Auto parts giant sees risk of production outages from China rare earth curbs

Germany's Mahle, one of the world's largest auto parts suppliers, said on Thursday the rare earth shortage caused by China's export curbs had created a “highly critical” situation and there was a risk of production outages.

The company has set up a task force and is working on technologies to reduce dependencies on rare earths, a spokesperson added.

“We still have inventories, but we see the risk of interruptions to production.”