Mercedes-Benz halts new investment in German plants, considers closures
Verified: 3 outlets in 3 countries have reported this story since Nov 12, 1 of them from Germany.
The Stuttgart carmaker is temporarily halting all further investment at its German sites. Possible plant closures are looming, increasing pressure on staff, works council and IG Metall. Volkswagen and Audi have also announced major savings programmes.
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1 outlet from Germany, where the story is: DW · how we count
- Nov 12, 5:04 PM UTCFirst reportMercedes-Benz halts all further investment at German facilitiesdw.com ↗
- Nov 12, 6:51 PM UTC+2 hMercedes-Benz halts investment in Germany, warns of plant closuresgulfnews.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 12, 6:51 PM UTC · +2 h
- Nov 12, 7:33 PM UTC+2 h· you’re reading thisMercedes-Benz halts new investment in German plants, considers closureseuronews.com ↗
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7m agoMercedes-Benz halts new investment in German plants, considers closures The Stuttgart carmaker is temporarily halting all further investment at its German sites. Possible plant closures are looming, increasing pressure on staff, works council and IG Metall. Volkswagen and Audi have also announced major savings programmes.
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