Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday he aims to present plans next week to reopen the economy, as key sectors like carmaking look to begin business again after over a month of quarantine measures to curb the coronavirus outbreak.
) said they were targeting resuming production in North America on May 18, but suppliers would need time to prepare.
“If we do get the endorsement, then the ramp-up will be gradual because the production requirements we have received show a reduction of over 30% compared to three months ago,” Perez said. Carmakers are being asked to fill out a self-assessment from the Mexican Social Security Institute , which will then be used by the government to decide if workers can safely return to work and plants can reopen, two industry sources told Reuters.
“It is self-evaluation but it’s also the measuring stick with which we will be measured,” said Perez.
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