Bosch halts production at two China plants due to COVID curbs (updated)

BOSCH

12/04/2022 08:30

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    SHANGHAI, April 12 (Reuters) - German auto parts supplier
Bosch on Tuesday said it has suspended production at two sites
in the Chinese cities of Shanghai and Changchun as it follows
government policies to contain a surge of COVID-19 cases.   
    Bosch said it had paused production at a Thermotechnology
factory in Shanghai and an automotive components site in 
Changchun in northeastern Jilin province. 
    Two other auto parts plants in Shanghai and neighbouring
Taicang city are maintaining "closed-loop" operations, in which
workers sleep, live and work in isolation from the rest of
society to prevent virus transmission, the manufacturer said.
    "We are currently seeing temporarily effects on logistics
and supply chain sourcing," Bosch said in a statement. "In this
situation, we are doing everything we can to maintain the supply
chains as much as possible and to serve the demands."
    China has imposed strict lockdowns to contain the spread of
the highly contagious Omicron variant, including in Jilin
province and Shanghai.
    Auto sales plunged in March as the country's curbs to rein
in COVID-19 outbreaks took their toll, while Tesla, Volkswagen
and Toyota were among automakers feeling the impact of limits on
production.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N2W903V
    The European Union Chamber of Commerce in China said on
Monday it had sent a letter to the country's cabinet detailing
how the country's COVID control measures had disrupted European
companies and urged it to revise its policies, such as by
allowing home quarantine for some COVID patients.  urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nL2N2W90EC  
 

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