
德國福斯汽車集團因面臨中國車企競爭、美國關稅及電動車需求疲弱等壓力,與工會達成協議,將在10年內裁減10萬名員工,相當於全球員工總數15%,並可能關閉德國境內四座工廠,為全球汽車產業史上最大規模重整計畫。
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福斯汽車集團正面臨來自中國車企的激烈競爭、美國對進口汽車徵收關稅以及全球電動車需求增長放緩的多重壓力,促使其啟動大規模員工縮減計畫以調整成本結構。
(中央社法蘭克福3日綜合外電報導)面對中國車企競爭、美國關稅與電動車需求疲弱等壓力,德國福斯汽車集團(Volkswagen)管理階層與工會達成協議,將在10年內裁減10萬名員工,成為全球汽車產業史上最大規模的重整計畫。
法新社報導,福斯表示已批准一項計畫,將再裁減約5萬名員工,加上先前已達成協議的另外5萬人,總計將裁減10萬名員工,相當於福斯全球員工總數15%左右。
除福斯本身品牌外,還包括奧迪(Audi)與保時捷(Porsche)等10個品牌的福斯汽車集團表示,「按照經濟現實,有系統地調整員工人數至關重要。」
受到美國關稅、電動車需求不穩定,以及最重要的是來自中國市場和中國車商的激烈競爭,這家歐洲最大汽車製造商目前正陷入困境。
福斯指出,公司管理階層與工會都同意,德國境內位於漢諾威(Hannover)、恩登(Emden)、茲維考(Zwickau)和內卡蘇爾姆(Neckarsulm)等4座工廠的長期未來無法獲得保證;不過,福斯也表示正在研議這些工廠的其他用途。
如果這些工廠真的關閉,將是福斯首次在德國境內關閉完整的大型工廠。
福斯執行長布魯莫(Oliver Blume)說:「監事會已一致批准今天提出的執行董事會未來計畫。這對福斯集團的未來發展是一個強烈訊號。」
在正式批准這些計畫之前,工會與管理階層曾公開爆發激烈爭執。工會指責管理階層沒有對員工坦誠相待,因為「可能裁減10萬名員工」的數字經由媒體曝光後,公司才向內部員工進行說明。
德國「經濟週刊」(WirtschaftsWoche)日前報導,公司管理階層正在研究如何繞過監事會的方式。這項報導激怒了勢力強大的德國金屬工業工會(IG Metall),他們將這種想法形容為「胡說、垃圾、鬼話」。
福斯今天聲明指出,「監事會已要求執行董事會制定一套經過調整的決策模式與集團架構」,並稱批准門檻將「相應調整」以符合業界標準做法。
根據1960年福斯汽車民營化法案的規定,監事會須有2/3成員同意,才能通過「設立或遷移」工廠的決議。這條規定被廣泛解讀為,由於勞工代表掌握監事會半數席次,因此他們實際上擁有阻止工廠關閉的權力。
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福斯將在未來幾個月內進一步詳細公布德國四座工廠的最終命運,包括可能的關閉時間表或替代用途方案
Likely · Within months
德國金屬工業工會將繼續監察福斯的裁員執行過程,並可能透過法律或談判途徑爭取更佳員工安置條件
Very likely · Within months

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