Until the end of 2009, BMW workers in German factories will continue to work shortened hours. A BMW Germany spokesman confirmed further that 17,000 workers would be affected. Scrappage schemes aiming to lessen the effects of the financial slowdown have not helped much in the face of diminished new car sales.
Workers in the Munich, Dingolfing, Berlin and Landshut plants will work three of the four weeks in August. It is reported that hours for the staff will again be cut for the rest of the year.
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