Gia Automobile News According to Reuters, Audi, a subsidiary of German automaker Volkswagen Group, plans to reduce its workforce in the medium term by cutting positions outside the production department.
It is reported that thousands of positions are at risk.
Photo source: Audi, reports said that layoffs will mainly be concentrated on Audi’s so-called indirect jobs, such as the possibility of cutting more than 2,000 development positions.
It is reported that the company’s target layoffs ratio is about 15%, and in Germany alone it will affect 4,500 indirect jobs.
Currently, Audi confirmed that its management is negotiating with employee representatives, but did not comment on the number of positions that may be affected.
Audi recently announced that its third-quarter operating profit fell sharply by 91% year-on-year to 106 million euros, partly due to high costs caused by the possible closure of its Brussels factory.
Audi said last week it was in talks with a commercial vehicle manufacturer about potential investment in its Brussels plant.
However, Audi may have to close the factory due to the high operating costs of the factory and poor demand for the only electric vehicle it produces.
, In September, thousands of workers demonstrated in Brussels to express solidarity with employees at Audi’s Belgian factory, which may face closure.
It is reported that more than 5,000 protesters from all over Belgium and even as far away as the Czech Republic gathered at Brussels Gare Nord and then marched to Parliament waving pro-Audi placards.
In October this year, Volkswagen Group workers in Germany also went on strike to participate in a rally to protest the company’s unprecedented factory closures in Germany.
After that, the company made a cost-saving proposal to employees, including a 10% pay cut and a revision to the bonus system, aimed at avoiding the closure of its German factories and boosting Volkswagen brands.
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