Mercedes-Benz has once again extended its production halt in Tuscaloosa through April 27.

The automaker had planned to resume production next week. The factory halted production on March 23.

“The company has taken into consideration the recommendations of international, national and local authorities, and ultimately decided that it is in the best interests of our employee’s safety and well-being to extend the halt,” the company announced. “Wherever work is necessary to continue basic operations (such as cleaning and equipment maintenance), the company will continue operations in coordination with the respective authorities. All appropriate precautions to prevent the infection of its employees will be taken.”

For the moment, Alabama’s other automakers are looking at resuming production around the same time. Hyundai’s Montgomery plant, which shutdown March 18 when a worker tested positive for COVID-19, is scheduled to resume production May 4. Honda announced it would suspend production at its Lincoln plant beginning March 23, and the company later extended it through May 1.

Auto factories in Europe are gingerly starting to reopen, as pandemic measures to blunt the coronavirus pandemic begin to lift across the region. Bloomberg is reporting that Mercedes-Benz plans to start output at three German engine and component plants next week in one-shift schedules. The vehicle manufacturing plants are set to follow.