BMW Cuts Profit Forecast for Second Time This Year as Costs Rise
German carmaker BMW has lowered its profit forecast, AFP reports. It is the second time this year that the company has issued a profit warning.
BusinessGerman carmaker BMW has lowered its profit forecast, AFP reports. It is the second time this year that the company has issued a profit warning.
BusinessGerman carmaker Mercedes-Benz Group has taken aim at rivals Volkswagen and BMW and lowered its profit forecast. The stock, which has lost more than a third of its value so far this year, fell more than 5 percent after the announcement.
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CarsEuropean carmakers have delivered a string of disappointments amid a flood of reports. Profits are shrinking and sales forecasts are being cut. Tens of thousands of employees are being laid off. The question is whether Italian luxury brand Ferrari can show the way forward for Europe’s car industry.
CarsGerman carmaker BMW is to cut around 8,000 jobs. The company is now offering severance pay as it faces competition from Chinese manufacturers.
BusinessWeak demand in the Chinese car market is now also forcing Mercedes-Benz to lower its sales forecast.
BusinessVolkswagen's plan to close four factories and cut 100,000 jobs - not yet approved by the board of directors - is just one of several expected cuts in Germany's giant car industry. BMW and Mercedes-Benz, as well as several major German suppliers, are on the same track.
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