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Hitachi splits company after huge loss
crunchgear.com - 3/19/2009
Hitachi splits company after huge loss
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Hitachi , for those not in the know, also makes parts and motors for cars and trucks in Asia. The new economy, however, has forced the company to split into consumer electronics and automotive and they’ve just fired their current president as all as reduce costs by $5.1 billion by ...
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Hitachi splits electronics and automotive divisions to cut costs
SlashGear — ... billion last year and to cut their losses, they’ve cut 7,000 jobs. This resulted in a cost savings of $5.1 billion, but that’s a hard pill to swallow in this economy. When all is said and done, the consumer electronics division will employ 750 people and the automative division will employ 2,700 people. It’s somewhat of an interesting disparity, when you think about it, but if this is what HItachi feels will save them, it’s probably for the best. [via CrunchGear] ...

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