沃尔沃汽车：全球裁员，应对利润下滑与市场困境

Core Viewpoint - Volvo Cars has announced a cost-cutting plan amounting to approximately $1.87 billion (around 13.6 billion RMB) due to a significant drop in operating profit in the first quarter, leading to the withdrawal of future financial forecasts [2] Financial Performance - In the first quarter, Volvo's operating profit was only 1.9 billion Swedish Krona (approximately 1.43 billion RMB), a sharp decline from 4.7 billion Swedish Krona in the same period last year, nearly halving [2] - The EBIT margin fell from 5% to 2.3%, and revenue decreased from 93.9 billion Swedish Krona to 82.9 billion Swedish Krona (approximately 62.5 billion RMB) [2] Cost-Cutting Measures - The "Cost and Cash Action Plan" will involve reducing investments and implementing global layoffs to alleviate cost pressures [2] - CEO Håkan Samuelsson highlighted the strong market headwinds, declining sales, increasing competition in the electric vehicle sector, and rising tariffs as factors contributing to the challenging market outlook [2] Layoff Announcements - Earlier in April, reports indicated that Volvo would lay off between 550 to 800 employees across three factories in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia, primarily affecting heavy truck production lines [2] - The official announcement of global layoffs indicates that Volvo's operational challenges have extended to its global business structure [2]