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Manufacturing (29 - 30) Manufacture for transport equipment 29.3 - Manufacture of motor vehicle parts and accessories 29.32 - Manufacture of other parts and accessories for motor vehicles
158 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
21 December 2025
Employment effect (start)
27 February 2026
Foreseen end date
31 December 2026
Description
The German multinational Mann Hummel has announced plans for an Employment Redundancy File (ERE) affecting around 150 employees at its Zaragoza plant, nearly a quarter of its 630 workforce. The company, a long-standing pillar of Aragón’s automotive industry, has justified the measure on productive grounds, citing the cessation of all filter element manufacturing at the site, which will lead to a significant reduction in workload.
Negotiations between management and workers’ representatives are scheduled to begin at the end of January 2026 and conclude a month later, with layoffs expected to take place gradually throughout the year.
Union leaders have condemned the announcement as “a dramatic blow” to one of Aragón’s most historic industrial employers and criticised its timing, just before Christmas. Both unions have called for full transparency and negotiation to explore alternatives to job cuts, warning that the move could further destabilise Aragón’s manufacturing base at a critical time for its automotive sector.
Updated, 27 JAN 2026:
The company has increased the number of employees affected by its Employment Redundancy File (ERE) at its Zaragoza plant to 158, eight more than the 150 initially announced before Christmas. The decision has sparked strong opposition from workers, where unions describe the move as a “de facto relocation” to other European plants, potentially in Eastern Europe, where Mann Hummel also operates.
Sources
21 December 2025: El Periódico de Aragón (www.msn.com)
Eurofound (2025), Mann Hummel España, Internal restructuring in Spain, factsheet number 203911, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/203911.
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