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Daimler Truck to Double Defense Business, Cut 5,000 Jobs

GERMANY, JUL 8 – Daimler Truck aims to save over €1 billion annually by cutting 5,000 jobs across five German sites to improve profitability after a 5% sales decline, officials said.

  • On Wednesday at its Cleveland Capital Market Day, Daimler Truck announced plans to cut 5,000 jobs in Germany by 2030 under the Cost Down Europe program.
  • Following a 5% Q2 sales decline, especially in the US, Daimler Truck aims to improve resilience through job cuts in Germany's five plants.
  • Daimler Truck's European restructuring includes job cuts at five German plants, mainly through natural attrition and early retirement, with a pledge to avoid compulsory redundancies until 2034.
  • Daimler Truck expects over €1 billion in annual savings and a 12% profit margin target by 2030, with shares initially falling up to 4.3% before rebounding.
  • Daimler Truck plans to cut 5,000 German jobs by 2030, aiming for €1 billion annual savings and a 12% profit target amid industry shifts to zero-emission and defense growth.
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Daimler Truck wants to save over one billion euros by 2030. At the same time, the customer service is to be improved. Jobs are falling away in Germany.

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Truck manufacturers are dismantling 5,000 jobs in Germany – despite big business with military vehicles. There is a major order from the Bundeswehr: a "middle three-digit number" of military trucks is to be delivered.

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Daimler Truck plans to remove around 5,000 jobs in Germany by 2030.

·Germany
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Ghent has released a new list of jobs per department that will be cut by 2031. The current list includes 416 jobs (full-time equivalents). Previously, it was estimated at 350 to 400 positions. The list and the detailed cost-cutting plans will be further clarified this evening by the city council. Meanwhile, the unions are threatening action, including during the Ghent Festivities.

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Commercial vehicle and truck manufacturer Daimler Truck plans to cut around 5,000 jobs in Germany by 2030, the DPA agency reported. According to a company spokesman, the jobs will be cut mainly through natural turnover and partial retirement. However, targeted layoff programs are also possible.

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Pénzcentrum broke the news in on Tuesday, July 8, 2025.
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