Infographic: European steel, aluminum demand stalls on automakers’ shutdown

The continent-wide outbreak of coronavirus has hammered automotive production. As of March 26 all major European car manufacturers had halted output, withdrawing an estimated 61,000 vehicles a day from production.

The first shutdown occurred on March 13 and since, production lines across Europe have been going cold as automakers responded to logistical problems hampering supply lines and also attempted to maintain worker welfare. With the automotive sector a major consumer, European aluminum and steel industries have experienced a marked drop in demand.

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