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Mercedes-Benz Puts 5,600 Workers On Vacation In Brazil Due To Chips Shortage

5,000 employees in the Sao Bernardo do Campo plant and 600 in the Juiz de Fora factory have been put to vacation by Mercedes-Benz in Brazil due to shortage of semiconductor chips
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Published on April 5, 2022

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    Mercedes-Benz Group will put more than five thousand workers on collective vacation in two plants in Brazil due to the shortage of semiconductor chips, the company said on Monday.

    The production stoppage will happen from April 18 to May 3 and includes 5,000 employees in the Sao Bernardo do Campo plant and 600 in the Juiz de Fora factory, located in the Brazilian states of Sao Paulo and Minas Gerais, respectively.

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    An employee carries a component of a truck at Mercedes Benz's trucks and buses manufacturing plant in Sao Bernardo do Campo, Brazil
    Photo Credit: REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker/File Photo

    Mercedes said it is adjusting its production of trucks, truck cabins, bus chassis and other auto parts due to the global semiconductor supply crisis.

    The company had already put about 1,200 workers on collective vacation with pay in March because of supply chain shortages, according to the metalworkers union from the Sao Bernardo do Campo region.

    (Reporting by Andre Romani; Writing by Peter Frontini; Editing by Bill Berkrot)

    (This story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

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