A cluster COVID-19 outbreak occurred in the German factory of Mercedes-Benz.

Mitch. Com(Buycar.cn) learned that according to foreign media reports, a factory of Mercedes-Benz in Dü sseldorf, North Rhine-westfalen, Germany, had a confirmed case of COVID-19. By July 65438, 2002, * * * 20 employees were tested positive for virus, and another 50 employees were quarantined.

In this regard, a local health department spokesperson said that Mercedes-Benz's protective measures are cautious and it is uncertain whether the confirmed employees are infected in the working environment. At the same time, the chairman of the factory's trade union said that compared with the total number of 8500 employees, 20 people are not too many.

It is understood that under the influence of the epidemic, Mercedes-Benz has suffered a lot. At the shareholders' meeting held by Daimler on July 8, the group released the latest sales data. Data show that in the first half of the year, Daimler's Mercedes-Benz brand sold 935,000 new cars worldwide, down 65,438+07.6% year-on-year.

In this context, Kang Song Lin, CEO of Daimler Group, said that it is expected that the operating income will decline in the second quarter, the adjusted earnings before interest and tax will be negative, and the free cash flow of the automobile business will be negative, so it is necessary to further cut costs. At present, the company has started negotiations with labor representatives on saving expenses.

It is understood that Daimler announced a layoff plan of more than 1 1 10,000 people in June last year. Kang Song Lin further stated that the global economic recession was not taken into account when setting the cost target last year, so further actions were needed.

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