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Covid-19
Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2020 4:38 pm
by AnthonyH89
Does anyone think this virus will cause ports to shut or delay importation?
Re: Covid-19
Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2020 4:44 pm
by giannis159
AnthonyH89 wrote:Does anyone think this virus will cause ports to shut or delay importation?
Here in Greece in Thursday the dealers will be closed. I think production factories will follow.
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Re: Covid-19
Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2020 5:03 pm
by AnthonyH89
My car has been built and is now in transit. So I assume on the ship as we speak. Just worried it might be delayed getting into the UK.
Re: Covid-19
Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2020 5:09 pm
by giannis159
We are trying get the amarok and we stick with the paperwork. If not tomorrow we are done [emoji22]
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Re: Covid-19
Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2020 5:11 pm
by SRGTD
Some car manufacturers are already closing factories because of reduced demand, and supply chain issues.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-51914412
As far as port activity is concerned - the main Covid-19 risk is from the movement of people, so maybe there won’t be a significant impact - if any - on the movement of goods. If goods are affected, then I dare say the priority will be to maintain food and medical imports / exports.
Re: Covid-19
Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2020 5:40 pm
by monkeyhanger
SRGTD wrote: Mon Mar 16, 2020 5:11 pm
Some car manufacturers are already closing factories because of reduced demand, and supply chain issues.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-51914412
As far as port activity is concerned - the main Covid-19 risk is from the movement of people, so maybe there won’t be a significant impact - if any - on the movement of goods. If goods are affected, then I dare say the priority will be to maintain food and medical imports / exports.
Seat are about to shut a Spanish site too.
Re: Covid-19
Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2020 6:18 pm
by Dark_cze
Czech republic - Dealerships are closed at least for next few days, Skoda had few infected with covid and right now there is a chance they will send everybody into quaranten and close whole factory for 14 days while they will clean it. So this is monday here ...
Re: Covid-19
Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2020 1:13 pm
by OomStu_ZA
This article appeared in the local news this morning:
https://ewn.co.za/2020/03/17/vw-warns-o ... rus-crisis
Re: Covid-19
Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2020 8:56 pm
by Dazeredo
In Portugal all car factories are about to close (PSA and VAG are produced here).
Re: Covid-19
Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2020 10:30 pm
by Ima
Any news about South Africa. Starting to think I’ve got a really long wait
Re: Covid-19
Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2020 10:36 pm
by silverhairs
Anybody see on TV tonight, Nissan are shutting their Sunderland plant.
Re: Covid-19
Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2020 1:48 pm
by OomStu_ZA
another update (good for Polo's)
https://www.wheels24.co.za/News/sa-auto ... s-20200318
Volkswagen South Africa says: "The VW plant in Uitenhage is operating as normal but we are closely monitoring the impact of Covid-19 outbreak on our supply chain and business."