Motoring

Hyundai suspends output as coronavirus disrupts supply chain

Hyundai Motor Company plans to gradually suspend its South Korean factories, starting on Tuesday, as the coronavirus outbreak in China has disrupted supplies of a vehicle component, Yonhap News Agency said

A Hyundai employee works on the assembly line at the company's production plant in Asan, South Korea.
A Hyundai employee works on the assembly line at the company's production plant in Asan, South Korea. (Seokyong Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Hyundai Motor Company plans to gradually suspend its South Korean factories, starting on Tuesday, as the coronavirus outbreak in China has disrupted supplies of a vehicle component, Yonhap News Agency said.

Hyundai's South Korean factories will be fully idled from Friday to Monday or Tuesday next week, Yonhap added.

A Hyundai Motor union official confirmed the factory suspension, but did not give further details.

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