WASHINGTON, March 19 (CNN) - Japanese automakers Toyota, Honda and Nissan have all announced that their factories in the United States will halt production in a bid to help stop the spread of coronavirus.

Toyota is halting all shifts at North American plants from March 23 until April 3.

Nissan is suspending manufacturing at its US facilities from Friday until April 6.

Honda is suspending production for six days beginning March 23. The company said in a statement about 27,600 Honda associates in North America will be affected and that production will decline by about 40,000 vehicles during that time.