There is a risk of further staff cuts at Steyr Automotive

2023-11-02 12:06:00

However, there was no precise information about numbers.Steyr. The Swedish electric truck start-up Volta Trucks filed for bankruptcy in mid-October. The vehicles were manufactured at Steyr Automotive in Upper Austria. Around 150 employees were recently employed in Volta production. They are currently “at home” and are reducing their time accounts, said company spokeswoman Susanne Wurm. Further measures such as short-time work are currently being examined.

Just a few weeks ago, around 260 employees were registered with the AMS for dismissal, and 100 temporary workers also have to leave. Steyr Automotive said that these registrations would “accompany the company throughout the entire restructuring process because of the low thresholds laid down in the law,” and there was no further information available for the time being.