Key Takeaways
- Siemens plans to cut over 6,000 jobs worldwide in automation business and electric vehicle charging
- Thousands of jobs in Germany will be impacted by Siemens’ job cuts
- The job cuts are part of Siemens’ planned measures in automation business
Berlin: German concern Siemens announced plans to cut more than 6,000 jobs in the field of automation business and production of chargers for electric vehicles.
“Planned measures in automation business to affect around 5,600 jobs worldwide, including about 2,600 in Germany; around 450 jobs worldwide to be affected in electric vehicle charging business, including about 250 in Germany,” the company said in a statement on Tuesday.
The day before, German media reported that automaker Audi intends to cut 7,500 jobs by 2029.
