MUNICH—French train maker Alstom plans to cut up to 1,300 of its roughly 10,000 jobs in Germany over the next three years as part of a restructuring after the purchase of Bombardier’s rail unit, a spokesperson for the company said. Production of trains in Germany, where Alstom has its biggest workforce, is to be shrunk and partly moved abroad, the spokesperson said on Friday, confirming comments by labour union IG Metall. At the same time, the company will create 600 to 700 new jobs in signaling technology and the software business, the person said. Alstom, which makes trains and signaling systems for urban and regional rail networks, said some plants in Germany were structurally underutilised and that it aimed to integrate production more closely into its European network. It aims to carry out the redundancies in a socially responsible manner, via internal transfers, re-training, early retirement, or severance packages, it …
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