New cars on display in Warsaw. But could the Polish automotive industry be facing mass layoffs? Photo by  meowKa / Shutterstock.com

At its worst, the potential reduction could add up to 35% of the nearly 210,000 people employed in the industry, which has a 7% share in Poland’s gross domestic product.

Last week group redundancies were announced at a factory producing seat belts and airbags in Częstochowa, southern Poland, the daily added.

Due to reduced production, Poland’s automotive sector may see its exports decline by up to EUR 9 billion in 2020, according to the article, as cited by website Polandin.