
AI-generated summary
Mercedes-Benz steht unter Druck, Kosten zu senken und die Wettbewerbsfähigkeit im Umbruch der Automobilindustrie zu sichern. Personalabbauprogramme sind ein häufiges Mittel zur Anpassung an veränderte Marktbedingungen.
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Personalabbau beim Autohersteller Mercedes macht Führungskräften ein Abfindungsangebot
Bis zu 500.000 Euro soll Mercedes-Benz in Einzelfällen gezahlt haben, um Mitarbeiter loszuwerden. Nun will der Autobauer das Abfindungsprogramm neu auflegen – und nimmt dabei verstärkt Führungskräfte ins Visier.
Von Timo Schober
30.09.2026, 18.25 Uhr
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Mercedes-Benz wird das Abfindungsprogramm in den kommenden Wochen offiziell ankündigen und erste Angebote machen.
Likely · Within weeks
From January 2027, the Germany ticket will cost 66.80 euros - an increase of 3.80 euros compared to the previous price of 63 euros. This means that the ticket will rise more than the expected inflation of three percent and will be almost 58 euros more expensive than the 9 euro ticket from 2022.

US stock markets showed a positive reaction to economic data on Wednesday, while inflation remained at 3.4 percent and investors expected another interest rate hike from the Fed. The Dow Jones remains unchanged, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq gain. Individual stocks like HPE benefit from AI orders, while Moderna falls after analyst downgrade.
The approximately 124,000 retail employees in Schleswig-Holstein will receive a salary increase of three percent retroactively to August 1st and a further two percent from May 1st, 2027. After four rounds of negotiations, Verdi and the North Trade Association have agreed on a collective agreement with a term of 25 months, which also provides for a collective minimum wage of 14.20 euros per hour retroactively and 14.90 euros from May 2027.

Volkswagen is terminating the collective agreements on December 31st due to increased competition, particularly from Chinese competition. IG Metall criticizes the move as a “bad foul” and is trying to protect working hours, special payments and classifications. The works council and union have announced protests and possible strikes at the turn of the year.

BMW wants to reduce the number of areas and management functions by 20 percent by mid-2027 in order to become leaner and more efficient. There should be no massive job cuts. In addition, the company plans to simplify its offering, for example by offering the new 3 Series without a diesel engine, and is relying more on regionalization in China and the use of AI to save costs.

Bafin has appointed Marcus Leiendecker as special representative on the board of Raiffeisenbank Plankstetten. He replaces Odo Steinmann and is supposed to stabilize the bank after years of conflict with the supervisory authority. The bank has abandoned the cooperative principle and has been organized as a stock corporation since 2010.