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Germany will lose more supplier jobs; Eastern Europe, Asia will continue to gain positions, study shows.(Suppliers)

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Byline: Klaus-Dieter Florecke, Armin Gotz, Franz Rother Automobilwoche

Every fifth job in the German auto supply industry is under threat from low-wage countries, a study shows.

About 100,000 jobs already have been lost as companies transfer production to eastern Europe and Asia, according to auto industry researchers.

Now a study by German business consultants Alix Partners shows that even more positions may be shifted out of Europe's largest auto market.

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"Almost every German company is considering moving production abroad," said Roman Zeller, Alix Partners ...