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<p>40% of the workers at Intel's plant at Leixlip, Co Kildare have been invited to take voluntary unpaid leave. File picture: Billy Hgigins</p>

ourview

Irish Examiner view: Intel's news could be worse, as it offers Irish staff voluntary leave

However, letting talent go may well give big tech firms recruitment and retention headaches in the longer term

<p>Carmakers are working through their order backlogs and concerns are turning to how consumer demand will hold up amid accelerating inflation and higher interest rates. </p>

economy

Carmakers feel chip crisis easing as global growth slows

<p>A medical worker conducts Covid-19 tests in Shanghai, China. The lockdown there and in other Chinese cities is having a big impact on supply chains. Picture: AP</p>

companies

Apple laptop-maker joins growing Covid plant closures in China

Intel insists no decision made on €70bn project in Europe

companies

Intel insists no decision made on €70bn project in Europe

Price of used cars up 56% — here's why your car is increasing in value

news

Price of used cars up 56% — here's why your car is increasing in value

VW emission tests rigging

economy

Supply shortage puts brakes on car giants

Apple product launch

Apple bows to supply crunch in sign of worsening global crisis

Tech giant has joined a growing list of household names from Toyota to Samsung forced to cut back on business because of a global shortage of semiconductors

Wed, 13 Oct, 2021

European car sales continue to lag behind pre-pandemic levels

European car sales continue to lag behind pre-pandemic levels

Recovery across the continent is slow, but the two biggest manufacturers are cushioned by sales in China and the US

Fri, 16 Jul, 2021

Intel Plant in Collinstown Park, Leixlip Co. Kildare

Intel may use Irish base to boost chip recovery

Semiconductor giant may use one of its sites in Ireland to alleviate the chip shortage threatening the world car industry

Tue, 13 Apr, 2021

Renault braced for more woe after €8bn loss in 2020

Renault braced for more woe after €8bn loss in 2020

Ongoing Covid-19 restrictions and a scarcity of semiconductors threatens this year's results

Fri, 19 Feb, 2021