Motoren: Deutz baut laut Insidern wahrscheinlich bis zu 400 Stellen ab
Der Kölner Motorenbauer Deutz will nach Handelsblatt-Informationen mehrere Hundert Stellen abbauen. Betroffen wäre vor allem ein Bereich, der unter schwacher Nachfrage und Kostendruck leidet.
Deutz AG, a Cologne-based engine manufacturer, is reportedly planning to lay off hundreds of workers, potentially up to 400 positions, according to insiders. About 100 of the 400 positions are already in the process of being cut, while another 300 could be affected by the end of 2028, according to people familiar with the matter.
The layoffs are primarily expected to occur in the small engine segment, which is a traditional core business for the conglomerate but has been experiencing weaker growth compared to other divisions.
Deutz is diversifying its operations into new sectors such as defense and decentralized energy supply, but this has put pressure on its classic engine business. In the first half of 2026, the engine division's revenue only grew by 3.7% to 642 million euros, while the company as a whole grew by just over 11%. The adjusted operating margin for the engine division was also significantly lower than the group average, at 3.8% compared to 7.1%.
Deutz's management aims to transform the traditional engine maker into a broader industrial conglomerate, focusing on areas such as energy supply, service, and defense. The traditional combustion engine business remains under pressure, particularly compact diesel engines with less than four liters of displacement, which have seen explicit sales declines reported for 2025 due to weak economic conditions.
The company has been implementing a cost-cutting program called "Future Fit" since 2024, which has resulted in 203 employees leaving through a voluntary redundancy scheme by the end of 2025. The total planned permanent savings from this program are said to amount to over 40 million euros, with more than 40 million euros directed specifically at the engine division.
However, Deutz is not in a phase of contraction; rather, the company aims to achieve a sales target of four billion euros earlier than initially planned, by 2026 instead of 2030. Meanwhile, Deutz is also targeting an operational margin of 10%.
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