TOKYO -- Sony will consolidate its two factories in Malaysia by the end of September next year in a move to streamline production, Nikkei has learned.
The Japanese electronics-to-entertainment conglomerate will close its audio product factory located in the Malaysian state of Penang and transfer its manufacturing functions to a base near the country's capital Kuala Lumpur. About 3,600 workers at the Penang factory will be affected. Many are likely to be laid off, while some could be transferred to other factories.
