Restructuring events
European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)
The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
The German automotive components manufacturer Mahle has announced a new Employment redundancy file (ERE) affecting 170 employees at its plant in Motilla del Palancar (Cuenca), representing approximately one third of its current workforce of 500. The proposal comes just one year after a previous restructuring, initially involving 550 proposed redundancies, which was subsequently reduced through negotiations with trade unions.
Both Unions have strongly opposed the new plan, accusing Mahle of failing to fulfil its commitment to explore alternative industrial projects and secure the plant’s future. The unions have also criticised the limited progress achieved by the reindustrialisation working group established with the Spanish Ministry of Industry and the regional government of Castilla-La Mancha. Both unions have announced their intention to pursue measures to minimise job losses and defend the industrial future of the La Manchuela region.
The company already experienced two previous restructing events in 2022 Mahle España 2022-ESand 2025 Mahle España 2025-ES, with a total of 343 and 506 redundancies, respectively
Eurofound (2026), Mahle España, Internal restructuring in Spain, factsheet number 301294, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/301294.
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