Overview

• Industry analysts cite reduced car production, delayed OEM projects, underused plants and intensifying Chinese competition as key pressures on German suppliers.
• Continental plans to list its auto-supplier arm Aumovio around September 18 and will eliminate more than 10,000 positions, mainly in administration and R&D, after years of losses in the unit.
• Bosch has outlined almost 15,000 job cuts worldwide, with a large share in Germany, reduced working hours for thousands, and warnings from CEO Stefan Hartung of further belt‑tightening.
• ZF Friedrichshafen expects another year in the red and is negotiating the reorientation of its partly uncompetitive drive-systems ‘Division E,’ leaving thousands of jobs at risk in the coming years.
• Schaeffler will shed 4,700 roles in Europe, including 2,800 in Germany, while Mahle has cut about 600 jobs in the past year and maintains a no‑redundancies pact in Germany through end‑2025.