https://techcrunch.com/2020/03/18/gm-ford-fca-to-close-all-factories-ap-reports/ > Detroit’s big three automakers are to shut down all factories due to fears over the coronavirus. This comes by way of the Associated Press citing a person close the matter. GM, Ford, and FCA are expected to the plans later today. > Over the last few days, the United Auto Workers had been pushing the auto makers to shut down its factory over concerns of worker safety. The UAW President Rory Gamble sent a letter calling on the auto makers to shutdown for two-weeks.