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Tue 09 Sep 2001Michelin to make 2,000 job cuts in the USTyre maker Michelin, will cut 2,000 jobs - about 7 per cent of its workforce - from its North American operations.The company blames a downturn in the tyre market and the need to increase its long-term competitiveness.