VIETNAM CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Liên Đoàn Thương Mại Và Công Nghiệp Việt Nam
Sat, Apr 04, 2020, 10:05:00
Nissan Vietnam will shut down its plant in the central city of Da Nang for 15 days starting April 5 to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus.
The company’s 25 dealers nationwide will also be closed from April 1-15 in line with the government’s social distancing campaign, the Japanese automaker said in a statement.
Before Nissan, Ford, Toyota, TC Motor and Honda had all shut down production temporarily in Vietnam to protect their employees amidst the rising number of confirmed Covid-19 infections in the country.
As of Friday, Covid-19 tally in Vietnam had risen to 233, of whom 85 have been discharged after recovery.
Japan’s Yamaha Motor has also shut down motorbike production from April 1 until April 15.
Auto sales in the first two months fell 27 percent year-on-year to 33,400 units, according to the Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers Association (VAMA).
Last year, car sales rose 11.7 percent to 322,322 units, it said.
