Ferrari to pilot employee screening for coronavirus

Consumer confidence has plummeted and registrations have dried up after dealerships were closed by government coronavirus measures, analysts LMC Automotive said.

BMW will idle production until the end of April because it expects a further decline in demand while dealerships remain closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The non-Detroit 3 automakers have for decades avoided sending workers home with no pay. The Covid-19 pandemic is a different matter.

VW was unusually critical of Mexico's authorities and the death adds to concern about whether the country is doing enough testing for the coronavirus.

After the explosive growth in March, Russia's new-car sales are expected to dive in April because dealerships are now closed as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus.

Workers at the automaker's Pamplona factory, which builds the Polo and T-Cross, will wear masks and gloves, and the plant's disinfection will be intensified.

The automakers' new plans could see Nissan shutter factories in Spain and Renault withdraw from the Chinese market.

South Korea's SK Innovation wants to be a big player in EV batteries, but first it needs the factories to make it happen.

Europe's sixth-largest dealer group said its senior management would take a 20 percent pay cut to reduce costs during the coronavirus downturn.

The automaker will defer three months of payments for UK buyers and is offering cash back that can also be put toward financing. Ford says it is weighing options to support European sales with showrooms closed.