Webasto

Type
Offshoring/Delocalisation
Country
Germany
Region
Bayern;
Location of affected unit(s)
Hengersberg, Regensburg
Sector
Manufacturing
(29 - 30) Manufacture for transport equipment
29.2 - Manufacture of bodies and coachwork for motor vehicles; manufacture of trailers and semi-trailers
29.2 - Manufacture of bodies and coachwork for motor vehicles; manufacture of trailers and semi-trailers
New offshoring locations
Slovakia
260 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
7 August 2018
Employment effect (start)
29 June 2018
Foreseen end date
29 June 2020

Description

The German automotive supplier Webasto will be cutting 260 jobs in Hengersberg (160) and Regensburg (100) within the next two years due to internal restructuring. Webasto is facing expiring projects and a major relocation to Slovakia in this timeframe, making cuts necessary.

Works council and management have already agreed on a social plan for affected employees.

Webasto has 12,785 employees worldwide.

Citation

Eurofound (2018), Webasto, Offshoring/Delocalisation in Germany, factsheet number 94813, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/94813.