All three companies said they were working closely with the United Auto Workers union to carry out an orderly shutdown. Ford said it would halt production at all North American facilities from the end of Thursday’s shift through March 30. GM said it would suspend work at its plants over the same time frame . The UAW said Tuesday that a worker at GM’s technical center in Warren, Michigan, tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus. Ford had to close its assembly plant in Wayne, Michigan, Wednesday morning after a worker there tested positive.

Source: Huffington Post March 19, 2020 01:30 UTC