Germany News: Car Industry Hemorrhaging Jobs
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The loss of car jobs in Germany – Europe's largest economy – is currently accelerating faster than in any other industrial sector, with the number of employees being at the lowest level since 2005, showing the data published by the Federal Statistical Office on Friday. On 30 June 2026 there were ...
The German car industry is losing jobs like never before: 42,300 fewer within a year. Employment is also declining in other sectors.
"With 691,500 workers, the number of employees in the automotive industry has reached a new minimum: since 2005, there have never been so few people working in this sector," says the German statistical office
The German automotive industry's workforce has shrunk to the lowest level in more than two decades, as assemblers cut costs in the face of increasing competition from Chinese rivals. In the 12-month period closed in June, the German automotive industry lost more jobs than any other industrial segment, reported on Friday the Federal Department of Statistics. Volkswagem fires thousands and re-contracted Ford: As AI and electric motors affect jobs …
The German car industry has lost 42,300 jobs in the first half of the year.
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