TOKYO -- Japanese automakers are temporarily slashing global production to half as demand plummets amid the new coronavirus outbreak, with Mazda Motor idling domestic assembly lines and Toyota Motor reducing output at home and abroad.
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Japanese automakers halve global output as pandemic rages
Ripple effects feared as Mazda and Toyota idle domestic capacity
Mazda will shut down this assembly plant in Japan's Hiroshima for 13 business days, starting March 28. (Photo courtesy of Mazda)
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