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BMW to Slash 20% of Senior Management Roles Using AI, Targeting 100 Job Cuts
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Moneycontrol•30-09-2026, 20:01
BMW to Slash 20% of Senior Management Roles Using AI, Targeting 100 Job Cuts
- •BMW AG plans to eliminate approximately 20% of its management roles by mid-next year through a buyout plan, leveraging artificial intelligence to reduce costs and boost profitability.
- •The luxury carmaker aims to cut around 100 high-level positions, including senior vice presidents and other senior management, to streamline leadership structures and become more agile.
- •This move is part of a broader effort to reduce white-collar positions, with around 8,000 jobs targeted for removal in Germany, representing about 5% of BMW's global workforce.
- •BMW is openly citing AI as a key driver for these job cuts, aiming for more agile development, leaner structures, and faster decision-making across the company.
- •The job cuts and other cost-saving measures, including pulling out of the Paris car show, are designed to help BMW return to its long-term auto-margin target of 8% to 10% by the next decade amidst challenges in China and the Middle East.
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BMW plans to deploy artificial intelligence to eliminate approximately 20% of its senior management roles, translating to about 100 high-level jobs by the middle of next year.
BMW reached a deal in July to reduce white-collar positions in Germany as part of a plan targeting the removal of around 8,000 positions globally, which accounts for about 5% of its workforce.
After issuing a profit warning in June, BMW aims to return to its long-term auto-margin target of 8% to 10% by the start of the next decade, while expecting interim returns of 3% to 5% in 2028.
