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Porsche Works Council Warns One in Four German Jobs at Risk as Cost Talks Intensify

With negotiations still confidential, labor leaders seek a job guarantee through 2035.

Overview

  • The council says management has floated relocating development and production to lower‑wage countries, including the outsourcing of entire units and model lines, though Porsche has not confirmed specifics.
  • The warning centers on Zuffenhausen, Weissach and smaller German sites employing about 23,000 people, which implies more than 5,500 positions could be affected.
  • Employee representatives briefed staff this week at site assemblies on the status of talks over a new savings package called the Zukunftspaket.
  • The company says significant cost optimizations are imperative to safeguard competitiveness, while declining to disclose targets and keeping discussions with labor confidential.
  • An earlier deal foresees 1,900 regional job reductions by 2029 and the expiry of roughly 2,000 fixed‑term contracts, as outgoing CEO Oliver Blume hands off to Michael Leiters in January.