According to reports, Mercedes-Benz is currently implementing the largest layoff plan in its history. Up to now, about 4,000 employees have accepted the severance plan, and senior managers can receive up to 500,000 euros in compensation. The compensation amount uses a gradient design and is directly linked to rank and length of service. A special “acceleration bonus” has been set up to motivate employees to make decisions as soon as possible. A Mercedes-Benz insider confirmed the truth of the layoffs to First Finance Correspondent and stated that the layoffs were based on the voluntary principle of mutual consent, and that in October, employees had voluntarily left their jobs after receiving a gift package. As early as March of this year, news broke that Mercedes-Benz management will send a letter to all employees in April to encourage them to leave their jobs voluntarily. Severance programs are mainly aimed at engineers, administrative, and IT workers. The severance pay scheme was launched in April, and relevant employees can apply until March 2026. At the time, Kang Linsong, CEO of Mercedes-Benz, expressed the hope that this generous separation compensation would encourage about 30,000 employees to leave their jobs voluntarily in response to this plan. The government hopes to save around 5 billion euros a year by 2027 through outsourcing decisions, not filling vacant positions, and severance pay.

According to reports, Mercedes-Benz is currently implementing the largest layoff plan in its history. Up to now, about 4,000 employees have accepted the severance plan, and senior managers can receive up to 500,000 euros in compensation. The compensation amount uses a gradient design and is directly linked to rank and length of service. A special “acceleration bonus” has been set up to motivate employees to make decisions as soon as possible. A Mercedes-Benz insider confirmed the truth of the layoffs to First Finance Correspondent and stated that the layoffs were based on the voluntary principle of mutual consent, and that in October, employees had voluntarily left their jobs after receiving a gift package. As early as March of this year, news broke that Mercedes-Benz management will send a letter to all employees in April to encourage them to leave their jobs voluntarily. Severance programs are mainly aimed at engineers, administrative, and IT workers. The severance pay scheme was launched in April, and relevant employees can apply until March 2026. At the time, Kang Linsong, CEO of Mercedes-Benz, expressed the hope that this generous separation compensation would encourage about 30,000 employees to leave their jobs voluntarily in response to this plan. The government hopes to save around 5 billion euros a year by 2027 through outsourcing decisions, not filling vacant positions, and severance pay.