After the strong headwind from the trade unions, works council and politics to close some locations, Continental boss Nikolai Setzer also sees learning effects from the difficult decisions.
“Of course there are always things that can be done better,” he told the news agencies dpa and dpa-AFX, looking back on the controversial cuts.
Hanover - Overall, however, the manager considers the coordination processes, which for the most part took place in the period before he moved to the top of the company, to be solid: "We were as transparent as was possible in such a complex situation."
The Dax group had declared last year that some factories could no longer be fully utilized in the medium term.
This came as a relative surprise for many employees.
The tire plant in Aachen should initially be closed by the end of 2021.
The move sparked protests: the trade unions IG BCE and IG Metall did not feel sufficiently involved, and NRW Prime Minister Armin Laschet (CDU) initially called Continental's approach “cold capitalism”.
However, the Hanoverians followed suit.
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The current program “Transformation 2019-2029” is progressing and will endure, said Setzer.
The Federal Republic of Germany will continue to play an important role as the home location for Conti: “We have many competence centers here, in addition to Hanover, including Frankfurt and Regensburg.
Germany remains very important to us because of its technological competence and central functions. ”Dpa