MAN cut 1,300 jobs at the location

There are no layoff plans

MAN cuts 1,300 jobs in Munich

The reduction in employment at MAN was carried out for ten years and without layoffs. Munich was particularly hard hit. IG Metall fears worse.

Truck and bus manufacturer MAN wants to cut around 2,300 jobs in Germany. This must happen within 10 years and in a “truly socially acceptable” way, as one spokesman said. There are no layoff plans. The main locations affected are Munich with 1,300 jobs, Salzgitter with 600 jobs, and Nuremberg with 400 jobs.

MAN must adapt to “the still weak truck market in Germany and further improve its cost position,” MAN said, justifying the move. High electricity and labor costs and increasing competitive pressures in Asia are a burden.

This is also reflected in the returns. “We are now entering a high investment phase and need to generate sustainable profits to expand our product portfolio,” the spokesperson said. The electric truck transformation is just beginning among commercial vehicle manufacturers in Europe.

These reductions also mean fewer jobs will be lost when employees retire, according to MAN. A spokesperson said they would continue to employ people and would remain a domestic commercial vehicle manufacturer with about 13,000 employees. “All our production sites in Munich, Nuremberg, Salzgitter and Wittlich must be preserved.” One billion euros will be invested there over the next five years.

IG Metall and the works council strongly criticized MAN’s plans – they also included the relocation of part of production to Poland. This jeopardizes “the long-term existence of the main plant in Munich,” said Sybille Wankel of IG Metall. He is worried that the heart of truck production will move to Poland. “If in the future all truck parts are produced in Poland and transported from there to Munich only for assembly, obviously assembly in Munich will also be available someday.”

Chair of the general works council Karina Schnur also accused MAN of not being serious enough in carrying out alternative negotiations. “I am horrified by the company’s behavior. Management is simply not prepared to seriously discuss alternative relocation plans. This is a slap in the face to the people back in Munich who put their full effort into supporting their MAN every day.”