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Audi idles 10,000 staff on chip shortage

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Production of the Audi A3 in Ingolstadt. (bernhardhuber.com/bernhardhuber )
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January 18, 2021 10:41 AM

A global semiconductor shortage is forcing Audi to put more than 10,000 workers on furlough and delay the production of some cars, CEO Markus Duesmann told the Financial Times.

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