New York (CNN Business) Nissan plans to furlough most of its hourly manufacturing employees as its US plants remain closed to help slow the spread of Covid-19. Lloryn Love-Carter, a company spokeswoman, said that the company will furlough about 10,000 employees Tuesday at plants in Canton, Mississippi and two locations in Tennessee: Smyrna and Decherd. Nissan is asking furloughed employees to apply for unemployment through at least April 27, when the company plans to restart production. Nissan closed its US plants on March 20. Automakers across the United States have halted production — including Ford, General Motors and Fiat Chrysler — in the face of the pandemic.

Source: CNN April 07, 2020 00:00 UTC