Strike halts Hyundai India production for 2nd day

Police cleared dozens of workers occupying a Hyundai Motor plant as a strike stopped the automaker's Indian production for a second day, the latest in a series of union battles that have pushed the nation's No. 2 carmaker to move some production to Turkey.

Hyundai spokesman Rajiv Mitra said police removed the workers from the factory shortly after midday Tuesday. The company is awaiting the outcome of talks between management and union leaders, which are being brokered by state labor officials, before deciding when to resume production.

Mitra said he hoped that would happen by day's end. "No one wants to lose this kind of money," he said.

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