Munich-based industrial giant Siemens has announced plans to cut 6,000 jobs worldwide. Changes are also imminent in the e-mobility division, which will affect Leipzig. Leipzig has built up its own production facility for charging stations, where up to 250 employees produced Sicharge D fast chargers at peak times. Production is now to be discontinued.
Siemens is planning a realignment in the area of charging solutions, which will result in the loss of around 450 jobs, 250 of which are in Germany. The charging station business will be relocated to Corroios in Portugal. According to Siemens, however, there are no plans to close the plant in Leipzig. Layoffs for operational reasons are to be avoided. The affected employees will be offered retraining and internal job placements.
It was announced last year that Siemens wanted to spin off its charging solutions business. The spin-off process is continuing and Siemens is looking for partners. The site in Corroios is to serve as the main production facility for the charging station business. Siemens plans to focus more on fast charging infrastructures and position the business more regionally in order to better serve market requirements.
