Fiat Chrysler suspends production across European plants amid COVID-19 outbreak

Italian carmaker Fiat Chrysler Automobiles on March 16 anunced that it has temporarily suspended production across majority of European manufacturing plants in wake of coronavirus outbreak. According to a statement released by company, temporary suspension will be in effect through March 27. 

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company in its statement said, " temporary suspension, which will be in effect through March 27, 2020, continues implementation of a comprehensive set of actions in response to COVID-19 emergency and enables Group to effectively respond to interruption in market demand by ensuring optimization of supply. In particular, suspension of production is being facilitated to enable Group to be rey to commence production promptly once market conditions allow."

According to statement, plants that will be affected by decision are Italy's Melfi, G. Vico (Pomiglia), Cassi, Mirafiori Carrozzerie, Grugliasco, and Modena. While production at Serbia's Kragujevac and Poland's Tychy plants will also remain suspended. 

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Coronavirus outbreak

Italy is most affected country outside mainland China as it became second nation to record more than 1,000 deaths. According to reports, re are currently 20,603 active coronavirus cases in country, of which 1,672 patients are under critical condition. Media reports suggest that Italy has successfully treated 2,335 patients from 24,747 cases that have been reported since December 2019. 

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COVID-19 has claimed more than 6,500 lives across world and has infected over 1,69,000 people globally since it first broke out in December 2019. China is most affected country in world as experts believe that virus originated from a seafood market in Wuhan city, epicentre of disease, where animals were reportedly being tred illegally. Iran, Spain and South Korea are some of or highly impacted countries after China and Italy. 

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