schizoidman@lemmy.zip to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 1 month agoMercedes chairman calls for return to 40-hour working week in Germanydpa-international.comexternal-linkmessage-square22linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkMercedes chairman calls for return to 40-hour working week in Germanydpa-international.comschizoidman@lemmy.zip to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square22linkfedilink
minus-squareB0rax@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoYour cars don’t need to be cheaper, they need to be better. This measure won’t make your cars better.
minus-squarehuppakee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoTo be fair, it is easier to sell a shitty car if it isn’t expensive
minus-squareB0rax@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoSure, but let’s not kid ourselves, Mercedes will not make the cars cheaper. The reason for his argument is likely the dramatic reduction of Return on Sales (basically the profit margin) from 8% in 2024 to just ~4% in 2025.
Your cars don’t need to be cheaper, they need to be better.
This measure won’t make your cars better.
To be fair, it is easier to sell a shitty car if it isn’t expensive
Sure, but let’s not kid ourselves, Mercedes will not make the cars cheaper.
The reason for his argument is likely the dramatic reduction of Return on Sales (basically the profit margin) from 8% in 2024 to just ~4% in 2025.