Restructuring events
European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)
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.
EDAG, a German engineering service provider for the automotive industry, is cutting around 1,000 jobs in Germany by the end of 2025, of which around 600 have already been cut since the beginning of the year. Employees in all areas are affected.
The reason for the job cuts is a decline in sales and a loss in the first half of 2025 as a result of falling demand from the automotive industry. The job cuts will mainly be achieved through natural fluctuation, supplemented by redundancies for operational reasons.
IG Metall expressed concern about the future of the workforce; no concrete agreements between management, unions, or authorities have been reported.
EDAG employs around 8,698 people worldwide at 60 locations in 18 countries and is active in the automotive and defence industries.
Eurofound (2025), EDAG Egineering, Internal restructuring in Germany, factsheet number 203247, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/203247.
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