Posted on 02/04/2020 11:14:03 AM PST by RightGeek
Hyundai announced Tuesday that it is suspending production in its South Korea manufacturing plants due to supply chain problems caused by the coronavirus outbreak in China.
The world's fifth-largest automaker said in a statement that the suspension is a result of "disruptions in the supply of parts resulting from the coronavirus outbreak in China," The New York Times reports.
Hyundai has plants worldwide, but has been hampered by the fact that it gets many of its parts from China. Several plants in China that make the parts that the automaker needs have shut down because of the continued spread of the virus, which has killed more than 400 people, according to the Times.
The auto company told the Times via email that it was "reviewing various measures to minimize the disruption of its operations, including seeking alternative suppliers in other regions."
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Wow...Magna...”Our products and systems are on two out of every three vehicles launched around the world through 2019 and Magna is the only automotive supplier in the world with expertise in the whole vehicle – from electronics to body to powertrain to complete vehicle manufacturing.”
Yeah...can you imagine how many people are going to KEY your nice Hyundai with Smaht-Pahking if you pull that stunt? What a useless “innovation.”
>>>They aren’t intended to be long-duration structures and the Chinese have announced their intent to burn them after use for easier decontamination.
Where did you find that fact?
There was an earlier article posted here on FR where it was stated by a Chinese spokesperson.
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