- Audi plans to lower 7,500 jobs by 2029
- Porsche plans to shorten 3,900 jobs by 2029
- Both car manufacturers recorded sales of the turnover of 2024
Audi and Porsche are the latest in a growing list of car manufacturers who announce important work cuts.
After Porsche announced last week to reduce his workforce by 3,900 jobs by 2029, Audi followed on Monday to reduce his own workforce by 7,500 jobs at the same time. In Audi’s case, the car manufacturer has triggered around 9,500 jobs since 2019. While these earlier job cuts were mainly in production, the New cuts focus on non -production areas like administration and development.
If possible, the car manufacturers plan to carry out the cuts through retirement and voluntary measures as well as the course of fixed employment contracts.
According to Reuters, these recent job cuts have been announced in addition to the 35,000 jobs Volkswagen last December that they are planned by the end of the decade and 1,600 job cuts in the Cariad software department, which means that the entire planned work cuts are planned. Volkswagen Group portfolio from brands At almost 48,000.
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Audi and Porsche recorded the return returns in 2024, mainly due to a lower demand in China. They are also exposed to the transition to electrification and the new strong costs Threat of tariffs on the US market Could make your profit further pressure.
Before the tariff threat, Audi announced last December that it would close his work in Brussels that produces the Q8 e-tron Electric medium-sized SUV due to slow sales.
Despite the cuts, Audi and Porsche plan both to invest in new products for their lineups. During the announcement of the work cuts, Audi said that a production of A would add New eV in his Ingolstadt facility, which was considered an electrical A3. The system is currently building the A3, including. Audi also explained that it is considered to add the production of an additional model in its complex in the nearby Neckarsulm.
Porsche also has new models in the pipeline. An electric cayenne will join the current gas SUV next year, while a battery-operated SUV with three rows is expected around 2027. In addition, a new gas-powered SUV will replace the current gas Macan-and in addition to the recently launched electric Macan, also take into account for the late decade.
