Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Germany
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture For Transport Equipment
Manufacture Of Motor Vehicles, Trailers And Semi-Trailers
29.3 - Manufacture of parts and accessories for motor vehicles

950 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
12 March 2009
Employment effect (start)
12 March 2009
Foreseen end date

Description

On 12 March 2009, the car radio manufacturer Harman Becker announced to cut 950 jobs across Germany. The job cuts are attributed to a loss in sales. In January 2009, sales declined by 33% or 35 million euro in comparison to the same month in the previous year. Harman Becker employs around 3,800 employees in Germany.


Sources

  • 12 March 2009: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

Citation

Eurofound (2009), Harman Becker, Internal restructuring in Germany, factsheet number 68506, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/68506.