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Rise of e-mobility in Germany puts 'more than 400,000 jobs at risk'
The switch to electromobility could result in serious job losses in Germany's auto industry, a new study has found. In total, the NPM working group, chaired by IG Metall head Jörg Hofmann, believes 410,000 jobs will be at risk of being slashed in Germany by the end of the decade. To ensure that job losses are kept to a minimum, the NPM working group calls on companies to carry out strategic personnel planning. That means that as electric cars displace classic cars with combustion engines, fewer parts are needed – and the number of jobs required goes down. The EU's climate protection targets for the transport sector stipulates a rapid conversion to electric cars.
Source: The Local January 13, 2020 09:45 UTC
