Volkswagen AG's Mexican unit on Monday said about 2% of its workers tested for coronavirus had contracted the disease at some point, underlining the challenge faced by automakers in reopening factories before the pandemic has peaked in Mexico.
FILE PHOTO: The logo of German car maker Volkswagen is seen on a car outside a garage in Vienna, Austria, Sept. 29, 2016. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
Volkswagen last Tuesday began sending workers in reduced numbers back to its factory in the city of Puebla, where the German automaker and its luxury brand unit Audi have major plants. The state of Puebla, however, has been one of the parts of Mexico worst hit by the coronavirus and had delayed reopening factories.
About 45% of the company’s 11,364 workers and collaborators had been tested and nearly 2% had contracted the virus, the company said in a statement, equivalent to about 100 workers.
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