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Bearing Down: Schaeffler Slashes Jobs at Slovak Plants

Schaeffler will cut hundreds of jobs in Slovakia under a four-year squeeze on bearing production running from 2027 to 2030 — part of a European cull of 3,460 positions and five plant closures that underscores the deepening crisis in the car industry's supply base.

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