China NewsChina Business & EconomyPandemic Shows Pitfalls of Auto Industry’s Reliance on China MarketCopyFacebookXTruthGettrLinkedInTelegramEmailSaveAn 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 ImagesBy Fan Yu5/10/2020Updated: 5/10/2020PrintCommentaryThe global auto industry is currently mired in a crisis worse than the 2008 financial crisis.