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Manufacturing Manufacture For Transport Equipment Manufacture Of Motor Vehicles, Trailers And Semi-Trailers 29.3 - Manufacture of parts and accessories for motor vehicles
3,500 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
26 January 2021
Employment effect (start)
26 January 2021
Foreseen end date
Description
As announced on 26 January 2021, the German commercial vehicle manufacturer MAN will be cutting 3,500 jobs in Germany until 2023 due to internal restructuring. The job reduction is part of a major restructuring programme which intends to save €1.7 billion annually. The company plans to focus on electric and hydrogen drives in the future, respecting the climate requirements set by the European Union. Previously, MAN had planned a more severe restructuring including the loss of 7,300 jobs in Germany and cost saving of approximately €1.8 to €2 billion annually. Due to immense resistance by the works council, the restructuring will be less severe than expected. MAN intends to avoid compulsory redundancies.
26 January 2021: Wirtschaftswoche (online) (www.wiwo.de)
Citation
Eurofound (2021), MAN, Internal restructuring in Germany, factsheet number 103489, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/103489.
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