Mitsubishi says chip shortage may continue to hit Mexican output in H1 - report


FILE PHOTO A Mitsubishi quotekquot electric kei car is pictured at the Tokyo Motor Show in Tokyo Japan October 24 2019. REUTERSEdgar Su

FILE PHOTO: A Mitsubishi "ek" electric kei car is pictured at the Tokyo Motor Show, in Tokyo, Japan October 24, 2019. REUTERS/Edgar Su

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Auto production in Mexico could be slow through the first half of 2022 due to a semiconductor shortage and COVID-19 aftershocks, the country head of Japan's Mitsubishi Motors Corp was quoted as saying on Wednesday.

The global semiconductor shortage has prompted Mexico and other North American manufacturing hubs to implement rolling shutdowns, slowing production.

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