Overview
- Works council chief Frank Sell says management now argues operational dismissals could be required to meet savings goals, while Bosch states it will honor job-protection agreements through 2027.
- In September the company outlined roughly 13,000 additional reductions in its mobility supplier business, largely in Germany, bringing announced cuts since late 2023 to about 29,000.
- Bosch cites a yearly cost gap of approximately €2.5 billion in its supplier division, prompting multiyear savings measures and shifts of some production to lower-cost locations.
- Production at the Waiblingen connector plant is scheduled to wind down by the end of 2028, affecting around 560 employees, and recent demonstrations have drawn more than 1,200 participants.
- IG Metall and works councils call for a transformation fund and local production safeguards as other suppliers, including Mahle, announce further job reductions.