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Manufacturing Manufacture For Transport Equipment Manufacture Of Motor Vehicles, Trailers And Semi-Trailers 29.1 - Manufacture of motor vehicles
6,000 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
29 December 2021
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2022
Foreseen end date
31 December 2022
Description
Automotive company BMW announced to create 6,000 new jobs in 2022. The company confirmed that it wants to increase its workforce as demand for e-cars increased. In order to expand it e-mobility segment, BMW is looking for new personnel for its battery research, automated driving as well as software and IT development. Additional employees are also needed at the company's production site. In 2020, BMW had cut 6,000 jobs due to the decreasing demand for its products during the COVID-19 pandemic (BMW 2020).
Currently, the automotive manufacturer is employing 120,000 employees worldwide.
Eurofound (2021), BMW, Business expansion in Germany, factsheet number 106088, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/106088.
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