Audi with great challenges: works council demands clear future strategy!

Audi with great challenges: works council demands clear future strategy!

Ingolstadt, Deutschland - The works meeting of Audi AG at the Ingolstadt location, which was visited by over 6,500 employees, addressed the current challenges with which the company is confronted. Karola Frank, the deputy chairman of the works council, opened the meeting and emphasized the importance of dialogue in difficult times. Rita Beck, also deputy chairman of the works council, informed about the future pact "Audi. The production capacity of German works was reduced by about 25 percent.

Nevertheless, the situation is tense for Audi, especially because of the general situation in the automotive industry. Beck emphasized that Audi had to make an effort in order to remain future -proof. In his contribution, the CEO Gernot Döllner called for a consistent action in order to remain economically successful despite the challenges. His appeal to the workforce was clear: to shape the future of the company together.

financial challenges and strategic realignment

Gernot Döllner and Jürgen Rittersberger, board member for finance, law and IT, explained the financial adversities with which Audi is currently fighting. Rittersberger made it clear that the high competitive pressure and the difficult economic environment significantly impair the financial framework. Therefore, you are working intensively on a realignment of the corporate structure. As part of the Performance Program 14, processes, organizations and cost structures are to be optimized in order to make the company sustainable.

Döllner emphasized that it was necessary to become more efficient in all areas of the company in order to be able to compete. He called for a faster implementation of development and production processes and assured that the basis for extraordinary results would be laid. This strategic approach aims not only to stabilize Audi in the current phase, but also to bring it to the road to success.

The claims of the works council

A central concern of the works council chairman Jörg Schlagbauer was the guarantee of employment security. He emphasized that responsibility for the workforce beyond the current challenges and the Audi board must be called to plan in the long term. Schlagbauer called for an expansion of the existing employment guarantee beyond 2029 and a clear, transparent and sustainable future plan for the Ingolstadt location.

The embassy of Schlagbauer was urgent: "In the Audi family, we have always been able to solve problems: in partnership and consensus - despite all the opposites." For employees, it is crucial to maintain a clear perspective that is not only bound to the current economic conditions, but also has a sustainable development of the company.

The works meeting, which takes place quarterly, serves above all to inform the employees about the activities of the works council and to inspect the company situation. In the current situation, this type of communication is particularly valued because it helps employees to better understand the challenges and actively shape the strategic changes within the company. The central enthusiasm for the Audi brand and the willingness to cooperate will also be decisive in the coming months to bring the brand back on the road to success.

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