There are many difficulties and pressures for car companies to return to work during the epidemic.

Due to the sudden outbreak of novel coronavirus, car companies that should have resumed normal production activities in early February after the Spring Festival had to postpone their resumption of work, but the epidemic could not be controlled in a short time, which made many car companies postpone their resumption of work again. The stagnation of production activities inevitably brings severe challenges to enterprises.

A few days ago, Beijing Benz sent a letter to the Tianjin Municipal Government, requesting approval for the 19 supplier to resume work normally on February 10. Beijing Benz said in the letter that the company only has one day's safety stock. If Beijing Benz can't resume work on February 10, the daily economic loss will exceed 400 million yuan.

Outside Beijing Benz, there are not a few car companies facing loss pressure. The latest research by the Automotive Research Center of Duisburg-Essen University in Germany shows that the suspension of production of German automobile companies and suppliers in China due to the epidemic will seriously affect the turnover of automobile companies. According to the forecast, German car companies create an annual turnover of 654.38+050 billion euros in China, with an average daily turnover of 600 million euros and an average daily profit of 60 million euros. At present, it is conservatively estimated that the daily loss due to factory shutdown is 72 million euros.

Not only German car companies, but also the delay in returning to work has brought great pressure to joint ventures and independent brands. According to the provincial policies for resuming work, the time for enterprises to resume work "shall not be earlier than February 10". After 10, some car companies began to resume work one after another. It is understood that Tesla, BAIC, Great Wall, Beijing Hyundai, Guangqi Honda, Weilai and FAW-Volkswagen have started to return to work after taking various protective measures.

However, there are still many car companies that have not returned to work. In areas with severe epidemics, the date of resumption of work by car companies is generally delayed. The date of resumption of trading of automobile enterprises in Hubei Province cannot be earlier than1February 4. Honda and Toyota were originally scheduled to resume work on February 17, but were recently postponed to the 24th due to the epidemic. The interruption of industrial supply chain caused by the epidemic also forced downstream factories to stop production. Hyundai Motor previously announced that it would suspend its production in South Korea due to the interruption of parts supply in China, and GM's South Korean subsidiary also suspended its production in one of its factories due to the shortage of parts.

On the one hand, the delay in the date of resumption of work brings operational pressure; On the other hand, car companies still face great pressure after returning to work. Some car companies said that cars are labor-intensive industries, because workers in factories take turns to contact parts on the assembly line, and the probability of cross-infection is greater. Once employees are infected with the virus, the whole factory needs to be closed and disinfected, which is not worth the loss for the production of enterprises. Therefore, it is necessary to prepare sufficient epidemic prevention means and articles, which is one of the reasons why many car companies choose not to resume work temporarily or in shifts and batches.

For small and medium-sized enterprises, the challenge brought by the delay in returning to work is obviously more severe. Nezha Automobile, a new car manufacturer, said, "At present, the automobile market is decreasing instead of increasing, and the epidemic will further increase the pressure on automobile marketing. Due to the inability to start a business, many small and medium-sized enterprises will be extremely dangerous, and many will not last for half a year, and they are in urgent need of support policies. Saving enterprises, promoting consumption and stimulating investment can save the economy and stabilize employment. " Nezha Auto said that it will flexibly adjust the production plan according to the spare parts inventory and the production plan of spare parts suppliers.

Generally speaking, most new car-making enterprises, such as Weilai and Tucki, have officially resumed work on 10.

As a sales link in the operation of car companies, dealers are also facing the dilemma of returning to work. According to the survey data released by china automobile dealers association, of the 2,895 4S stores surveyed by the Association, 573 have resumed work, with a rate of 19.8%. According to the statistical analysis indicators further refined by the survey, the sales efficiency of the investigated 4S stores is 4. 1%, the after-sales efficiency is 4.7%, and the comprehensive return to work efficiency is 7.47%.

According to the preliminary forecast of Cui Dongshu, Secretary General of the National Passenger Car Market Information Association, the sales volume of passenger cars is expected to drop by 25%-30% in June-February 2020. Cui Dongshu also said on February 4th that the spread of the virus may drag down car sales by as much as 5% in 2020.

Under the epidemic situation, the auto industry is facing many difficulties in returning to work, and every link of the auto industry chain is under unprecedented pressure.

This article comes from car home, the author of the car manufacturer, and does not represent car home's position.