Volkswagen Group’s embattled Cariad software program unit has agreed to chop growth prices in an effort to keep away from mass lay-offs, based on reviews.

Cariad boss and former Bentley manufacturing head Peter Bosch had needed to chop as much as 20% of the unit’s 6500-strong workforce, based on an October report from Germany’s Manager Magazine.

However, the brand new settlement between administration and labour unions will allow Cariad to chop 20% of its prices yearly by 2028, Bloomberg reported, citing a Cariad spokesperson.

Cariad has struggled in its mission to ship a unified software program platform to be used throughout all Volkswagen Group manufacturers as a part of the group’s mission to digitise autos.