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As the pneumonia epidemic infected by novel coronavirus continues to spread, in order to strengthen the prevention and control of the pneumonia epidemic, reduce the gathering of personnel, and stop the spread of the epidemic, the General Office of the State Council recently issued a notice to extend the Spring Festival holiday in 2020. In response to this, dealers in many places across the country also responded to the call and postponed the business hours of 4S stores.

The prevention and control of the epidemic involved a number of dealer groups, including China's largest automobile Guanghui Automobile, Yongda Automobile Group, Hengxin Automobile Group and Bidley Group, and issued a suspension notice for each store.

According to the suspension notice issued by Guanghui Automobile, in view of the concealment, complexity and seriousness of the pneumonia epidemic infected by novel coronavirus, the first-level public health response mechanism for major emergencies will be activated and decided to suspend business and duty to all 4S sites and related companies in Guanghui Automobile Southwest region from January 26, 2020 to January 30, 2020.

According to relevant media, not only Guanghui Automobile Group, but also a number of dealer groups, including Yongda Automobile Group, Hengxin Automobile Group and Bidley Group, have said that they have issued a notice in accordance with the requirements of the General Office of the State Council. postpone the opening time of 4S stores to February 3. As to whether it is necessary to postpone the follow-up, it should depend on the requirements of the central policy.

Among them, Hengxin Automobile Group is headquartered in Wuhan, Hubei, which is the hardest hit by the epidemic, and a relevant responsible person revealed that the group is considering the specific business hours of 4S stores. 4S stores outside Hubei Province are temporarily scheduled to open on February 3. 4S business hours in areas in Hubei Province are expected to be later, according to current estimates, it may be postponed to February 8 after the Lantern Festival.

In fact, most car 4S stores will have personnel on duty during holidays (including Spring Festival). Even New Year's Eve will arrange staff on duty to provide various services for car owners from the sixth day of the first lunar month to ensure the normal operation of 4S stores. However, the impact of the epidemic is more serious, dealer groups have made a first-level response mechanism.

Here, in addition to the postponement of the business of the 4S store, some car companies have announced the postponement of vehicle production plans, including Dongfeng commercial vehicles headquartered in Shiyan City, Hubei Province, which took the lead in adjusting the production and operation plan, and subordinate units delayed the start-up time of post-holiday production. Dongfeng commercial vehicle supply chain management department will determine specific production arrangements according to production conditions to ensure that all work is carried out in an orderly manner.

In addition, an employee of DPCA, which is also located in Hubei, revealed a few days ago: "the company was originally scheduled to work in the marketing department on February 1, but the work time of other departments has been postponed since February 3." The exact time for resuming work has not yet been announced, and the company said it would issue a supplementary notice on January 31. "

In the face of the epidemic, the life safety and health of staff members should be put in the first place, although the postponement of business hours and production plans will affect a series of profits, production and marketing, but reasonable regulation and control is to better resume production and business, which also reminds everyone that protective measures should be taken to cooperate with the prevention and control of the epidemic.

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