Eberspächer quits drastic job cuts: 200 jobs in danger!

On December 29, 2024, the car supplier Eberspächer, who is based in Esslingen am Neckar, announced a job cut at a German location. The location in Herxheim is particularly affected, where around 200 employees are faced with the loss of their workplace after a complete production closure.

The problems result from the difficult transformation to electromobility and a strongly broken customer demand. Eberspächer, which earned sales of 6.4 billion euros in 2023 and employed a total of 11,171 people, had already announced hundreds of positions at two locations in Rhineland-Palatinate in May 2024.

production closure in Herxheim

Production at the Herxheim location, which produces Hochvolt-Heizer for electric vehicles, is to be stopped in autumn 2025. According to information from IG Metall, there are great fears of loss of workplace and a shortage of existence among the employees. After the production of production in Herxheim, 120 employees should continue to be responsible for global product development and sales of electrical vehicle heating at the location. IG Metall has already announced resistance to the production closure and the associated job cuts.

The situation illustrates the challenge of many companies in the automotive industry, while they have to adapt to the new market conditions and the increasingly important role of electromobility, such as hna.de reported.

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