Johnson Controls is remaining coy as to how many of its 3,000 redundancies announced today (21 September) will be automotive related.
Despite JCI's reticence surrounding the job cuts, it does echo what the supplier noted two months ago when it said it would start a “comprehensive cost savings programme” as part of its US$22bn Automtoive Experience spin-off.
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“We have not broken down the 3,000 [jobs] by business unit,”a JCI spokesman told just-auto from the seating and interior specialist's headquarters in Milwaukee.
“It will affect all our business units, including corporate functions and these cuts will be spread across globally. Beyond that, we are not getting into specifics except to say it will affect all business units.
“We announced in Q3 we intended a comprehensive cost savings programme associated with the spin-off with the automotive seating business. Not all these reductions are related to the spin-off of automotive.
“We have been taking other action in terms of other M&A across the board.”
The axe will fall on the 3,000 positions during a two-year period, while the automotive divestment is expected to be completed by autumn next year.
The component manufacturer adds it is continuing productivity through the implementation of its Johnson Controls Operating System (JCOS), which it maintains is lowering annual operating expenses through standardisation, simplification and waste reduction across the company.
