Mexico's auto industry reopening picked up pace on Tuesday, with Fiat Chrysler and BMW AG joining peers in gradually dusting off operations even as the wait for approvals slowed the return of Ford Motor Co and other companies.
In mid-May, officials said the industry could exit a mandatory coronavirus lockdown before June 1 if safety measures were approved.However, some Mexican governors have urged caution as new coronavirus infections and deaths ticked higher, in a sign of what is expected to be a bumpy return as complex North American supply chains are linked back together.
"We are opening up with only 40per cent of personnel at each plant. It's an orderly and secure reopening, following all the protocols the Health Secretary has given us," he said. BMW said it would restart operations at its plant in the central Mexican state of San Luis Potosi on May 27.