MAN Truck & Bus SE has formalized a long-term restructuring and investment framework with its works council and IG Metall, positioning the manufacturer for what it describes as sustained competitiveness amid structural shifts in the commercial vehicle industry. The agreement, laid out in a jointly adopted key issues paper, defines the industrial, financial and workforce parameters of the “MAN2030+” program.
The plan combines cost reductions of around €900 million by 2028 with substantial capital expenditure, while providing extended employment guarantees for German staff. It reflects the dual pressure currently facing European commercial vehicle manufacturers: the need to finance electrification and digitalization while preserving industrial capacity in high-cost locations.
German sites secured through 2035 within MAN2030+
Under the agreement, all MAN production sites in Germany—Munich, Nuremberg, Salzgitter and Wittlich—are secured. By the end of 2030, MAN intends to invest almost one billion euros across these locations, with the majority of funds directed toward its Bavarian plants, the company states.
The investments are aimed at making facilities “future-proof”, particularly in relation to electrification, vehicle automation and digital technologies. MAN frames this commitment as part of its industrial policy responsibility, explicitly linking domestic investment to long-term workforce stability.
In parallel, the agreement acknowledges that future vehicle architectures within the TRATON Group will require additional investments outside Germany. New capital expenditure linked to the next generation of vehicles based on the TRATON Modular System (TMS), as well as the potential construction of a new battery factory, is planned for “Eastern Europe”, the group adds.
A central pillar of MAN2030+ is a targeted reduction of approximately €900 million in costs by 2028. According to MAN, the majority of these savings will come from non-personnel-related measures, including material costs, overheads and improved sales performance.
Nevertheless, workforce-related measures form part of the program and are subject to co-determination. MAN plans to adjust staffing level in German sites “over the next few years in line with demographic trends, making use of natural fluctuation”
Over a ten-year period, this approach is expected to result in a demographic reduction of around 2,300 positions—significantly fewer than the number of employees forecast to retire over the same timeframe.
“This will avoid redundancies for operational reasons as well as cost-intensive severance programs – read MAN press release -. As part of “MAN2030+”, the demographic loss of 2,300 jobs will be significantly less in Germany over a period of ten years than the number of employees retiring during the same period. In Munich, this will result in the demographic loss of around 1,300 jobs, in Nuremberg around 400, and in Salzgitter around 600. Wittlich, which currently has around 60 employees, is not affected by the measures. MAN will continue to hire at all locations, ensuring that the company remains a major employer in Germany in the mid-2030s with around 13,000 employees”.
