American car manufacturers have also ceased production, temporarily. Problem is, no one knows how temporary all the closings are.... Very scary times.

I heard on the news that BMW is permanently closing the mini plant in the UK. This was several days ago and I was wondering if anyone has any additional information regarding this.

Permanently? I doubt it.

I misquoted the article, but there seems to be some possibility that it may happen according to this.

https://www.theguardian.com/business...ns-coronavirus