Coronavirus claims world's biggest capacity car plant

Hyundai's five-plant network can make 1.4 million vehicles annually. [YONHAP/AFP]

The most productive car factory in the world fell quiet on Friday as South Korea's Hyundai suspended operations at its giant Ulsan complex, hamstrung by a lack of parts with the coronavirus outbreak crippling China's industrial output.

The five-plant network can make 1.4 million vehicles annually, in a coastal location facilitating importing components and exporting cars globally.