Half of Jobs Cut: Bosch Gets Serious and Halves its Nuremberg Plant
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Status: September 29, 2026, 12:49 PM By: Carmen Mörwald Comments Print Share Bosch is cutting 900 jobs in Nuremberg – that corresponds to half of the workforce. The decline of the internal combustion engine makes the cuts unavoidable. Nuremberg – The automotive supplier Bosch has announced plans to cut around 900 jobs at its Nuremberg site. This corresponds to half of the current 1800 employees. The reduction is expected to be completed by 2029. For those affected, this means a deep incision; for Germany as an industrial location, it is another warning signal in the structural transformation of the automotive industry. Bosch justified the move at its Nuremberg plant with the progressive change in the automotive industry and the increasing competitive and price pressure in the sector. In addition, there is massive pressure from the Far East. Chinese competitors are undercutting Bosch in terms of prices and market shares. The global automotive market is stagnating, and in Europe, demand is even declining – a toxic mix for an automotive supplier that has fully committed to internal combustion engine technology. The Nuremberg plant stands and falls with the internal combustion engine. On-site, Bosch Mobility primarily produces components for gasoline and diesel drives, as well as parts for fuel cell technology. However, due to the shift towards more electromobility, the internal...
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In these six months, it rose group-wide by 3.6 percent to 46.4 billion euros.
