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TN Nissan plant closing for 2 weeks due to chip shortage
https://www.newschannel5.com/news/tenn-nissan-plant-to-close-for-2-weeks-due-to-chip-shortage"Nissan says its huge factory in Smyrna, Tennessee, will close for two weeks starting Monday.
The shutdown is due to computer chip shortages brought on by a coronavirus outbreak in Malaysia. The shutdown is among the longest at any U.S. auto plant of this size since the semiconductor shortage started to hit late last year. The shortage has hobbled auto production worldwide.
Nissan said in a statement Tuesday that it ran short of chips due to a COVID-19 outbreak at a chip factory in Malaysia. It expects production to resume Aug. 30.
The 6 million-square-foot Tennessee factory employs 6,700 people and makes six Nissan models including the Rogue small SUV, its top-selling vehicle."...(more)
