Automotive and business brief

Snapshot

• VW–IG Metall Hanover: ten Haustarifverträge terminated; strike risk from 1 Jan 2027
• VW Zukunftsplan 2030 + Osnabrück defence path
• Mercedes: conditional threat — one assembly + one powertrain

Top Developments

1. VW–IG Metall Hanover: ten Haustarifverträge terminated; strike risk from 1 Jan 2027

   At the 30 Sep §7 review in Hanover, VW terminated ten house agreements effective 31 Dec 2026 (ten contracts incl. Mantel/Entgelt/TarifPlus). Beschäftigungssicherung to end-2030 untouched. Further talks 2nd half October. No plant closure or strike called.

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   Sources: IG Metall bei VW · tagesschau · NDR

2. VW Zukunftsplan 2030 + Osnabrück defence path

   Board approved plan (3 Sep): Europe concept by mid-2027; Emden/Zwickau/Hanover/Neckarsulm lack follow-on from 2031–34; ~50k further cuts; no closures approved. Osnabrück: Aurelius + Lower Saxony defence path after auto ends summer 2027 (closing conditional).

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   Sources: VW Group PR · Osnabrück PR

3. Mercedes: conditional threat — one assembly + one powertrain

   Schiebe (21–22 Sep): if German cost measures fail, close one assembly and one powertrain plant. Sites unnamed; company aims to keep all German locations. Up to ~€800m labour-cost target reported (company declined comment).

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   Sources: SZ / dpa · autoevolution

4. Stellantis Europe: France October idles + Mirafiori 19–30 Oct

   Sochaux 23–30 Oct (EV battery); Rennes 22–30; Mulhouse 15–30; Poissy 19–23 (stock). Mirafiori Fiat 500 lines on cassa integrazione 19–30 Oct; further Q4 weeks are watch items until confirmed.

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   Sources: Euronews / AFP · La Stampa

5. Unifor–Stellantis: still conciliation; Brampton blocks pattern

   Impasse (24 Sep). Pattern deal tied to Brampton/Roshel sale — Unifor rejects. CA expired 20 Sep; still Ontario conciliation — no legal strike/vote. No overnight breakthrough.

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   Sources: Unifor Auto Talks

6. VW Puebla: strike deadline still 2 Oct 11:00 local

   SITIAVW (29 Sep): company holds rejected +10.04%/18 months. 12- vs 24-month horizons discussed. Any deal needs worker vote (may extend emplazamiento). No deal overnight into 1 Oct CET.

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   Sources: Telediario · Milenio

7. Bohai Harzgerode: wind-down to 31 Jan 2027

   ~550 jobs; ops end 31 Jan 2027 after failed investor search (28 Sep). Al casting mainly ICE; VW order decline. Sozialplan talks with works council/IG Metall next.

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   Sources: MDR

8. Metall/Elektro: talks 7 Oct; warning strikes from 1 Nov

   IG Metall demands +5%, employment security, boom-firm profit-sharing. Friedenspflicht ends 31 Oct. Covers >3.7m employees incl. many EDS plants.

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   Sources: IG Metall · IG Metall PR

9. EU presses China on hybrid export caps (October talks)

   EU asks China to restrain hybrid shipments or face tariffs after imports rose ~3.8k/mo (Oct 2024) to ~50k (Jul 2026). Šefčovič Beijing trip; October deadline.

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   Sources: Brussels Signal

10. Aptiv unifies interconnect portfolio under one brand

    From 1 Sep: Winchester → Aptiv Interconnect; Intercable Automotive → Aptiv High-Voltage Technologies; Connection Systems unchanged.

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    Sources: Aptiv PR

11. Sumitomo Wiring × ExaWizards: AI agents for harness plants

    Audit / Intervention / Review AI agents for anomaly detection and skill capture. Overseas PoCs this FY; global rollout next year under SWS 2030VISION.

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    Sources: ExaWizards PR

12. Rivian/TE zonal + Rosenberger HVR®210 (800–1,200 V)

    Rivian: R2 zonal cut ~2.3 mi harness / ~70% HV cabling; ECU 17→7; complexity to zone controllers. TE: 800 V+ driven by IEC 60664 clearances. Rosenberger HVR®210: up to 1,200 V DC, 208 A @ 85 °C; Cu/Al; automation-ready.

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    Sources: EV / AMS · Rosenberger

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