TOKYO -- Over 2,000 employees at Honda Motor applied for early retirement, Nikkei learned Thursday, as the Japanese automaker restructures its workforce to gear up to make more electric vehicles.
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Over 2,000 Honda staff apply for early retirement amid EV shift
That represents 5% of domestic workers as combustion engines lose favor
As Honda moves toward electrification, it is also retiring some of its older staff in favor of younger workers more in tune with new technologies.
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