While European vehicle makers appear resilient in the face of supply chain disruption caused by the coronavirus, there are a number of factors coming into play that could see production affected over the coming weeks.

They include an intensified fight for air freight capacity that remains in short supply as parts makers look to recommence production in the Hubei province of China. There is also the fact that major tier suppliers in industrialised northern Italy are now isolated by quarantine measures put in place to control the spread of the virus. Added to this is the threat that supply of key electronic components from Japan could be disrupted if measures are taken there to quarantine people and control supply routes.