Nissan to halt plant in Japan as coronavirus disrupts supply from China

Nissan Motor Co. said Monday it will temporarily halt production of vehicles at a plant in southwestern Japan this week due to disruptions in parts supply from China amid the new coronavirus outbreak.It will be the first time that a Japanese automaker has suspended production at a domestic plant due to the pneumonia-causing virus, which has thrown business operations in China into disarray.Nissan will stop production at the Kyushu plant in Fukuoka Prefecture, run by its subsidiary Nissan Motor Kyushu Co., on Friday as necessary parts could not be shipped from a Chinese port.It will also hal…READ FULL ARTICLE