China Business & EconomyOpinionPandemic Shows Pitfalls of Auto Industry’s Reliance on China Market00CopyFacebookXTruthGettrLinkedInTelegramEmailSavePrintAn employee wearing a face mask works on an assembly line at an auto plant of Dongfeng Honda in Wuhan city, Hubei Province, China, on April 7, 2020. Photo by STR/AFP via Getty ImagesFan Yu5/10/2020|Updated: 5/10/2020CommentaryThe global auto industry is currently mired in a crisis worse than the 2008 financial crisis.We had a problem loading this article. Please enable javascript or use a different browser. If the issue persists, please visit our help center.Share this articleLeave a commentFan YuAuthorFan Yu is an expert in finance and economics and has contributed analyses on China's economy since 2015.Author’s Selected ArticlesChina Faces a Retirement and Pension CrisisAug 13, 2024China’s Tough Economic Rebalance Just Got TougherJul 22, 2024China’s Banking Sector Faces ReckoningJul 15, 2024Sale of TikTok Is an Impossibly Thin Needle to ThreadMar 25, 2024Related TopicsChinaauto industryauto salespandemicCCP virus