Automotive technology supplier Aumovio has announced it will eliminate 4,000 jobs among its global workforce by the end of 2026.
The job cuts will fall most heavily in its domestic market of Germany, with the number of positions affected “reaching into the high triple digits,” according to the company’s Jan. 27 press release. Aumovio said the cuts, also involving its sites in India, Singapore, Romania, Serbia and Mexico, are part of a restructuring plan to “strengthen the competitiveness of its global Research and Development (R&D) activities in a challenging market environment.”
Aumovio was created last year as a spin-off of Tier 1 auto supply giant Continental. However, in the third quarter of 2025, the company was spending 11.9% of its sales on R&D and the new strategy expects to reduce these expenditures to below 10% of sales by 2027, CEO Philipp von Hirschheydt said in a statement.
“We are focusing on value‑creating technologies, investing in future‑oriented fields and leveraging both new and proven partnerships,” he added.
Aumovio said the job eliminations are intended to be carried out as socially responsibly as possible, including plans to launch a voluntary program at the affected locations in Germany as early as the beginning of March.
The company added that it will continue to invest significantly in R&D while expanding partnerships in key future areas such as software‑defined vehicles, autonomous mobility, advanced display solutions and electronic braking systems.
