The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Manufacturing Manfacture for transport equipment Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 29.2 - Manufacture of bodies and coachwork for motor vehicles; manufacture of trailers and semi-trailers
230 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
13 May 2025
Employment effect (start)
13 May 2025
Foreseen end date
Description
Thyssenkrupp Automotive Body Solutions, a German automotive supplier and subsidiary of the steel group Thyssenkrupp, has announced the reduction of up to 230 jobs at four locations in the Heilbronn area. Employees from the plant service and administration departments are particularly affected.
The company cites the sharp drop in demand for car body parts, particularly as a result of production cutbacks at major customers, as the reason for the restructuring. The measure is part of a strategic reorganisation to ensure the long-term profitability of the business unit in Germany.
Both the IG Metall trade union and the works council have criticised the redundancies and the management's lack of transparency and have announced that they will actively oppose the cuts in the upcoming negotiations with the company and fight for every job.
Eurofound (2025), Thyssenkrupp Automotive Body Solutions, Internal restructuring in Germany, factsheet number 202834, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/202834.
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