The Deindustrialization of Germany - Part 15 (Sep/Oct 2026).
Layoffs continue in Germany -.
October '26: Porsche - 9,000 employees, Volkswagen software unit Cariad - 1,000, German insurance company Generali - 800, Baden-Württemberg state government - 550, Ubisoft German Studios - 100. Audi - 7,500 until 2029. German chemicals company Avnik plans to restructure by cutting 2,150 jobs by 2029.
Sep '26: Volkswagen - 50,000 by 2030, RTL Deutschland - 500, Thyssenkrupp Automotive Technology - 160.
Major layoffs take effect right now after legal notices:.
Bosch - 13,000 employees, Thyssenkrupp - 11,000.
German Traditionsunternehmen (Traditional Businesses) founded before World War II, and declared bankruptcy in September/October. '26.
The heavy machinery manufacturer Vollmer Werke Maschinenfabrik GmbH after 117 years of activity.
Vehicle body manufacturer Fahrzeugfabrik Biberach GmbH, founded in 1868.
The brewery Privatbrauerei Eichbaum GmbH, one of the oldest companies in the entire Baden-Württemberg region, was founded in 1679 (347 years of operation).
Artisan bakery Bäckerei Maier GmbH Lupburg, Bavaria, after 157 years of activity that was successfully run for 5 generations.
A small brewery Rupp Bräu GmbH Lauenau, Lower Saxony, that survived the German Empire, two world wars and the hyperinflation of the 1920s. Founded in 1861, declared insolvency due to transportation, fuel and energy logistics costs.
Previous sections on the deindustrialization of Germany:
Part 15 - November '24.
Part 13 - March 24 Part 12 - January '24.
Part 11 - October '23 Part 10 - September '23.
Part 9 - August '23 Part 8 - June. '23.
Part 7 - May 23' Part 6 - March '23.
Part 5 - February '23 Part 4 - January '23.
Part 2 and Part 3 - November '22.
Part 1 - October '22.
Video source: German journalist Patrick Baab on the Wendezeit - a round table discussion from the Bundestag.