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Mazda grapples with tight labor at U.S. plant as it struggles to ramp up CX-50

Mazda CX-50
Mazda builds the CX-50 SUV at its U.S. plant in Alabama. (MAZDA)
November 10, 2022 09:59 AM

TOKYO -- Pandemic lockdowns and semiconductor shortages are not the only production headaches hobbling Mazda. An ultra-tight labor market is also slowing the company’s ramp up to full production of the CX-50 crossover at its new plant in Alabama.

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