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VW Mexico — Volkswagen Tiguan cars are pictured in a production line at company's assembly plant in Puebla, Mexico. (Reuters)

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March 21, 2020 08:44 AM

MEXICO CITY -- Volkswagen will temporarily close its factories in Mexico's Puebla and Guanajuato states in a bid to preserve public health, amid growing worries over the spread of the coronavirus.

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