People familiar with the matter said that in order to save costs, the transformation of automation and electrification should be realized quickly. Daimler plans to reduce the number of employees in its Mercedes-Benz automobile division. In the first half of 2020 and the second half of 2020, Daimler will lay off 4% of its staff in China, including nearly 100 foreign experts.

On February 1 1, Daimler, the parent company of Mercedes-Benz, released its 20 19 annual performance report. The data shows that the total annual business of Daimler Group reached 654.38+072.7 billion euros, achieving a small increase of 3%; The annual profit before interest and tax was only 4.3 billion euros, down 60.4% compared with 20 18. At the same time, the annual net profit was cut to 2.7 billion euros, a year-on-year decrease of 64.5%.

At the same time, in the China market, the cost of foreign employees is 7-8 times higher than that of China employees. At present, there are about 3,500 employees in Beijing Benz, and the annual cost is as high as 2 billion yuan. Daimler claims that by the end of 2022, global labor costs will be cut by more than 65.438+04 billion euros, and at least 654.38+00,000 people will be laid off, including about 654.38+00% management positions, which will account for at least 3.3% of the total number of Mercedes-Benz employees worldwide. Affected by this, Daimler's share price fell 4.7% in Frankfurt trading.

Daimler Group also stated in its annual report 20 19 that "the recent COVID-19 outbreak in China may lead to weak global economic growth and even economic decline. Daimler Group will also face a decline in sales performance and may also pose a threat to the manufacturing, procurement and supply chain markets. "

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