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...return, VW will have greater leeway in setting their hours according to production demands. Part of the deal also entails that workers form teams to solve assembly-line glitches. Cost-cutting isn't enough, though. For VW to grow profits, it will need to sell plenty of those higher-margin luxury cars. And to do that it needs to win back America's trust. VWs late-'90s U.S. renaissance came after nearly two decades of slack sales that led it to consider pulling out of North America. What turbocharged sales was the New Beetle, launched in 1998; baby boomers with...
...with VW's Skoda brand. And Toyota's Yaris, packed with features and options for under $17,000 in most markets, is a bargain compared to VW's $18,000 Golf. The euro's strength against the yen is also bolstering Asian automakers' profit margins, putting pressure on higher-cost manufacturers. VW's competition is also heating up in China, now the world's hottest car market. The firm's market share has fallen from 60% to under 40% in only two years as more than 100 local and foreign automakers have entered what amounts to a demolition derby; after...
...Defensively, we’re going have to be much sharper,” Stone says. “There will be more pressure on us than in the past, simply because there will not be as large a goal margin as there was in the past...
...There’s a very small margin between wining and—I hate to say—losing,” Mazzoleni said. “The team came back in very good shape, and with a real positive mind set. I’m very confident we have guys who do not have their focus on individual aspirations and stats, but more on the team. We have to take the next step, but we’re poised to take the next step...
...proposal defines, she said. DHS allows international students to pay by mail or online with a credit card. While Ladd said she does not expect problems with the latter method, paper submissions of the fee will require a money order and time for processing, potentially yield a higher margin of error and ultimately make the process more difficult for students...