Detroit’s car companies have agreed to temporarily shut down factories in the U.S., Mexico and Canada to limit the spread of the new coronavirus, an unprecedented work stoppage that will affect hundreds of thousands of factory employees. Executives from General Motors Co., Ford Motor Co. and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV came to the decision Wednesday following discussions with union leaders and as concerns among workers were growing that the virus would spread rapidly in the plants, where thousands of employees work side-by-side...

Source: Wall Street Journal March 18, 2020 17:19 UTC