Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/11/29

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Leica as a business
From: Mike Dembinski <mdembin@it.com.pl>
Date: Sun, 29 Nov 1998 23:16:20 +0200

Raimo Korhonen wrote:

>To move out of Germany would be lethal.

>>
>> Nathan Wajsman wrote:
>>
>> >But the fact is that they [Leica] need to sell more cameras and lenses,
>or
>> >move
>> >production out of Germany,

Why? If they can keep QC up to scratch, but slash labor costs by 80% (just
move across the border to Poland, Czech or Hungary for example)....

Anyone know what percentage of a new Leica is labor?

Mike