BMW to cut ‘as many as 8,000 jobs’ under pressure from Chinese rivals

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jul/29/bmw-cut-jobs-germany-pressure-chinese-rivals

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ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml · 14 pts · 29d

When do we get the news that the CEO got a 300 million bonus?

FabledAepitaph@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 29d (1 reply)

They're blaming it on China, but we all know it's because of the the subscription heated seats and the ugly grill they implemented a few years back lol

eldavi@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 29d

i wonder when they'll pivot from blaming ai most of the time to blaming china. lol

redrumBot@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 28d (1 reply)

[...] targeting the administration and development ​divisions, the spokesperson said. Production operations are excluded.

[...] Under pressure from Chinese rivals

Lol. I'd say it's more related to the (bad) decisions of BMW's management and the EU's anti-Chinese electric vehicle policies that started 8-10 years ago, mimicking the policies of the US administration.

This article deserves to be in !ManufacturingConsent@lemmy.ml

yogthos@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 28d

truly