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MAN, IG Metall Strike Deal on 2,300 German Job Cuts With Job Guarantees

Union negotiators secured long-term job protections alongside a pledge to invest in German sites.

Overview

  • MAN and worker representatives finalized a pact confirming the reduction of 2,300 positions in Germany over roughly a decade under the MAN2030+ program.
  • Cuts will be allocated across Munich (1,300), Salzgitter (600) and Nuremberg (400), with the small Wittlich site unaffected.
  • Employment is guaranteed through the end of 2035 with a possible extension to 2040 based on company performance, and compulsory redundancies are excluded.
  • The company will invest nearly €1 billion in German facilities by 2030 and keep all domestic production sites, while preserving collective-bargaining benefits and profit-sharing.
  • MAN targets €900 million in cost savings by 2028 and plans major next‑generation vehicle investments in Eastern Europe, a step unions criticize as a risk to future German capabilities.