Fiat Auto plans to lay off about 5,800 workers at its Mirafiori plant in Turin from December 27 until January 9, a company source told Reuters.

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It was the latest in a series of such temporary layoffs by the automaker, which is trying to bring production into line with weak demand to counter deep losses, the news agency noted.