Some international automakers with crucial production plants in China announce they will be returning to work within the next few weeks, as the death toll and the number of new cases from the novel coronavirus continue to soar.
said it expects to resume production in its China plants starting on Feb. 15, with a staggered start at first based on local employees' safety readiness and how prepared supply chains are, a spokesperson told ABC News on Monday.
"The safety and security of our team members, suppliers and stakeholders continues to be our top priority," the company told ABC News in a statement."For the week of February 10, all plants in China will start preparing to resume operations from the following week and beyond. We will continue to evaluate the situation."A spokesperson for Nissan said it will"restart production in China at the earliest from Feb. 17 at Huadu Plant and Dalian Plant.
A photo shows Toyota Motor Corp.'s factory in Tianjin, China, Feb. 10, 2020. Operations at the plant have been suspended amid the spread of the new coronavirus.Meanwhile, the electric vehicle maker Tesla resumed production at its Shanghai plant on Monday after receiving support from local officials, Reuters reported. Tesla did not immediately respond to ABC News' request for comment.
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