Competition from overseas automakers, including Volkswagen ag and General Motors Corp., is also squeezing margins.
来自大众、通用等国外生产商的竞争也在挤压着利润空间。
Chinese manufacturers say higher production costs, tighter credit and a strengthening yuan are squeezing margins.
中国制造商说，制造成本的增加、信贷紧缩以及人民币升值都减少了企业的利润。
Meanwhile the price of the iron ore the steelmakers import as their core ingredient rose by nearly 50% in the first half of the year, squeezing margins.
同时钢厂进口的铁矿石原材料的价格在上半年上涨了将近50%，进一步挤压利润空间。
The strength of the euro is eating into profits on German car exports to America and bloated labour costs at Volkswagen's factories are squeezing margins on European sales.
来自欧洲的势力在蚕食德国汽车出口至美国的利润，另外大众汽车被鼓吹的劳动力成本也使其欧洲销售的利润大为缩水。
Retailers have also been giving more shelf space to their own products, on which they earn better margins, further squeezing the big brands by making them less visible.
因为售卖自有品牌产品可以获取更高的毛利，零售商一直以来都在增加自有品牌产品的货架空间，同时减少驰名品牌露脸的机会。
In recent years, shippers have expanded their fleets, creating an oversupply, which analysts expect will continue to push down freight rates, squeezing shippers' profit margins.
近几年来，航运企业都在扩建船队，导致供大于求。分析师预计，这种情况将打压船费，企业利润空间亦受损。
With low barriers to entry, express couriers proliferated rapidly over the past decade to more than 8,000 firms, squeezing profit margins to about 5% from 30% 10 years ago, according to analysts.
据分析师称，由于行业准入门槛较低，因此过去十年，中国的快递行业迅速增加到超过8,000家，利润率已经从10年前的30%下降到了5%。
With low barriers to entry, express couriers proliferated rapidly over the past decade to more than 8,000 firms, squeezing profit margins to about 5% from 30% 10 years ago, according to analysts.
据分析师称，由于行业准入门槛较低，因此过去十年，中国的快递行业迅速增加到超过8,000家，利润率已经从10年前的30%下降到了5%。
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