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Semiconductor shortage forces automobile production cuts

by Tom KrisherMichael Liedtke
| January 8, 2021 1:03 PM

DETROIT (AP) — A widening global shortage of semiconductors for auto parts is forcing major auto companies to halt or slow vehicle production just as they were recovering from pandemic-related factory shutdowns.

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