The threat of driving bans triggered Diesel crisis hits fully on the suppliers. Heavily the Region of Bamberg, Germany, where Bosch is, by far, the largest employer in the city, produced exclusively parts for internal combustion engines is concerned. Almost half of the 7500 employees is directly from the Diesel. The uncertainty of car buyers has consequences: in 2018, the group has mined 200 jobs at the site by fixed-term contracts were not renewed, and employees in partial retirement and early retirement.
The staff expects in the year 2019, with similar levels of job cuts and fears that it could then go on. In ten years, so the horror scenario of the works Council Chairman Mario Gutmann, could work in the Bamberg plant, only 5000 people. "For Bosch Bamberg and for the Region, the disaster state is called."
The works Council and the IG Metall Union since months of public pressure, to prevent such a development. On Tuesday, the Federal Chairman Jörg Hofmann even came to Bamberg, with 350 Union officials, to discuss all Employees of the Bosch plant, and its future prospects.