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KY_EnviroGuy

(14,483 posts)
Tue Apr 7, 2020, 02:19 AM Apr 2020

Auto & Truck production slows or halts throughout the South

Nisson:

Nissan to furlough about 10,000 workers in Mississippi, Tennessee
by: CNN Wire
Posted: Apr 6, 2020 / 07:23 PM CDT

Link: https://wreg.com/news/nissan-to-furlough-about-10000-workers-in-mississippi-tennessee/

(snip)
(CNN) — Nissan plans to furlough most of its hourly manufacturing employees as its US plants remain closed to help slow the spread of Covid-19. Lloryn Love-Carter, a company spokeswoman, said that the company will furlough about 10,000 employees Tuesday at plants in Canton, Mississippi and two locations in Tennessee: Smyrna and Decherd.

Nissan is asking furloughed employees to apply for unemployment through at least April 27, when the company plans to restart production. Nissan closed its US plants on March 20.


Ford:

Ford delays production restart, including at 2 Louisville plants, indefinitely
WLKY Updated: 11:46 AM EDT Mar 31, 2020

Link: https://www.wlky.com/article/closure-of-ford-plants-including-2-in-louisvile-extended-indefinitely-coronavirus/31990767

(snip)
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Ford is delaying its planned restart of certain North America plants, the company announced Tuesday.

Many of the plants were slated to reopen in mid-April. A date had not been announced for the Louisville Assembly plant, but Ford's Kentucky Truck Plant was supposed to restart production April 14. Now, the startup dates have been further postponed, but no dates have been announced.


Volkswagen:

Volkswagen Chattanooga suspending production until April 12 amid pandemic concerns
by WTVC Thursday, March 19th 2020

Link: https://newschannel9.com/news/local/volkswagen-chattanooga-to-suspend-production-for-one-week-all-team-members-to-be-paid

(snip)
Volkswagen announced Wednesday that they are further extending the shutdown period of their Chattanooga plant, a suspension that began March 21. Now, production will be suspended until April 12, with production resuming at 10pm that Sunday.

A statement from plant CEO Tom du Plessis reads as follows: "The health and safety of our team remains our highest priority. Volkswagen Chattanooga will remain closed next week, extending the production suspension which began March 21. We plan to resume production Sunday, April 12 at 10 p.m.

It appears that Ford and VW are playing it by ear, week by week with their announcements.

I'm sure there are many more across the southland, but these are probably representative.


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