The company must still slash labor costs further, and probably fire 20, 000 additional workers. It wants to close hundreds of its dealerships.

通用公司必须仍然进一步消减劳动力成本，大约两万的的工人将被解雇，它还想关闭数以百计的代理商。

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Bierman said the healthy increase in the average net profit margin shown in the Sageworks data could allow companies to absorb some of the additional labor costs, if necessary.

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Furthermore, unit labor costs increased 2.2% in the second quarter, possibly putting additional pressure on margins.

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