tires from its tire supplier's plant near Audena, which has been hit hard by the epidemic.
This article comes from the authors of the Motor Home Car Family, and does not represent the viewpoint position of the Motor Home.