May Mobility, which makes a living from developing self-driving technology for cars, has this week had to tell 13 percent of its employees that they must find new work.
Times are hard in many places, including in the car industry. Here at home, the car importers are sharply cutting down on the number of dealers, and car brands are being fired and disappearing completely from parts of the country.
On the other side of the Atlantic, layoffs are the order of the day. And now another car company has to announce that cuts are to be made.
Overhead strongly. May Mobility, which makes a living by developing self-driving technology for cars, has this week told 13 percent of its employees that they no longer have a job.
This is written by the newspaper The Detroit News .
– We are looking after compensation, health insurance and other things that can help the affected colleagues further in their careers, says May Mobility.
The company is far from among the world's largest. The 13 percent corresponds to 40 positions. But this is just the latest round of layoffs in a hard-pressed car industry.
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And there may be more on the way. Most recently, Ford has reached an agreement with a trade union in Germany. The agreement means that 3,500 employees at the Saarlouis factory in Germany will lose their jobs in 2025.
By then, the last Ford Focus will have been built. However, Ford does not yet know what will happen to the factory. Last year, a copper jumped off at the last moment. Read more about it here .
