Aston Martin begins global redundancy consultation

Aston Martin has put staff at risk of redundancy as it confirmed plans to reduce its workforce by up to 20% globally.

The luxury car firm, whose headquarters are in Gaydon, Warwickshire, said it was reviewing its organisational structure and responding to the "sustained" impact from US tariffs.

The global consultation process is currently impacting back office and engineering staff, said Unite.

The union said it was consulting with Aston Martin to make every effort to mitigate the number of jobs at risk.

A statement from Aston Martin said: "As part of the company's ongoing drive to optimise its cost base, it is taking further steps to strengthen its overall position, including a review of its organisational structure."

It added the proposals aimed to reduce employee numbers across all sites, and could affect contractor, fixed-term and permanent roles, subject to "appropriate consultation" with employee representatives.

The firm said the majority of those affected are expected to leave the business by April.

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