Audi announced exemptions in Germany. In the next four years, he will lose their jobs to 7.5 thousand employees, “Reuters said.
– Carts are to be covered by employees employed in the administrative department and in the section responsible for development – the agency explained, citing information provided by the owner. Audi belongs to the Volkswagen Group.
Exemptions are to bring the producer 1 billion euros a year. The company added that in the next four years he wants to invest a total of EUR 8 billion in German plants.
Exemptions at the Volkswagen Group
The Volkswagen Group has recently announced a reduction in employment by about 48,000 employees. VW has launched a cost cutting program including a reduction in 35,000 jobs. Porsche plans to slow down 3.9 thousand people, and IT company Cariad intends to slow down about 1.6 thousand, “Reuters said.
She added that since 2019, Audi has already liquidated about 9.5 thousand jobs.
Audi announced that the contract regarding employment guarantee in German plants was extended until the end of 2033.
– Negotiations were difficult, but always based on facts and solution -oriented. We had to compromise to ensure financial flexibility for additional investments – said Joerg Schlagbauer, head of the company council in a statement.
The Volkswagen Group employs approximately 684,000 employees around the world.
Problems of automotive companies
In February Mercedes He announced a further cutting of costs and introducing more gasoline and diesel cars to his range of products than electric vehicles.
At the beginning of November also Nissan He announced a reduction in jobs by 9,000 worldwide.
Also in November, information about the need to carry out dismissals was informed Ford.
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