Carmaker Porsche plans to cut an additional 1,900 jobs across the entire company over the next four years after a programme that has already started was determined to be insufficient, a company spokesperson told Reuters on February 13.
The German carmaker aims to reduce the number of positions at its main sites in southwestern Germany, Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen and Weissach, by 15 per cent by 2029, it said.
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Porsche, majority-owned by Volkswagen, said that it cannot announce any forced redundancies under a location safeguarding agreement valid until 2030.
It already initiated the process in 2024 by not renewing the contracts of 1,500 fixed-term employees, while another 500 are now coming to an end, the spokesperson said.
“That alone is not enough: the Executive Board and Works Council have therefore decided on a programme to cut around another 1,900 jobs across the entire company in the coming years,” the spokesperson said in an emailed statement.
The company is also relying on natural fluctuations, demographic change and a restrictive approach to filling vacancies and hiring new staff, added the spokesperson.
“Porsche is still in a comparatively good position. But there are many challenges to overcome – such as the delayed ramp-up of electromobility or the challenging geopolitical and economic conditions,” said the spokesperson.
At the beginning of the month, Porsche surprisingly announced that it wanted to get rid of CFO Lutz Meschke and Sales Director Detlev von Platen.
Both managers have been criticised for the company’s poor performance and weak share price.
Volkswagen finds itself amidst a massive restructuring seeking to regain ground from cheaper Chinese rivals amid weak demand in Europe and a slower-than-expected adoption of electric vehicles.
