Mitsubishi to trim local car output amid chip shortage
Nissan and Suzuki reportedly idling some plants in Japan and abroad as well
Workers inspect Mitsubishi cars on the Japanese automaker’s production line in Chon Buri. (Bangkok Post File Photo)
TOKYO: Mitsubishi Motors will reduce production by 30,000 vehicles in total in June at five plants in Thailand, Japan and Indonesia, a spokeswoman said, as a global semiconductor shortage continues to trouble the automotive industry.
The impact of the production cut has already been factored into Mitsubishi Motors’ earnings outlook for the current fiscal year, the spokeswoman said.
The global chip shortage is also forcing Nissan Motor Co and Suzuki Motor Corp to temporarily halt production at some plants in…
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