考研英语报刊文章阅读及剖析十八
<p> 考研英语报刊文章阅读及剖析(18)</p><p> <span word="Fiat">Fiat</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="agony">agony</span> <span word="spreads">spreads</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="as">as</span> 8,100 <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="go">go</span></p><p> <span word="THE">THE</span> <span word="giant">giant</span> <span word="Mirafiori">Mirafiori</span> <span word="plant">plant</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Turin">Turin</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Fiat">Fiat</span> <span word="Auto">Auto</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="troubled">troubled</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="division">division</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Fiat">Fiat</span> <span word="group">group</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="shift">shift</span> <span word="trooped">trooped</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="at">at</span> 2<span word="pm">pm</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="October">October</span> 9<span word="th">th</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mood">mood</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="pessimistic">pessimistic</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bosses">bosses</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="union">union</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Rome">Rome</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="announce">announce</span> 8,100 <span word="job">job</span> <span word="cuts">cuts</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="car">car</span> <span word="factories">factories</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="of">of</span> 3,000 <span word="job">job</span> <span word="losses">losses</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="Workers">Workers</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="third">third</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Mirafiori">Mirafiori</span> <span word="s">s</span> 12,000 <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="July">July</span>. <span word="Fiat">Fiat</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="but">but</span> 500 <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="temporary">temporary</span> <span word="lay">lay</span>-<span word="offs">offs</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="morose">morose</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="passing">passing</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="Mirafiori">Mirafiori</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="gates">gates</span> <span word="doubt">doubt</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="back">back</span>, <span word="whatever">whatever</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="models">models</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="investment">investment</span>.</p><p> <span word="Fiat">Fiat</span> <span word="Auto">Auto</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="around">around</span> ?1 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="wiping">wiping</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="profits">profits</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="group">group</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="lorries">lorries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tractors">tractors</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="robots">robots</span>. <span word="Fiat">Fiat</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="bosses">bosses</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="denial">denial</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="s">s</span> <span word="massive">massive</span> <span word="over">over</span>-<span word="capacity">capacity</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="losses">losses</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="slumped">slumped</span>. <span word="Five">Five</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="Fiat">Fiat</span> <span word="Auto">Auto</span> <span word="made">made</span> 2.6<span word="m">m</span> <span word="cars">cars</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="profits">profits</span> <span word="of">of</span> ?758<span word="m">m</span>. <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="recorded">recorded</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="loss">loss</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="bar">bar</span> <span word="one">one</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="produce">produce</span> <span word="barely">barely</span> 1.9<span word="m">m</span> <span word="cars">cars</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="banks">banks</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="restructuring">restructuring</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="May">May</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="Fiat">Fiat</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="parent">parent</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="resign">resign</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="later">later</span>.</p>
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