Car dealers forced to reduce workforce as car market continues to sputter

Decreasing car sales have caused dealers to begin laying off employees. "I have to cut my work force by six people and further cuts are possible if the situation does not improve," says one of the biggest dealers in Warsaw. Big sales and service centers employ 30-40 people so the number of laid off employees is relatively small. However, the existing situation indicates that the car industry crisis is deepening. In May and June, the best dealers sold respectively 26 and 23% fewer cars than last year. According to estimates of auto industry analysts, Samar, the introductory results for July are not better indicating car sales dropped by over 25%. If this trend continues, auto plant employees may lose their jobs too. (Prawo i Gospodarka, page 1) A.Z.