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Baden-Württemberg; Karlsruhe; Karlsruhe, Landkreis
Location of affected unit(s)
Bretten
Sector
Manufacturing (29 - 30) Manufacture for transport equipment 29.3 - Manufacture of motor vehicle parts and accessories 29.32 - Manufacture of other parts and accessories for motor vehicles
60 - 70 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
11 November 2025
Employment effect (start)
1 October 2025
Foreseen end date
31 December 2025
Description
As announced on 11 November 2025, The German subsidiary Atlas Copco ISA of the Swedish industrial group Atlas Copco plans to cut up to 70 jobs at its site in Bretten, Baden-Württemberg, by the end of 2025.
The company cites the difficult economic situation in the automotive industry as the reason for this decision, aiming to maintain its competitiveness. According to the company, the job cuts will be implemented in a socially responsible manner.
Atlas Copco ISA manufactures joining technologies for the automotive industry and employs around 550 people in Bretten. The Atlas Copco Group employs approximately 50,000 people worldwide in 70 countries.
Eurofound (2025), Atlas Copco ISA, Internal restructuring in Germany, factsheet number 203692, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/203692.
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