China's largest carmaker resumes operations

SAIC Motor, China's largest automaker, began stress tests at its plants in Shanghai on April 18, with the first vehicle rolling off the restarted assembly line on April 19. The group said that manufacturers of automobile parts and components at SAIC Motor's Lin-gang base have also restarted production amid the current COVID-19 outbreak.

SAIC said it will develop a work plan based on a thorough analysis of the test results and the pandemic's local situation.

As of April 23, more than 700 vehicles had rolled off the production line at SAIC Motor's Lin-gang base, according to official data.

On April 23, employees of China's largest automaker SAIC inspect a car on an assembly line at the company's Lin-gang base in Shanghai. [Photo by Zhu Xingxin/chinadaily.com.cn]

On April 23, employees of SAIC, China's largest car manufacturer, work on a vehicle production line at the company's Lin-gang facility in Shanghai. [Photo by Zhu Xingxin/chinadaily.com.cn]

In the midst of the current COVID-19 outbreak, SAIC, China's largest car manufacturer, restarts production of automobile parts and components. [Photo by Zhu Xingxin/chinadaily.com.cn]

Employees at China's largest automaker SAIC wash a vehicle on the production line at its Lin-gang base in Shanghai on April 23. [Photo by Zhu Xingxin/chinadaily.com.cn]