In the efforts of the people of the country, the new crown pneumonia epidemic in the country finally ushered in the dawn of the "war epidemic" success. The epidemic has been contained, the resumption of production is on the agenda, rapid economic development is just around the corner. But unfortunately, the epidemic overseas is spreading and worsening, with more and more confirmed cases.
The global automotive industry has suffered a major blow as a result of the epidemic.
With over 100 car company factories shutting down, global auto production will be cut?
And China's car companies have experienced the same shutdown, in order to avoid large-scale gatherings to make the epidemic spread widely, overseas car company factories are also facing the situation of having to shut down production. Recently, a number of car companies, including Ford, Toyota and Volkswagen, have announced production stoppages.
Toyota plans to suspend production at five Japanese plants from April 3rd. Among them, Toyota Kyushu Corporation's Miyata plant mainly produces Lexus CT, ES, NX, UX and RX models. According to Roll's understanding, since Lexus currently sells purely imported models, prospective Lexus owners usually need to wait for about three months before they can pick up their cars. If the plant stops production, then Chinese consumers may have to wait longer to pick up their cars.
Not only that, Toyota's factories in Europe, North America, the Philippines and Malaysia will also have to close temporarily. As the world's largest auto group, Toyota's global sales reached 10.742 million vehicles in 2019, up 1.4 percent year-on-year. Affected by the global epidemic, Toyota, which has always maintained steady growth, may see a downturn in 2020.
Another auto giant, Ford Motor, also announced earlier that it is shutting down production at its North American and European plants, in addition to suspending vehicle and engine production work at its plants in India, Thailand, Vietnam and South Africa. Ford said the plant shutdown is partly due to the safety of the company's employees, on the other hand, the supply of parts and components difficulties and a sharp decline in demand, had no choice but to close the plant.
The decision was not easy for Ford, which is seeking to turn a profit and achieve a full revival. Ford has now withdrawn its previously announced 2020 financial performance targets, which will be re-released at the end of April. Thankfully, the Chinese auto market, another major battleground for Ford, is releasing good signals.
Volkswagen, the German carmaker at the center of the storm, announced in an official statement early that most of its German and European factories will be shut down one after another, with a preliminary plan to stop production for about three weeks. However, VW's factories in China have basically resumed normal production.
Volkswagen Group's "helmsman" Dies said, y affected by the "Chinese experience", Volkswagen is closing its European factories in an orderly manner and letting more and more employees work from home, and some of the process systems are being adjusted in accordance with the development of the epidemic plan. Volkswagen is currently reserving its 2020 forecast and expects car deliveries this year to be in line with those of last year.
The epidemic has swept across the globe, and no car company has been spared the "havoc". In addition to the above mentioned Volkswagen, Ford, Toyota, as well as General Motors, Nissan PSA, FCA and other car companies have suffered heavy losses, including domestic independent car companies. Global direction is still uncertain, although the Chinese market is expected to usher in the second quarter of the rebound, but a professional organization in the industry predicted that this year's global auto sales will decline by nearly 40% year-on-year! Is this data exaggerated or conservative? We'll have to wait until the end of the year to see what happens.
Learning from Chinese car makers, overseas automakers are turning to masks and respirators
The widespread spread of pneumonia in China caught us by surprise, but we've gained valuable experience in the process. Now that the world is under the same shadow, a shortcut is to "copy" from China.
The former "people need what to build" Wuling Automobile, Guangzhou Automobile Group and other car companies to produce masks, donations to the community, reflecting the role of the big country car companies and sense of social responsibility. Now, Volkswagen, General Motors, Nissan, Ford, Ferrari and other car companies have also begun to switch to the production of respirators and other medical equipment in short supply. In the United States, Tesla, Ford, General Motors has said it is ready to provide assistance to the government.
And FCA is planning to revamp one of its factories in China and produce masks in the coming weeks.FCA has set a target of producing 1 million masks a month, which will later be supplied to police/medical paramedics/police etc. in the US, Canada and Mexico.
Volkswagen, which has a number of factories in China, has also opened a new production program - to produce masks, which will later be donated to the German health authorities. Volkswagen has also finalized an all-encompassing plan to aid the German health care system, including purchasing protective clothing, medical gloves, thermometers and ventilators from China to ship to Germany.
The global auto industry will be in deep trouble if the epidemic doesn't pass. Car companies should concentrate their resources and do what they can to provide a solid force to fight the epidemic. There are still more car companies that need to join in!
It is gratifying to see that China's "anti-epidemic" efforts are beginning to bear fruit, with all industries returning to work in an orderly fashion. However, the economy is highly globalized, and when overseas countries are hit by the epidemic, China's economy will also be seriously affected. The automobile industry is only a microcosm of this. The "catastrophe" has arrived, and I wish the people of the world *** with the "war epidemic" success!
This article comes from the author of the automobile home car family number, does not represent the views of the automobile home position.