Dacia halts production in Romania

BUCHAREST, Romania — Romanian automaker Dacia, owned by Renault Group, will stop production at its Mioveni plant on Thursday until April 5 due to the coronavirus outbreak.

The company will send around 14,000 employees home at the plant north of Bucharest on paid leave. Ford's Romanian plant also suspended activity for its 6,000 staff members.

"The company anticipates commercial operations will resume quickly after the sanitary crisis ends," Dacia said in a statement on Wednesday. "At that time, appropriate measures will be implemented, which will allow the company to meet commercial demand."