BMW to Close Spartanburg, S.C., Plant, Will Continue to Pay Idled Workers
26 March 2020 - 08:29AM
Dow Jones News
By Eric Morath
German automaker BMW will shut its Spartanburg, S.C., plant on
Sunday, idling the plant's 11,000 workers amid the coronavirus
pandemic.
The company intends to continue paying workers, a spokesman
said. The plant will be closed at least until April 12. No decision
has been made on layoffs, the spokesman added.
Shelter-in-place orders in other states related to the crisis
have disrupted parts supplies, requiring the move sooner than
anticipated, the spokesman said. South Carolina hasn't put in place
an order that would prevent work at the factory.
"Because of the decline in demand for our vehicles, BMW
Manufacturing is adjusting its production volume, shift models and
workforce structure to reflect the changing market," spokesman Phil
DiIanni said in an email.
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
March 25, 2020 17:14 ET (21:14 GMT)
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