mo4ch:>Car production resumes at almost full pace as coronavirus restrictions ease in China | Mo4ch News

Almost all car production lines in China have returned to business after prolonged closures aimed at preventing the spread of coronavirus, according to a survey cited by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM).The poll of 204 auto manufacturing bases shows that 86 percent of employees returned to work, while the production resumption rate hit 99.5 percent, the association said on Friday.However, China’s auto market, which was hit hard by the pandemic as demand was crippled, is struggling to get sales back to normal after prolonged lockdowns and restrictions. Sales on the world’s biggest auto market declined 43.3 percent in March compared to the same period in 2019.Also on rt.comGlobal automakers halt production at US plants as part of virus containment effortThe fall was less dramatic than in February, when the annual results showed that car sales tanked nearly 80 percent as the country struggled to contain the deadly virus.The CAAM expects the market to accelerate it…