Mixed signal
Schaeffler presented a production-ready portfolio that combines centralized computing, zonal controllers, battery management and power electronics for software-defined vehicles. The company says the architecture can reduce vehicle complexity and support over-the-air updates, driver-assistance systems and electrified powertrains. The announcement describes product direction and does not include a hiring commitment.
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Schaeffler and CATL signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop battery-management systems and X-in-1 Integrated PowerBox solutions. The companies said the cooperation builds on an already secured customer project and targets growing European demand; Schaeffler contributes hardware and software development, systems integration, functional safety, testing, validation and localized European production.
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Schaeffler is expanding voluntary partial-retirement arrangements in Germany, with about 1,300 employees expected to participate. The program is tied to the company’s ongoing structural measures and is designed to lower costs at German sites, with financial benefits expected from 2027.
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Schaeffler’s European restructuring program envisages a gross reduction of about 4,700 jobs, including roughly 2,800 in Germany, with production relocations lowering the net European loss to about 3,700. The plan affects 15 European locations, includes two closures and is scheduled largely across 2025–2027 following the Vitesco merger.
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