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Subaru to idle two Japan plants July 16 due to chip shortage

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Reuters
June 21, 2021 11:36 AM

TOKYO -- Subaru Corp. said on Friday it will cut production at Japan’s Gunma plants in July due to a global shortage of semiconductors.

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