# Daimler & Audi cut jobs to accommodate developing electric cars

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/daimler-audi-cut-jobs-to-accommodate-developing-electric-cars/153814>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [November 30, 2019, 8:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/daimler-audi-cut-jobs-to-accommodate-developing-electric-cars/153814 "2019-11-30T20:22:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![RandomTroll](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/randomtroll/32/12184_2.png) [@RandomTroll](https://community.cartalk.com/u/RandomTroll)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2019, 8:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/daimler-audi-cut-jobs-to-accommodate-developing-electric-cars/153814/1 "2019-11-30T20:22:17Z")

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[http://download.stream.publicradio.org/podcast/marketplace/segments/2019/11/29/mp\_20191129\_seg\_17\_64.mp3](http://download.stream.publicradio.org/podcast/marketplace/segments/2019/11/29/mp_20191129_seg_17_64.mp3) 2 minutes

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**Author:** ![old\_mopar\_guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/6bbea6/32.png) [@old\_mopar\_guy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/old_mopar_guy)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2019, 8:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/daimler-audi-cut-jobs-to-accommodate-developing-electric-cars/153814/2 "2019-11-30T20:57:25Z")

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You can’t make an omelette without breaking eggs.

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**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2019, 2:39am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/daimler-audi-cut-jobs-to-accommodate-developing-electric-cars/153814/3 "2019-12-03T02:39:48Z")

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Manufacturing is becoming more efficient and new ways of doing things, like EVs, will reduce employment in manufacturing. It’s a big problem now, and will only get bigger. I hope we don’t have to leave people behind, but a lot are left behind already. We really need to do something about it.

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**Author:** ![kurtwm1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/13edae/32.png) [@kurtwm1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kurtwm1)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2019, 2:51am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/daimler-audi-cut-jobs-to-accommodate-developing-electric-cars/153814/4 "2019-12-03T02:51:18Z")

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It’s called “progress”.

There are 12 self-checkout station at my local Wal-Mart, installed recently. Saves 11 employees per shift (it takes 1 to monitor ad assist customers).