Another source said many plants would "prefer" to switch to a four-day workweek to avoid mass layoffs — as several major carmakers have already done — but have not done so yet.
The source noted that companies were primarily laying off support staff.
"There is a quiet cutback going on in the metals industry," one of Reuters' sources said, citing weak demand, high interest rates and the strong rub
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