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BorgWarner is cutting hundreds of jobs: IG Metall is fighting for jobs!
BorgWarner is planning drastic job cuts in Darmstadt and Langen due to the tense market situation and order situation.
BorgWarner is cutting hundreds of jobs: IG Metall is fighting for jobs!
The air is getting thinner for the BorgWarner workforce in southern Hesse. As hessenschau.de reports, the US auto supplier is planning to cut around 345 jobs at its locations in Darmstadt and Langen. This corresponds to a massive decline of around 40% of jobs in the engineering area of the innovative “Battery Technology Center” (BTC) and 45% in the production facility.
There are currently around 800 employees at these locations, around 500 of whom work in the factory area and 300 in the BTC. The reasons for the drastic job cuts lie in the tense order situation with major customers such as Daimler Truck and Volvo and reflect the challenges in the market. IG Metall has already announced resistance and will do everything in its power to avert the planned layoffs.
Resistance from IG Metall
IG Metall is not particularly enthusiastic about the company management's plans. Daniel Bremm, the managing director of IG Metall Darmstadt, described the measures as a huge blow for the employees and the southern Hesse region. ffh.de also reports that Jörg Köhlinger, district manager of IG Metall Mitte, is particularly harsh in criticizing the cuts in the area of battery production. Ultimately, this technology is considered to be promising and crucial for change within the automotive industry.
Köhlinger demands long-term future concepts from managers in order to secure innovative strength and jobs in the region. IG Metall emphasizes that it will take all possible steps to continue on the chosen path for the future and to defend the rights of employees.
A look into the future
The acquisition of the Darmstadt-based battery specialist Akasol in 2021 by BorgWarner had led to a promising future in the field of battery technology. Developments in this sector are crucial, not only for the company itself, but also for the entire region. But the current job cuts raise questions about the future of BorgWarner in southern Hesse.
Overall, the mood is tense and employees are eagerly awaiting the company's next steps. A challenge that shows that in the automotive industry not everything runs as smoothly as one would like.