Home Business China car sector to take hefty first-quarter hit from virus but 2020... Business China car sector to take hefty first-quarter hit from virus but 2020 outlook not necessarily grim By Genpie - January 31, 2020 117 0 Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest WhatsApp The new coronavirus epidemic is likely to wreak havoc on China auto sales and production in the first quarter, but it is too early to push panic buttons as ground could be made up later in the year, industry executives said.