Mazda, stung by China's COVID lockdowns, seeks parts elsewhere

Mazda's Ujina plant in Fuchu Town, Japan — The production line at Mazda's Ujina plant in Fuchu Town, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, on June 15, 2022. The Japanese automaker, stung by COVID lockdown measures this year, wants to stockpile and source more parts outside of China. (BLOOMBERG)

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Reuters

August 12, 2022 11:14 AM

TOKYO -- Mazda Motor Corp. said on Friday it would ask its parts suppliers to increase stockpiles in Japan and produce components outside China after COVID-19 lockdowns in Shanghai destabilized supply lines and hampered production.

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