Mexico’s Puebla state says restart of auto industry not yet possible

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The government of Mexico’s Puebla state said on Friday that “conditions do not exist” to re-start activities in the automotive and construction industries, given the need to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus.

German automakers Volkswagen AG and Audi both have major plants in the state, but they have idled production to the coronavirus pandemic.

(Reporting by Anthony Esposito, Writing by Daina Beth Solomon, Editing by Dave Graham)