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Nissan will furlough 800 UK workers as chip shortage cuts production, report says

Nissan builds the Qashqai and Juke crossovers at its plant in Sunderland. (Phil Noble/REUTERS)
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April 16, 2021 01:05 PM

TOKYO -- Nissan will furlough about 800 workers at its Sunderland plant in England, as output slows there because of a semiconductor shortage, the Nikkei newspaper reported.

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