Several of Shanghai’s biggest manufacturers got off to a slow start in resuming work at their factories, as shortages of labour and vital parts after more than two weeks of a citywide shutdown left them lying idle.
“The full restoration of the entire supply chain in the automotive industry cannot be completed until May if the lockdown [of Shanghai] is not lifted,” said Roy Wang, a senior manager with Shanghai Wings Supply Chain Management, a logistics company that transports and stores car parts. “Efforts to restart production do not only involve policymaking in Shanghai, but support from other parts of the country.”
Read more in an article from the South China Morning Post.