Warning light flashing for Slovakia's auto industry

Employees work on Porsche vehicles at a production line of Volkswagen plant in Bratislava. (REUTERS\/Radovan Stoklasa)

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Tatiana Jancarikova and Michael Kahn

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Reuters

July 07, 2019 09:29 AM

BRATISLAVA -- When David landed an assembly line job at Volkswagen's factory here in Slovakia, his colleagues congratulated him on securing a well-paid position he could ride to retirement.

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