Daimler Truck strokes 5,000 jobs: Measures for our region!

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Daimler Truck plant bis 2030 den Abbau von 5.000 Stellen in Deutschland. Sparprogramm zielt auf Kostensenkungen und Wettbewerbsfähigkeit.
Daimler Truck plans to break down 5,000 jobs in Germany by 2030. Austerity program aims at cost reductions and competitiveness. (Symbolbild/MBW)

Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Deutschland - Daimler Truck makes far -reaching personnel decisions

The large commercial vehicle manufacturer Daimler Truck caused a stir on his capital market day in Charlotte, North Carolina. The plans provide to reduce around 5,000 jobs in Germany by 2030. Around 28,000 employees are affected in the truck division, which already exist at the end of 2024. Daimler Truck employs around 35,500 people in Germany. A huge step that could not only affect the employees, but also had far -reaching effects on the entire industry.

objective and austerity measures

With this step, the company follows an ambitious savings program that operates under the name "Cost Down Europe". By 2030, Daimler Truck would like to save more than one billion euros. In addition to the job cuts, numerous other cost reductions are also provided that affect all areas such as production, administration, sales and development. In addition, the overall works council has agreed with the company to secure the workplace, which will apply by 2035 and should exclude operational terminations.

The locations affected by the downsizing includes Gaggenau, Mannheim, Kassel, Stuttgart and the largest assembly plant for trucks in Wörth. According to the information from

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To achieve the goals set, Daimler Truck plans to move over 20 % of its European production volume to cheaper countries. This could reduce production costs per truck by up to 3,000 euros. The fact that the job cuts should be designed socially acceptable is a reassurance for affected employees. A severance payment program in cooperation with the overall works council was agreed at five truck locations in Germany, the details of which will be determined in the coming weeks.

The general chairman of the works council Michael Brecht was surprised by the announcement of the job cuts and emphasized the creation of security in uncertain times. With regard to future employment, new regulations on participation in results must also be established in order to have employees participate in the company's success.

The challenges of the industry

Daimler Truck is also faced with external challenges. So many freight forwarders are waiting and hesitation to order new trucks, which triggers additional uncertainties from the manufacturers. In addition, an increased lack of components such as electronics chips are noticeable. These factors have led to the prices for energy and freight, which also relates the cost structure of Daimler Truck considerably.

With the savings program, Daimler Truck aims to continue to survive in international competition in the future. The CEO Karin Radström has set itself the goal of an adjusted profit margin of over 12 % by 2030, which underlines the urgency of the savings measures.

In summary, it can be said that Daimler Truck is in a critical phase of his company history, which not only endangers the workplace of thousands of employees, but could also have far -reaching effects on the entire automotive industry in Germany. It remains to be seen how these changes will affect employees and the regional economy. For more information about the current developments at Daimler Truck, take a look at the article by Verkehrsrundschau .

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