There are also eight tire factories overseas that can produce them.

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editing? |? Wu Shijie

With the epidemic raging, hundreds of factories of head enterprises such as Bridgestone, Michelin and Goodyear have taken measures to temporarily close their factories and stop production. However, due to the timely prevention and control of local epidemic situation and perfect measures, some factories are still operating and continue to provide products and services to customers.

which overseas tire factories are still operating normally?

1. Jiatong Tire

At present, Jiatong Tire USA is maintaining the normal production of its South Carolina factory and the normal operation of three tire distribution centers in the United States. Jiatong said that the company is closely monitoring and following local policies to ensure the safety of its employees, customers, suppliers and local communities.

In the past few weeks, Jiatong has taken a series of measures, such as restricting international travel, delaying large-scale activities and employees' commuting. At present, Jiatong is still strengthening isolation measures, distributing additional personal protective equipment to employees, and carrying out additional cleaning and disinfection of public areas of distribution centers and manufacturing plants.

2. Finnish Nuoji

At present, Finnish Nuoji's factories around the world have not been shut down on a large scale due to the epidemic. Among them, the Finnish Nuoji American factory is now operating normally, and the tire production and supply are stable.

It is understood that although the factory has not been closed, the Finnish Nuoji has also made a series of adjustments due to the epidemic. For example, the tire output of Russian factories will be flexibly adjusted according to global demand. While the new factory in the United States is expanding, the recruitment of new employees is postponed. Temporarily stop the related work of the new test center in Spain.

3. German horse brand

Previously, German horse brand American company said: The epidemic situation has not affected our ability to provide passenger car and truck tires to North American customers. In North America, all tire factories are operating normally, and it is expected that there will be no shortage of locally produced tires. It is understood that German horse brand has implemented prevention and control measures in the areas affected by the epidemic, and these measures were also implemented in the 29 H1N1 influenza.

However, in the following statement, German continental said that it is gradually adjusting the production of global factories, and refused to disclose the specific factories affected and the extent of the impact. German horse brand explained: "Because the situation is changing at a high speed, the epidemic situation and policies in different places are also different."

4. Titan International

Titan Tire recently said that the company will maintain normal production and operation to support the food industry and agriculture in the United States. Tires and wheels made by Titan International are important parts of American agricultural machinery.

Paul Reitz, CEO of Titan, said: There are no supply chain problems in our current orders in the United States, and the company's disease prevention and daily cleaning work are being carried out in an orderly manner.

5. TOYO Tire

TOYO recently said that its distribution center in California and its American factory in Georgia are still open and can operate normally. It is understood that the job of the distribution center is to receive tires from American and overseas manufacturers, and then distribute these tires to American dealers and warehouses. All the distribution centers in Tongyou are still open.

6. Hankook Tire

Up to now, Hankook Tire has not reported any changes to its manufacturing business due to the outbreak of Covid-19, and its global factories are still operating normally. It is reported that after the outbreak of the epidemic, Han Tai has taken a series of measures, such as telecommuting, disinfection and prevention, and postponing travel.

recently, Hyun, vice chairman of Han Tai? Shick? Cho said, "Although the European, American and global automobile industries are facing serious difficulties due to the outbreak of Covid-19 and sluggish market demand, short-term revenue loss will be inevitable. However, we will be fully prepared immediately after the outbreak to reverse the situation. "

7. Nexen Tire

In the document submitted to the Korea Stock Exchange (KRX), Nexen Tire said that in order to control the epidemic situation, Nexen will suspend production for two days (March 1-2) at the factory in Changning County, South Korea, and resumed operation on March 3.

recently, John Hagen (John? Hagan) said: There is no delay in the production activities of Nexen tires in North America, but it will still be adjusted according to the changes in global market demand. Since March 2th, we have provided services to customers by telephone and video conference.

8. Trelleborg Group

Recently, Trelleborg Group USA reported that its agricultural tire factory in Spartanburg, South Carolina is still in operation.

factory closures, layoffs and production cuts are becoming more and more serious

It may be difficult to maintain the normal operation of tire enterprises

At present, with the escalation of overseas epidemics, although some factories of the above-mentioned enterprises are still producing, the global trend of factory closures, layoffs and production cuts has become very obvious. For example, the German horse brand said, "The situation is changing rapidly." In other words, many factories that are currently in production will be affected by local epidemics and policies for some time to come, and it is still unknown whether to shut down or not.

according to xiaobang's current information, the closure of major tire factories is as follows:

it can be seen that Michelin, Bridgestone and Goodyear are relatively more seriously affected by the epidemic, and the number of closed factories once reached more than a dozen or even dozens. Pirelli has set up factories in countries with serious epidemics such as Italy, and recently five factories have temporarily stopped production.

In addition, tire companies such as Michelin, Bridgestone, Goodyear, German continental and Apollo have also announced plans to reduce production and lay off employees for overseas factories. Controlling production capacity and reducing expenses have also become powerful measures for many tire enterprises to cope with the spread of the epidemic and the decline in market demand.

as we all know, the top ten tire companies in the world have tire business in China. Whether the closure of factories and the decline of production capacity will affect the China market in the future still needs constant attention.

This article comes from the author of Chejia, car home, and does not represent car home's standpoint.