Overview
- About 500 positions will be eliminated, mainly in salaried roles and middle management, with at least one management layer to be removed.
- Affected employees will be notified starting in mid-February, with the reduction targeted for completion in the second half of 2026 and most cuts expected to occur through dismissals.
- Roughly two-thirds of the reductions are expected in Austria, where support programs through the AMS and an industry foundation have places available for displaced staff.
- Pierer Mobility AG was officially renamed Bajaj Mobility AG on January 13 and the legal seat was relocated to Mattighofen after Bajaj took control in 2025.
- Bajaj provided about €800 million to rescue the group and now holds a reported 74.9% stake, as inventory was trimmed by roughly 100,000 bikes in 2025 and a reported hire of BMW’s Stephan Reiff as chief commercial officer is slated for April 2026.