Restructuring events
European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)
The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
As announced on 4 November 2025, the German automotive supplier Mahle plans to cut a mid-three-digit number of jobs in Germany. Worldwide, the company intends to cut around 1,000 jobs.
The largest number of job cuts is expected to affect Stuttgart. The CEO cites weak market conditions for the automotive and supplier industries, the phase-out of combustion engines, U.S. tariffs, and competition with China as reasons for the cuts.
According to Mahle, talks with employee representatives are now set to begin. Most of the reductions are expected to be achieved through severance and early retirement programs.
Mahle employs around 10,000 people in Germany and 67,700 worldwide.
Between July 2024 and July 2025, Mahle has already eliminated 600 positions, which is also reported in the ERM events database Mahle 2025 - DE.
Eurofound (2025), Mahle, Internal restructuring in Germany, factsheet number 203652, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/203652.
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