The car manufacturer Mercedes Benz Sprinter series production in Ludwigsfelde in Brandenburg will hire by 2030, according to the state government. “The company intends to let the series production of Sprinter models expire at the Ludwigsfelde location until the end of 2029,” says a response from Economics Minister Daniel Keller (SPD) when asked by the CDU in the state parliament. Until then, the work of the work was guaranteed. “The background to this time limit is the planned shift in the production of e-sprinter models Poland.. “
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“. There was initially no statement from Mercedes-Benz. In Ludwigsfelde, around 2,000 employees make sprinters with open tree seams. Mercedes-Benz offers Sprinter with fossil fuels and electric drive-there are works in Ludwigsfelde, Düsseldorf and Charleston (USA).
Jobs secured by 2029
Between the management and the works council, employment security was negotiated for Ludwigsfelde up to and including December 2029. “There is still no solution for the time from 2030 that could offer a complete compensation for expiring production at a constant level of employment.”
According to the state government, a so-called start-up factory for future Van models and a competence center for the individualization of e-vans is planned.
The Brandenburg state government wants to ensure that Sprinter models are to be produced with internal combustion engines in Ludwigsfelde as long as they are manufactured. It also penetrates sufficient compensation for the future production. She “continues to see future opportunities for the modern work in Ludwigsfelde with its qualified and highly motivated workforce”.
The IG Metall reacted angrily to the carmaker’s plans. “We don’t want to accept it that way,” said the first representative in Ludwigsfelde, Tobias Kunzmann. “It cannot be that Mercedes turns off the field.” A day of action is planned on Saturday, September 13th. The CDU member of the state parliament Danny Eichelbaum called Prime Minister Dietmar Woidke (SPD) of making the future of the work a top priority.