It's the third time since resuming output May 18 that the automaker has been forced to temporarily idle production at a plant after a worker was found to have the coronavirus.

Minister of Public Services and Procurement Anita Anand said in a statement that the agreement ensures “a steady and reliable domestic supply of this vital equipment.” The automaker will produce the masks at its plant in Oshawa, Ontario.

They called for "emergency legislative and administrative action" to repeal the program's requirement that 75 percent of the loan be used to cover payroll costs and 25 percent be used to cover mortgage, rent and utilities during an eight-week period.

France will increase the state bonus for consumers buying electric cars to 7,000 euros ($7,680) from 6,000 euros as part of its aid to the country's auto sector, President Emmanuel Macron said.

FCA began reopening two facilities in the central Mexican city of Toluca Tuesday after a gradual restart of its operations in the northern city of Saltillo a day earlier. Ford, Volkswagen and Audi are awaiting approvals to restart.

The ADESA parent company said capital raised by the transaction will go toward general operations and sustaining technology platforms amid the wholesale sector's recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.

The cuts will impact jobs across the group's applied, automotive and racing businesses, the company said.

Advisory companies representing BMW investors are demanding better oversight at the automaker, which has set aside $1.5 billion for an expected EU cartel fine.

The loan would be Europe's biggest government-backed financing to an automaker since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, Bloomberg reported.

Uncertainty about the pandemic underscores the alliance's midterm plans. Even as Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi settle on new future targets, a second wave of COVID-19 shutdowns still could throw their plans off course.