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BYD Stock Leads 3 Auto Shares Under Pressure From Europe’s Cost Squeeze
Global automakers are under pressure as profit falls, job cut plans and rising competition from Chinese rivals reshape expectations for costs and market share. Volkswagen’s sharp drop in operating profit from €22.6b to €8.9b, weaker China and US sales and talk of up to 100,000 job cuts underline how intense the squeeze has become. For investors, this kind of stress can create both potential opportunity and risk. The following sections look at three European auto stocks exposed to these...