Toyota accepts staff from halted aircraft factories of Mitsubishi Heavy

Recovering auto demand helps absorb excess workers from stalled aviation makers

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Toyota group has accepted employees from airplane parts factories of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Kawasaki Heavy Industries. © Reuters

Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Toyota Motor's subsidiary Toyota Auto Body is taking several hundred employees from aircraft component makers including Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Kawasaki Heavy Industries, as auto demand recovers while aviation continues to struggle.

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