Dongfeng Ph Sees No Render Resultant Due To Coronavirus Outbreak

With no terminate inwards sight to the Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCov) spreading some the world, industries, peculiarly those located inwards Red People's Republic of China powerfulness shortly hold out affected. Among the locally available Chinese brands, the 1 that may sense the greatest impact is Dongfeng.

Dongfeng belongs to 1 of the “Big Four” Chinese automakers inwards price of output in addition to has entered into articulation ventures amongst the likes of Kia, Honda, Nissan, Peugeot-Citroen, in addition to Renault. It likewise has the distinction of existence the largest automaker based inwards Wuhan, the uppercase of Hubei province.

With that, nosotros sought out Arlan Reyes of Pilipinas Autogroup, Inc., distributor of Dongfeng on whatever possible implications to their vehicle supply. He says: “No. We practise non nevertheless encounter that at that topographic point volition hold out an consequence on the vehicle supply. The plants or factories [that hit vehicles for the Philippine market] are non located inwards Wuhan, only inwards other provinces.”

True enough, according to Bloomberg (via Automotive News), exclusively fifteen portion of Dongfeng vehicles are assembled inwards Wuhan, piece the balance are assembled inwards other provinces.

So at that topographic point y'all accept it, equally far equally Dongfeng is concerned, there’s no threat to whatever vehicle supply. Hopefully though that a cure is works life soon, because if not, it volition milk tremble upward the global automotive industry. Already, analysts are predicting that production at that topographic point volition hold out cutting past times equally much fifteen percent. Moreover, it powerfulness get down to touching on automotive provide chains some the world.