Overview
- The supplier informed employees this week that it will shut the remaining development operations in Bad Neustadt, where production ended years ago.
- Company figures show the site had 183 staff at year-end, with current plans indicating at least 143 redundancies.
- About 40 employees are being offered transfers to Valeo’s larger Erlangen location roughly 140 kilometers away, which the firm intends to bolster.
- A spokesperson provided no fixed closure date but said many steps are expected to occur during 2026.
- IG Metall condemned the decision as a scandal, and local officials called it a heavy blow while pledging support for affected workers.