Improvements and forecasts
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Lower labour costs and rules Cheap materials Just in time manufacturing
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A fifth working day for the factories in Germany and China. Possibility to work a sixth day, overtime paid at half wages.
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Hourly wages down Introduction productivity bonus and other incentives
Average hourly pay rates for assembly-line workers
60 50 40 30 20 10 0 Germany China USA
*To: ` Recapture market share ` Improving relationships with unhappy dealers
**Annual productivity rates
300000
250000
200000
150000
100000
50000
0 EA Germany EA Belgium Chinese car maker
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