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.
Adient Automotive, a US car parts manufacturer, has announced an Employment Redundancy File (ERE) affecting 178 workers (approximately 25% of its 741 workforce) across its plants in Alagón and Pedrola (Zaragoza). The proposed dismissals include 140 production staff, 32 support roles (such as maintenance, quality, tooling, and paint), and 6 office employees. The company justifies the measure on economic, organisational, and production grounds, citing reduced workloads following the discontinuation of seat frame production for the Volkswagen T-Roc and Audi Q2, and delays in new projects for Mercedes and Stellantis.
Unions have condemned the move as disproportionate and are preparing a unified strategy to challenge the layoffs. They have described the scale of the cuts as “a barbarity,” with local economic and social consequences. Adient claims it will prioritise voluntary redundancies, though the final decision rests with management.
The ERE represents one of the most significant in Aragón’s automotive supply industry in recent years. Further negotiations are scheduled for mid-October.
Eurofound (2025), Adient, Internal restructuring in Spain, factsheet number 203446, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/203446.
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