Daimler Trucks

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Germany
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Mannheim, Gaggenheim, Wörth, Kassel
Sector
Manufacturing
(29 - 30) Manufacture for transport equipment
29.1 - Manufacture of motor vehicles
29.10 - Manufacture of motor vehicles
800 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
31 January 2013
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2014

Description

Daimler Trucks, a leading manufacturer of trucks and part of the German Daimler group, will cut 800 posts in Germany.

According to the German daily Handelsblatt, the company intends to save EUR 1.6 bn in costs by 2014. This also includes an additional 1,300 redundancies worldwide. The 800 job cuts in Germany will affect non-manufacturing units involved in project-based work on new models and technical innovation. There shall be no direct dismissals.

Negotiations with the works council have not started yet.    

Sources

  • 31 January 2013: Handelsblatt

Citation

Eurofound (2013), Daimler Trucks, Internal restructuring in Germany, factsheet number 74857, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/74857.