Automakers are halting car production in india due to the coronavirus outbreak.Volkswagen, ford, Renault, Fiat Chrysler, toyota and hyundai joined domestic automakers maruti Suzuki and mahindra & mahindra in shutting plants to help halt the spread of the virus.

 

The move comes after automakers shut plants last week in europe, the united states, canada and Mexico. mahindra & mahindra said it aims to start making ventilators for coronavirus patients, mirroring efforts by automakers including ferrari and Fiat.

 

india has reported 415 cases of the coronavirus but health experts have warned that a big jump could be imminent. The government will halt domestic flights from tuesday and suspend most train and metro services nationwide. The western state of maharashtra is home to one of India's biggest auto hubs at pune, where several automakers are set to halt production. mahindra has stopped manufacturing at one of its plants in maharashtra and will suspend work at two others from monday, it said.

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