US EditionAuto Supplier Bosch Sees Tough Markets Persisting Until 2027
Bosch expects weak markets through 2026 and aims for a 7% margin by 2027 while cutting 18,500 jobs to reduce personnel costs amid rising competition and economic pressures.
- On Jan. 30, Bosch said it will not hit a 7% margin target until 2027 due to sluggish demand and high costs, delaying margin recovery until then.
- Early signs of a global economic slowdown and tariffs are set to compound price pressures, Bosch said, while competition from Chinese rivals and software-focused companies erodes supplier bargaining power.
- Bosch reported revenue edged up by 0.8% to 91 billion euros, while last year’s returns on earnings before interest and tax fell to around 2% from 3.5% in 2024.
- Bosch plans to eliminate 18,500 positions, including 13,000 cuts announced last year, while talks with labor representatives are ongoing.
- Bosch said securing competitiveness and investment capacity requires deeper reductions in personnel expenses and streamlining the organization, amid ongoing talks with labor representatives.
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News-HeraldTop auto supplier Bosch sees tough markets persisting until 2027
By Marilen Martin and William Wilkes, The Washington Post Robert Bosch GmbH doesn’t expect to see significant improvement in its key markets until next year, adding to cost pressures that already triggered a wave of job cuts. Unveiling its 2025 annual results Friday, privately-held Bosch said the world’s biggest automotive supplier won’t hit a 7% margin target until 2027 at the earliest because of sluggish demand and high costs. The maker of dri…
At the Bosch Group, profits have almost halved, and the outlook has also grown. Employees are worried about their jobs. In Germany alone, more than 20,000 jobs are to be lost by 2030. By Christof Gaißmayer and Tim Kukral.
The company plans to start reaching the margin of 7% not before 2027, instead of 2026
The Bosch technology group has been experiencing one of the most difficult business years for a long time. Despite a slight increase in sales, profit in 2025 has significantly decreased. According to preliminary figures, operating earnings before interest and taxes fell by more than 45 percent to around 1.7 billion euros. This means that Bosch is as low as it has not been for many years - even in the Corona year 2020, the Group had achieved even…
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