Mercedes-Benz management warned that it plans to close one of its plants in Germany and move production to Eastern Europe if employees do not agree to cost-cutting measures. Wirtschaftswoche reports this, citing company sources, with UNN reporting, citing Bild.

According to the publication, management is demanding that employees give up some benefits, including vacation pay and Christmas bonuses, as well as reconsider the 35-hour workweek. Management believes that current conditions are making German plants less competitive amid

  • GarbadgeGoober@feddit.org
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    1 day ago

    Yes they can tear it apart, but they would not have all the technical information and so on. Anyway I do not have any proof for that, but I am not feeling confident giving so much information to a country that is trying to takeover so many European industry sectors.

    Regarding sales in China. Mercedes sold all their big cars: S/E class and GLS and GLE in China. Same applies for the US.

    They are the ones that bring the cash, sales in Europe are not that profitable.

    So they now have a problem they still sell high volume but their profits declining. That is all I wanted to say.

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      18 hours ago

      Regarding sales in China. Mercedes sold all their big cars: S/E class and GLS and GLE in China. Same applies for the US.

      That was exactly my point too, and those are because of political circumstances in China and USA, and not because of management, prices or quality.
      Yes they have a problem, and that problem is caused by a storm of circumstances management had absolutely no influence over.