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U.S. automakers press Mexican partners to restart, rejoin supply chain

May 18, 2020
As U.S automakers restart operations this week, they're pressuring critical suppliers in Mexico to fire up the assembly lines as well, despite significant pandemic risk.
A worker wearing a face mask at a Mercedes-Benz factory. A Mercedes plant in Alabama suspended production because it can't get the necessary parts from Mexico.
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