Nissan and Honda plan thousands of US layoffs and furloughs

Automakers slash labor costs to combat economic freeze caused by coronavirus

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Workers on the assembly line at Nissan's automobile plant in the U.S. state of Tennessee. © Reuters

YOSHIHIRO HARA and HIROYUKI KOIZUMI, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- Nissan Motor intends to lay off about 10,000 workers at its idle American plants while Honda Motor places more than half its U.S. staff on temporary leave, as Japan's automakers step up their response to the coronavirus pandemic.

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