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Auto supplier AE in Gerstungen on the brink of closure – 600 jobs at risk!
Auto supplier AE in Gerstungen, Wartburgkreis, facing closure: 600 jobs at risk, insolvency administrators are examining future plans.
Auto supplier AE in Gerstungen on the brink of closure – 600 jobs at risk!
The wave of insolvency crises in the German automotive supply industry continues unstoppably. AE in Gerstungen, a major player in the industry and specialized aluminum die-casting specialist, is currently facing closure. How in southern Thuringia reported, around 600 jobs are at acute risk. This threatening situation is the result of a failed restructuring strategy, which started under self-administration in August 2024, but resulted in regular insolvency on August 1, 2025.
In total, the “ae group” had over 1,000 employees, although many of these positions are at risk due to insolvency. Complaints about declining demand in the automotive industry and a lack of viable solutions have frustrated efforts to rescue the company. The insolvency administrator Romy Metzger is pessimistic: “The situation looks more like an end than a happy ending.” The closure of the company could be decided at an upcoming meeting of the creditors' committee.
However, the AE is not alone in this difficult situation. According to information from nadr.de The crisis in the auto industry is a much larger phenomenon. The bankruptcy also impacts suppliers and service providers in the region and could therefore increase the total number of jobs at risk to around 1,000. Trade unions are already calling for social safety nets for the affected employees in order to cushion the consequences of the threat of unemployment.
A look at the overall situation in the industry shows that many companies are under similar pressure. car motor and sport reports a downward trend that was reinforced by cost pressure, electrification and production relocations. The mood among companies is at an all-time low, and more and more reports of factory closures and job cuts are reaching the public.
Overall, the future of the automotive supply industry looks bleak. The AE in Gerstungen is an example of the challenges that many companies in this sector currently have to overcome. The coming weeks will show whether there is still a way out for the company. Once again it is clear that times are difficult for industry and that political decision-makers are also asked to find solutions to secure jobs in the region in the long term.