US automakers in China plan layoffs despite rebound in sales

Move comes amid growing political tensions and global economic uncertainty

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Traffic jams quickly returned to Beijing after lockdown. Automobile sales in China grew 16.4% in July from a year earlier. © Reuters

CK TAN, Nikkei staff writer

SHANGHAI -- U.S. automotive companies with operations in China plan to trim staff count and shift some production abroad this year in response to the drawn-out trade tensions between the two countries, according to an American business group's survey released on Wednesday.

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