While Mercedes-Benz stopped new investments in its German factories due to increasing production costs and weakening demand, the option of closing the factory began to be evaluated after an agreement could not be reached with the unions.
Due to increasing costs and a decrease in demand, Mercedes-Benz stopped new investments in its factories in Germany and began to evaluate the option of closing the factory after an agreement could not be reached with the unions.
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The German automotive industry is going through a bottleneck due to rising production costs and weakening demand.
Increasing production costs and weakening demand in the German automotive industry leave the country's leading automobile manufacturers facing difficult decisions.
According to Reuters, based on an internal information note sent to employees, Mercedes-Benz has decided to stop all new investments in its factories in Germany.
This step of the company came after no agreement was reached in the negotiations with worker representatives and unions on reducing labor costs.
Mercedes-Benz Board Member Responsible for Production Michael Schiebe announced that the decision to stop new investments in the company's facilities in Germany was taken jointly.
Schiebe had previously warned employees that two factories in Germany could be closed if no progress was made in reducing costs.
Mercedes-Benz management began to evaluate the factory closure option in more detail while negotiations to reduce costs continued.
Britta Seeger, Member of the Company's Board of Directors, said in the information note sent to employees, "We all want to prevent factory closures at all costs. However, unfortunately, we now have to examine this option in more detail."
While negotiations with Germany's largest union, IG Metall, continue, it is noted that the crisis in the automotive sector has spread to other manufacturers and suppliers.
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Automotive industry analyst Ferdi Dudenhoeffer stated that Mercedes-Benz's decision was not a surprise and that the company had been drawing attention to the difficult production conditions in Germany for months.
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