The reopening of plants for General Motors, Ford and Fiat Chrysler will test their capital-strained supply chains, coronavirus safety protocols and consumer demand.
GM has said it could have its plants back up and running to pre-pandemic levels in the next four weeks, while Ford Chief Operating Officer Jim Farley said it's "too early to tell" when it will be back to producing where its was ahead of the coronavirus pandemic. Fiat Chrysler CEO Mike Manley has said "production levels will be aligned to consumer demand to ensure we do not build up inventory.
All three of the automakers worked with the United Auto Workers union to reopen their U.S. facilities as well as local public officials. A weld curtain hangs over the chassis line at Fiat Chrysler's Sterling Heights Assembly Plant in Michigan to protect employees from the spread and transmission of COVID-19.The automakers also have redesigned lunch and break areas, established new procedures to enter and exit facilities and havefor anyone believed to have contracted the disease. That's in addition to pre-training exercises related to Covid-19 and pre-work health questionnaires.
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