Overview

• The reductions focus on the Mobility division and come in addition to about 9,000 previously communicated German cuts in that business area.
• Site-level targets include roughly 3,500 jobs in Stuttgart‑Feuerbach, 1,750 in Schwieberdingen, 1,550 in Bühl/Bühlertal, and 1,250 in Homburg by 2030, with Waiblingen’s connector production ending by 2028 affecting about 560 roles.
• Management is aiming to lift Mobility’s operating margin to 7% after 3.8% in 2024, coupling headcount measures with productivity gains and lower material and overhead costs.
• Bosch says it will seek “socially acceptable” arrangements with employee representatives and begin rapid site talks, with leadership warning that “Der Zeitdruck ist groß.”
• Works councils and IG Metall reject the plan without firm site guarantees and pledge resistance, as weak European auto demand and tougher global competition continue to weigh on suppliers.