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Under the influence of the pneumonia epidemic infected by novel coronavirus, the automobile industry has entered a collective shutdown period, and a number of car companies have announced extended holidays, including Toyota, Honda, Hino, Tesla, Ford, Lilly, Dongfeng Motor, and so on. In view of the impact of the epidemic, BMW Group also took corresponding measures a few days ago.

BMW Group brilliance's Dadong and Tiexi plants in Shenyang, China, will extend their holidays until February 9, depending on factors such as the development of the epidemic and government regulations.

A spokesman for BMW said that the holiday extension policy is mainly aimed at workshop production workers, white-collar workers will return to work on February 3, employees will take the form of telecommuting from home and plan to go to work normally on February 10.

According to official sources, the brilliance BMW plant in Shenyang, which employs about 18000 people, will reduce production of new cars by about four digits for a week, along with certain costs and significant economic losses for the factory.

Data show that brilliance BMW has two major vehicle factories in Shenyang: Tiexi Factory and Dadong Factory, producing BMW 1 series, BMW 2 series station wagons, BMW 3 series (including standard axles and long axles), BMW 5 series (long axis version), BMW X1, BMW X3. Among them, Dadong factory is divided into Dadong new factory and Dadong old factory, in which Dadong new factory has a production capacity of 200000 vehicles per year, and the model put into production is the seventh generation BMW 5-series (long axis version).

In 2019, BMW Group (BMW and MINI) sold 723680 vehicles in the Chinese market, up 13.1% from a year earlier. The sales figures released by BMW also allowed it to overtake Mercedes-Benz and Audi to become the No. 1 luxury brand in China in 2019.

In order to further strengthen the prevention and control of the epidemic and reduce the gathering of personnel and the spread of the virus during the epidemic, all provinces and cities have clearly stipulated the time for enterprises to return to work, and most areas require all kinds of enterprises to return to work no earlier than 24:00 on February 9. Among them, Hubei Province requires all kinds of enterprises in the province to return to work no earlier than 24:00 on February 13. The resumption time of most car companies will be related to the resumption time announced by the government.

In response to factors such as the development of the epidemic and government regulations, a number of car companies have decided to suspend operations of their factories in China.

The resumption of work at all Toyota plants in China has been postponed to Feb. 10, and Toyota said it would closely monitor the impact of the new pneumonia, with no specific start date set. Ford said it expected to delay production at its joint venture Changan Ford plant in China until February 10.

Honda announced on January 30th that it had decided to suspend production at its Chinese factories in view of novel coronavirus's spread and compliance with Chinese government directions. production of the company's motorcycles in Tianjin and Suzhou and cars in Guangzhou and Wuhan were suspended until February 9.

Production of Model 3 at the Shanghai plant is expected to be delayed by one to a week and a half, Tesla said on January 30.

At the request of Shanghai, Anhui, Jiangsu and other local governments, the construction of the entire car plant scheduled for January 31 has been cancelled, and the Hefei plant will resume work no earlier than 24:00 on February 9.

Dongfeng Motor Group's Dongfeng Automobile, Dragon Automobile and Dongfeng Renault have all set up joint venture factories in Wuhan. The relevant person in charge of Dongfeng Company said, "the company will conduct an in-depth study on the epidemic situation, properly make a plan for resuming production and operation, and without ensuring the health and safety of employees, the resumption date of the whole company will be determined. The specific resumption time will be determined according to the epidemic prevention and control situation in various places."

It is said that SAIC passenger cars, SAIC Chase, Beijing Hyundai, Volvo, Chery, Geely and other car companies also have corresponding delays in resuming work.

Affected by the epidemic and government-regulated factors, in addition to the postponement of production time by auto companies, major auto parts suppliers also have plans to postpone production, and the entire automobile industry is in a state of "paralysis" during the epidemic.

Among them, Bosch, the world's largest auto parts supplier, warned that as Bosch relies heavily on the Chinese market, novel coronavirus may affect the company's global supply chain and even disrupt Bosch's global supply chain. Bosch has nearly 60 subsidiaries in China, distributed in Shanghai, Nanjing, Changsha, Suzhou, Wuhan, Chongqing and other cities. The parts produced by these factories are not only supplied to domestic car companies, but also to foreign customers.

Magna, another parts giant, said it was taking a number of precautions, including extending the closure of factories in China. Magna operates 68 factories in China, from manufacturing to engineering, and employs nearly 19000 people, including two in Wuhan.

The collective shutdown of the automobile industry is also the first time in the past years. at present, some car companies have not yet decided on the specific start date after the new year, depending on the controlled epidemic of the new type of pneumonia and government factors.

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