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Under the influence of COVID-19, many domestic manufacturing enterprises have suffered delays in resuming work. In addition to the hardest-hit areas of the epidemic, many car companies have begun to resume work since February 10. However, under the circumstances, British carmaker Jaguar Land Rover said recently that it is still likely to stop production due to a shortage of parts caused by the epidemic in the future.

Ralph Speth, chief executive of Jaguar Land Rover, said at the opening ceremony of the National Automotive Innovation Center in Coventry, central England, that the spread of the novel coronavirus epidemic had disrupted the operations of many Chinese enterprises. The local government delayed the Spring Festival in order to control the spread of the epidemic, which greatly delayed the return to work of many enterprises. As a result, the shortage of spare parts has affected many car companies around the world. Including Jaguar Land Rover.

To this end, Jaguar Land Rover has airlifted Chinese-made parts to the UK to maintain car production. However, because the novel coronavirus epidemic has spread to enterprises in many countries and industries, these parts may be used up in two weeks. "We are safe this week and the next week. In the third week, we will be short of parts. " "We have airlifted parts from China to the UK in suitcases," Mr Speth said. "

Jaguar Land Rover, the largest carmaker in the UK, currently operates three car production plants in the UK, producing nearly 400000 vehicles a year. But affected by the epidemic, Jaguar Land Rover has joined the ranks of the world's leading companies, warning about the impact of China's novel coronavirus epidemic on the supply chain.

Jaguar Land Rover released its latest financial results on Feb. 7, saying that the epidemic in China continues to spread and may affect the company's fourth-quarter results, and that it is too early to quantify the impact of the epidemic on the company. But two days later, on February 9, Jaguar Land Rover again announced that if the epidemic continued, supply chains outside China would also be affected.

The Chinese market is undoubtedly the region hardest hit by Jaguar Land Rover, Mr Speth said. Sales in China, the world's largest car market, have been hit. "it's completely stopped. It's zero. I don't know if the economy will catch up, or this kind of loss is a kind of loss. " And, Speth added, Jaguar Land Rover's China plant will resume production on Feb. 24, so the company is currently at a complete halt.

China is one of the world's most important single markets for Jaguar Land Rover, accounting for 1/5 of its global sales. Jaguar Land Rover sales in China show clear signs of recovery. In the third quarter of 2019 (September-December), Jaguar Land Rover sold 27000 units in the Chinese market (including 15000 units of Chery Jaguar Land Rover), up 24.3% from a year earlier. Among them, sales in December increased by 26.3%, achieving six consecutive months of double-digit growth.

However, the pneumonia epidemic caused by novel coronavirus continues to spread. Although some enterprises in some provinces and cities have resumed work and put into production since February 10, some enterprises are temporarily unable to return to work in areas where the epidemic is more serious. At the same time, due to the serious labor shortage of the epidemic, even enterprises that return to work are unable to meet expectations at present.

Parts made in China are also used in millions of cars assembled around the world, and Hubei Province is the main hub for the production and transportation of auto parts in China.

Therefore, the outbreak of the domestic novel coronavirus epidemic has led to a shortage of auto parts supply, which has affected many overseas car companies around the world, including Nissan Motor, which is located in the local Kyushu plant in Japan, Hyundai, Kia and Renault subsidiary RSM in South Korea have all said that they have felt the pressure brought by the parts shortage.

Separately, Fiat Chrysler said last week that it had suspended production at its plant in Serbia, the first time an European carmaker has suspended production because of the COVID-19 epidemic.

On Feb. 19, Jaguar Land Rover China said it had allocated 5 million yuan to distribute 100000 masks from the UK to front-line staff in more than 240 dealerships across the country for epidemic prevention and control.

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