# Mercedes-Benz halts all further investment at German facilities

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/mercedes-benz-halts-all-further-investment-at-german-facilities/
- Published: 2026-11-12T16:59:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T17:36:24+00:00
- Original publisher: DW (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.dw.com/en/mercedes-benz-halts-all-further-investment-at-german-facilities/a-79934509?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf
- Topics: Europe, World

## Key points

- Mercedes-Benz has paused further investment at its German sites.
- The company is assessing which plants it can afford to maintain.
- Two sites could close unless costs fall.

## Summary

Mercedes-Benz says it is suspending all further investment at its German sites for now and is examining whether it can afford to keep every plant open. The move signals growing pressure on the company to cut costs and puts possible closures on the table, despite management saying it wants to avoid them.

The decision was announced in an internal memo by board member Michael Schiebe, who said current costs make investment in Germany unviable. Mercedes says labour costs can be up to five times higher than at its Eastern European plants, where administrative costs are also lower. The company had previously warned that two German plants could close unless costs were reduced, amid pressure from the works council and IG Metall.

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