Business · Companies · 8 hrs ago
Mercedes-Benz supplier Aios files for insolvency, putting 300 jobs at risk
Aios has filed for insolvency under self-administration, a process that lets the company manage its restructuring.
The Saarland-based supplier makes interior components for Mercedes-Benz vehicles.
Around 300 employees at three sites are at risk, including about 240 at the company’s main site in Überherrn-Altforweiler, with others in Bremen and Sindelfingen.
The move comes amid a wider crisis in Germany’s car industry.
IG Metall had warned of insolvency in June and called for an agreement to protect workers; it also called a warning strike in September.
The union says management has not presented a plan for the company’s future, while management previously denied refusing talks over a social agreement.
IG Metall will discuss next steps with its members on Saturday, and further strikes have not been ruled out.
Aios, a supplier of Mercedes-Benz interior components, has filed for insolvency under self-administration.
Around 300 employees at three sites in Germany are affected.
The company’s headquarters in Überherrn-Altforweiler employs about 240 people.
IG Metall says management has not presented a plan for the company’s future.
The union plans to discuss next steps with members, and further strikes have not been ruled out.
- Who
- Aios, an automotive supplier, and around 300 employees are affected.
- What
- Aios has filed for insolvency under self-administration, putting around 300 jobs at risk.
- When
- The filing was reported on 24 October 2026.
- Where
- Aios has sites in Überherrn-Altforweiler in Saarland, Bremen and Sindelfingen near Stuttgart.
- Why
- Not stated.
IG Metall
Aios management
Future plan
IG Metall
The union says management has not presented a plan for the company’s future.
Aios management
Not stated.
Social agreement
IG Metall
The union called for a social agreement to protect employees.
Aios management
Management rejected the accusation that it refused talks on a social wage agreement and said the union was using the situation to pursue other goals.
According to IG Metall, company management warned internally of a possible insolvency proceeding.
IG Metall called on employees to hold a warning strike.
Aios’s insolvency filing was reported.
IG Metall planned to discuss next steps with its members and did not rule out further strikes.
- Employees affected
- Around 300
- Headquarters
- Überherrn-Altforweiler, Saarland
- Employees at headquarters
- Around 240
- Other sites
- Bremen and Sindelfingen near Stuttgart
- Proceeding
- Insolvency under self-administration