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. "These headcount reductions 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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