MELBOURNE, Australia—South Pacific Tyres Ltd. will cease production of truck tires at its Somerton, Australia, plant and cut 495 manufacturing jobs in the country, moves it hopes will help trim operating costs by more than $21 million a year and return it to profitability.
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