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a statement, Nissan, the first automaker to halt production at a
plant in Japan because of the outbreak, said that output would
be affected on Friday and Feb. 17, due to supply shortages of
parts from China.
The stoppage could impact production of around 3,000 vehicles,
the Nikkei newspaper reported said, underlining the extent to
which manufacturers in the world's third-largest economy are
reliant on China for supplies.
Nissan's Kyushu plant produces models including the Serena
minivan for the Japanese market and the Rogue SUV crossover,
Nissan's top-selling car in the United States. It has an annual
capacity of 530,000 vehicles.
Two production lines at the Kyushu plant would be halted on Feb.
14, the Nikkei said, adding that another line which mainly cars
for export, would be stopped on Feb.17.
Nissan said it was preparing to restart production in China at
the earliest from Feb. 17 at its plants in Huadu, Guangdong
Province and Dalian, Liaoning Province, while restart dates for
other plants had yet to be confirmed.
The coronavirus outbreak - declared a global health emergency by
the World Health Organization - has disrupted Chinese
manufacturing and that is having an effect on plants abroad.
In South Korea, Hyundai Motor <005380.KS>, Kia Motors
<000270.KS> and Renault subsidiary RSM have all announced
closures citing disruption to supply of parts from China.
(Reporting by David Dolan and Maki Shiraki; writing by David
Dolan; editing by Jason Neely and Louise Heavens)
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