Hella closes location in Nellingen: 25 jobs in danger!

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Hella closes the location in Nellingen due to high costs by the end of March 2025, 25 jobs are lost. Gelsenkirchen affected.
Hella closes the location in Nellingen due to high costs by the end of March 2025, 25 jobs are lost. Gelsenkirchen affected. (Symbolbild/ANAG)

Hella, a renowned car supplier based in Lippstadt, North Rhine-Westphalia, has announced that it will close his location in Nellingen, Baden-Württemberg, March 31, 2025. The closure will cost around 25 jobs and is part of a number of measures that the company has to take due to high costs and low utilization. This decision was communicated to the municipality concerned by an advertisement on a real estate portal, which may have prompted Mayor Christoph Jung to criticize Hella's information policy. He expressed his displeasure with the way the closure was communicated.

The closure of the Nellingen location, which is considered the smallest Hella location in Germany, is not to be considered in isolation. Last year, several large car suppliers, including Elringklinger, saw themselves faced with similar challenges and announced work closings. Hella has been part of the French Forvia Group since 2021, and the location in Nellingen was correspondingly severely affected by the general sales weakness in the car sector. This weakness meant that the German works are only used to two thirds, which underlines the need for adjustments to suppliers, such as

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market context and effects

The problem is not only limited to Hella. The entire industry is faced with a weak demand and the emerging structural change. According to information from Br.de , other large automobile manufacturers such as VW, Ford, Bosch and Continental have already known. These closures are part of a more comprehensive structural change that is reinforced by digitization and the transition to e-mobility. Many location -bound companies are faced with the challenge of adapting and rethinking their production strategies.

The closure of the Nellingen location by Hella is not only a regional problem, but also reflects the current difficulties in German vehicle construction and the supply industry. The continuing uncertainty in the market and the need to react to changing economic conditions will continue to lead to changes in location and employment reduction.

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