Peugeot Cuts 8,000 Jobs To End Losses, Shuts Plant

PARIS (Reuters) - French automaker PSA Peugeot Citroen announced 8,000 job cuts and the closure of an assembly plant as it struggles with mounting losses, in a move that could hasten a wave of restructuring in western Europe.

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