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據報道，汽車制造商戴姆勒克萊斯勒公司將在其梅塞德斯部門裁員8,500人,占公司總員工數的十分之一。這次裁員計劃將會提高梅塞德斯·奔馳部門的生產率，從而增強奔馳汽車的市場競爭力。請看報道：

DaimlerChrysler, a German-US joint carmaker, announced on Wednesday that it will cut 8,500 jobs at its Mercedes Car Group. "Theseheadcountreductions are indispensable. They will contribute to significant improvements in the competitiveness of Mercedes-Benz through an increase in productivity," the company said.

文中的headcount為"職員總數"的意思。如：Media executives outside the BBC expect job cuts to total 6,000 - just over one in five of the BBC's current 28,000 headcount.（高層預計至少會裁掉6000個工作崗位，所占比例超過BBC總共2.8萬名員工的1/5。）此外，headcount 還可表示"總人數"。

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