Japan Auto Industry, Government Create Council to Address Coronavirus Impacts

Two Japanese auto trade associations and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry launched a council to address coronavirus impacts on the country’s auto supply chain, according to an unofficial translation of a Feb. 20 ministry notice. The “New Coronavirus Countermeasures Automobile Council” will help Japanese industry and government share information on “anti-epidemic measures, supply chain and logistics” with “a view to ensuring that measures can be taken to prepare for the possible impact of the new coronavirus on the automotive supply chain in the future.”