{"id":251319,"date":"2025-07-09T17:29:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-09T17:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/251319\/"},"modified":"2025-07-09T17:29:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-09T17:29:09","slug":"daimler-trucks-to-reduce-workforce-in-germany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/251319\/","title":{"rendered":"Daimler Trucks to reduce workforce in Germany"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Alimat Aliyeva<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Daimler Truck, the German truck manufacturing giant, has<br \/>\nannounced plans to cut 5,000 jobs in Germany by 2030 as part of a<br \/>\nbroader cost-cutting initiative aimed at improving operational<br \/>\nefficiency, <strong>Azernews<\/strong> reports.<\/p>\n<p>In its statement, the company clarified that the majority of<br \/>\nthese job reductions would be achieved through natural staff<br \/>\nturnover and partial retirements, with targeted compensation<br \/>\npackages for affected employees. The cuts will primarily impact the<br \/>\nLeinfelden-Eckerdingen plant, located near Stuttgart, which, as of<br \/>\nthe end of last year, employed around 28,000 people. The total<br \/>\nworkforce of Daimler Truck in Germany currently stands at<br \/>\napproximately 35,500 employees.<\/p>\n<p>These job cuts are part of Daimler Truck\u2019s European cost-cutting<br \/>\nprogram, designed to streamline operations and ensure the company<br \/>\nremains competitive in an increasingly challenging market. The<br \/>\nreductions will affect multiple departments, including production,<br \/>\nmanagement, sales, administrative, and development, with the<br \/>\nMercedes-Benz Trucks brand\u2014recently showing signs of weakness\u2014being<br \/>\nparticularly impacted.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to reducing labor costs, the company aims to lower<br \/>\nexpenses in areas such as materials, management, IT infrastructure,<br \/>\nand research and development. This restructuring is expected to<br \/>\nhelp Daimler Truck achieve a reduction of over 1 billion euros in<br \/>\ncurrent expenses by 2030.<\/p>\n<p>Daimler Truck operates five large factories across Germany, and<br \/>\nwhile the company is committed to minimizing the impact on workers,<br \/>\nthe job cuts signal broader industry trends. Many manufacturing<br \/>\ncompanies, including those in the automotive sector, are adjusting<br \/>\nto new realities, such as the transition to electric vehicles,<br \/>\nautomation, and the rising pressure to cut costs amid economic<br \/>\nuncertainty.<\/p>\n<p>While the cuts may seem harsh, they could also be part of a<br \/>\nlarger strategy to position Daimler Truck as a more agile and<br \/>\nsustainable player in the global market. As the industry shifts<br \/>\ntowards cleaner, more efficient technologies, Daimler\u2019s efforts to<br \/>\nreshape its workforce and infrastructure might be aimed at securing<br \/>\nlong-term growth and profitability in a rapidly evolving<br \/>\nsector.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Alimat Aliyeva Daimler Truck, the German truck manufacturing giant, has announced plans to cut 5,000 jobs in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":251320,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5310],"tags":[12619,7503,12622,7502,1500,3085,12621,1700,2000,299,12620,1824,5387,285,12618,461,263],"class_list":{"0":"post-251319","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-germany","8":"tag-analytics","9":"tag-azerbaijan","10":"tag-azernews","11":"tag-baku","12":"tag-breaking-news","13":"tag-business-news","14":"tag-company-news","15":"tag-economy","16":"tag-eu","17":"tag-europe","18":"tag-financial-news","19":"tag-germany","20":"tag-oil-and-gas-news","21":"tag-politics","22":"tag-socar","23":"tag-turkey","24":"tag-world-news"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114824463569859625","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251319","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=251319"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251319\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/251320"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=251319"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=251319"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=251319"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}