Insolven wave meets Germany: Care and auto industry in focus!

Insolven wave meets Germany: Care and auto industry in focus!

The bankruptcy landscape in Germany shows worrying developments in the first half of 2025. In particular, companies with annual sales of over 10 million euros and more than 250 employees are the focus. This can be seen from the current reports of Creditreform record. No wonder prominent names are affected and the media draw attention to it.

Especially the service area of ​​nursing still has to struggle with enormous cost pressure that has existed since pandemic. The largest bankruptcies were registered in the medicinal and care sector, including the Argentum Holding Holding from Hamburg with its 2,800 employees. But the DRK non-profit hospital company from Mainz and the Erzgebirgsklinikum from Annaberg-Buchholz are also among the losers.

retail and automotive industry in focus

Some have already heard of the bankruptcy of Kodi GmbH, which continues to operate and employs around 2,360 people. Companies such as Sausalitos GmbH and the Achaf Hotel and Real Estate company from Mannheim are also under pressure. But not only retail is affected; The climate of uncertainty has also recorded the automotive industry and its suppliers, which suffer from declining demand and the pressure from electromobility.

The numbers are alarming: In the past five years, around 43,000 people in the area of ​​automotive suppliers have lost their work through bankruptcies. A look at the past few years shows the following developments in the automotive supplier industry:

This year, companies such as Veritas AG, KSM Castings Group GmbH and Bolta Werke GmbH were particularly badly affected. der-indatate reported of a crisis of confidence in business, through pessimism and investors are shaped. In particular, the funding stop for electric cars and deletions in fiber optic expansion contributed to uncertainty.

The economic situation

according to Statista there was a dramatic increase in the insolvents from large companies that shot from 279 to 364 cases. An increase of 31 percent compared to the previous year represents a record within the past five years. Industry such as mechanical engineering, real estate industry and construction companies are particularly affected and have to adapt to further bankruptcies.

But there are also bright spots: Despite the oppressive tendencies, the current reports from Creditreform show a decline in large insolvencies by 14 percent in the first quarter of 2025 compared to the fourth quarter of 2024. Nevertheless, it should be noted that there were fewer bankruptcies in the automotive industry than in previous years, which is probably also due to government aids. Ultimately, the increase in renovations and new opportunities in bankruptcy law could help secure the jobs and increase sales so that companies may get back on their feet.

The current developments indicate a challenging economic future that requires a good hand of those responsible. It is to be hoped that the companies listed will succeed in reinventing themselves and navigating from the crisis.