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U.K. Carmakers Low on Staff in Second-Worst June Since 1953
- Quarantining workers vex industry struggling with chip woes
- Trade group sees supply chain uncertainty lasting into 2022
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Carmakers in the U.K. urged Prime Minister Boris Johnson to make their workers exempt from quarantines as coronavirus self-isolation rules contribute to severe labor shortages that are hampering production.
Automakers in the country produced 69,097 cars in June -- the second-worst total for the month since 1953 -- as the global chip shortage and staffing snafus weighed on production, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders said Thursday. The industry’s first-half output was down 38% from the trailing five-year average.