VW to dismiss 600 as huge cuts begin
Volkswagen, Europe’s biggest automaker, announced plans to cut 600 Emden plant workers this month as a first step in a broad drive to cut costs. Daily Beetle output will drop to 290 while Golf production remains at 580 units. The move follows a 1974 loss of 343.4 million dollars and a plan to shed 25,000 workers by year end 1976.
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Auto output edges up but May 1975 remains worst since 1961
Detroit UPI reports the four U.S. automakers built 614,032 cars in May 1975, down 16 percent from a year earlier and 35 percent below the May 1979 peak. The month was the worst May since 1961, with June outlook dim as sales slump persists and rebates linger. General Motors, American Motors, Ford, and Chrysler show varied declines, while industry totals for the year drop 21.8 percent from 1974’s pace.
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