The challenging situation in the automotive market has once again prompted layoffs in the automotive industry. The German company ZF is implementing the layoffs. The layoffs will also affect the staff of one of the German giant's Polish plants, reports AutomotiveSuppliers.pl.
Since the beginning of 2024, ZF has already laid off 11,200 people worldwide. A collective layoff process began in August and will last until the end of the year. The layoffs will affect 110 people working at the ZF Electronics Engineering Center in Częstochowa , which primarily develops driver assistance systems and improves safety. At the same time, the company will launch a voluntary redundancy program.
The company has two other research and development centers in Poland, in Bielsko-Biała and Łódź, and factories in Wrocław, Gliwice, Częstochowa, Czechowice-Dziedzice and Bielsko-Biała.
According to the announcement quoted by AutomotiveSuppliers.pl, the layoffs are due to “the difficult situation on the automotive market and the resulting need for organizational and design changes.”
A wave of layoffs in the automotive industry
These aren't the first major layoffs in the automotive industry. In July, Bosch announced plans to lay off another thousand people. Employees at its Reutlingen plant, which produces electronic components for cars, will lose their jobs.
In total, up to 14,000 people are expected to lose their jobs at the group's plants. In Poland, mass layoffs were initiated at the Brake System Factory in Mirków, near Wrocław, where the company announced the elimination of 140 positions.
Silesia leads in collective layoffs
Returning to the layoffs at ZF, they will be consistent with the unfavorable trend recently observed in the Silesian Voivodeship. According to Bankier.pl, of the 4,000 people affected by the collective layoffs announced across Poland in July, more than half (2,300) will lose their jobs at Silesian plants.
