The manufacturer Audi (Volkswagen group) announced on Monday a suppression plan of 7,500 jobs by 2029 in Germany.
This plan, which plans to remove 13.5% of its workforce in Germany, aims to “strengthen both competitiveness and Audi prospects,” the CEO of the German brand Gernot Döllner said in a press release. He evokes “economic conditions hardening more and more, the pressure of competition and political uncertainties (which) pose enormous challenges to the company”.
Audi undertakes to carry out a “reduction in socially acceptable workforce”, which should exclude forced departures. In return, the employment guarantee, which excludes economic dismissals, will be extended by four years until 2033, indicates the manufacturer in the presentation of this agreement concluded with the works council.
More competitive
The goal is to return the brand to the four rings more competitive by simplifying its organization, with “a reduction in bureaucracy” and “management structures”, said the press release
The manufacturer of high -end vehicles employs 87,000 people, including 55,000 on its German sites.
The two largest establishments of the brand, in Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm, in the south of Germany, will benefit from around eight billion euros in investments by 2029 to support their transition to electric mobility, indicates Audi.
Lower demand, inflation, loss of competitiveness, transition to electric … The European automotive industry is going through a particularly difficult period with cost reduction programs announced by several heavyweights in the sector.
In the Volkswagen galaxy, of which Audi is a part, the historic VW brand will cut in its workforce and support most of the 35,000 job cuts by 2030.
