Michelin is idling tire factories in Italy, Spain, and France beginning today for at least one week to deal with coronavirus.
March 17, 2020
Coronavirus hits European car industry
The last few days has seen a rapid escalation in the number of plant closures in Europe’s car industry. Companies announcing closures include Ford, Volkswagen, Daimler, Fiat Chrysler, and PSA Group.
Techcrunch: Ford, Daimler to suspend production at European factories due to COVID-19
Automotive News Europe: Ford suspends European production
Automotive News Europe: VW Seat unit to halt all production
Wall Street Journal (subscription): Volkswagen, Airbus Halt European Production Amid Wave of Factory Closures
The Telegraph (subscription): Europe’s car industry stalls as coronavirus shuts plans
Tracker for status of tire-related events
Tire Business has created an ongoing tracker detailing the status of tire-related events. The list covers conferences, technical meetings, and other events that have been cancelled or postponed due to coronavirus.