A SAIC Motor Company assembly workshop in Shanghai. While the lockdown in Jinlin has been lifted, Shanghai has yet to publish a time frame for easing its pandemic curbs. Photo: Xinhua
A SAIC Motor Company assembly workshop in Shanghai. While the lockdown in Jinlin has been lifted, Shanghai has yet to publish a time frame for easing its pandemic curbs. Photo: Xinhua
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Business /  China Business

Shanghai and Jilin lockdowns: China’s carmakers lost 1 million vehicles in production last month amid strict Covid-19 containment measures

  • Impossible to restore the entire supply chain before June, analyst says
  • Nationwide sales also plummeted, declining by 47.1 per cent, in April: CAAM

Daniel Ren
Daniel Ren in Shanghai

Updated: 8:30am, 13 May, 2022

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A SAIC Motor Company assembly workshop in Shanghai. While the lockdown in Jinlin has been lifted, Shanghai has yet to publish a time frame for easing its pandemic curbs. Photo: Xinhua
A SAIC Motor Company assembly workshop in Shanghai. While the lockdown in Jinlin has been lifted, Shanghai has yet to publish a time frame for easing its pandemic curbs. Photo: Xinhua
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