{
  "id": 18383294,
  "title": "Bosch to cut another 750 jobs in Germany amid tough Asian competition",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/bosch-to-cut-another-750-jobs-in-germany-amid-tough-asian-competition",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-05T21:28:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Qatar Tribune Business",
    "slug": "qatar-tribune-business",
    "url": "https://www.qatar-tribune.com/article/262865/business/bosch-to-cut-another-750-jobs-in-germany-amid-tough-asian-competition"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Bosch, a prominent German automotive supplier, announced plans to lay off an additional 750 workers in Germany by the end of 2029, citing challenging economic circumstances and structural shifts within the automobile industry. The company attributed the cuts to stagnating global vehicle production, dwindling demand in Europe, and escalating competitive pressures from Asian suppliers in terms of costs, speed, and productivity.\n\nThe layoffs will primarily impact the mobility sector at Bosch's Abstatt plant, located north of Stuttgart, which manufactures power tools, appliances, industrial technology, and energy and building technology. Currently, over 5,300 employees are employed at the Abstatt site, where the company develops and markets braking systems, motion software, occupant protection systems, and vehicle sensor technology.\n\nBosch's cross-domain computing solutions business unit, responsible for developing vehicle electronics, sensors, and software, as well as Bosch Engineering GmbH, are not affected by these job cuts. The automotive market's transformation has led to significant changes in the braking sector, with a growing demand for cost-efficient solutions and fiercer price competition from Asian suppliers.\n\nTo address these challenges, Bosch has been innovating in areas such as electronic braking systems, with new technologies being introduced to Chinese customers and developed in collaboration with local sites. This shift has reduced capacity requirements at the Abstatt facility. Despite a 3.6% revenue increase to €46.4 billion ($52 billion) in the first six months of the year, the company's growth was primarily driven by acquisitions, such as the purchase of Johnson Controls and Hitachi's HVAC businesses. These acquisitions, however, have negatively impacted Bosch's profitability, with adjusted EBIT falling from €2.3 billion to €2.2 billion in the previous year.",
  "summary": "dpaStuttgartGerman automotive supplier Bosch plans to cut an additional 750 jobs in Germany by the end of 2029, the ailing company said on Thursday, citing difficult economic condi...",
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}