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Mar 11, 2020 Report
European automakers close factories, cut output as coronavirus hits

Italy is the worst-affected country in the world after China

BARCELONA/MILAN (Reuters) - Europe's major car and parts makers rushed on Wednesday to close factories and cut output in Italy and considered sending workers home elsewhere, in the first signs that coronavirus is disrupting the region's struggling automotive industry. Fiat Chrysler said it was temporarily halting operations at some of its Italian factories and would reduce production in response to Europe's largest coronavirus outbreak. Italian tyremaker Pirelli had said on Tuesday it was cut

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