How is the auto industry responding to the coronavirus?

As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic grinds global supply chains to a halt, automakers are scrambling into crisis management mode. Tasks forces around the world have been hastily assembled to map out strategies to mitigate the impact of the global pandemic, both on workforces and businesses around the world. The initial impact on production and sales, as well as the imminent backlash of a recession, promises long-lasting implications for the world's automakers.