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Manufacturing Manfacture for transport equipment Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 29.3 - Manufacture of motor vehicle parts and accessories
260 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
19 May 2021
Employment effect (start)
19 May 2021
Foreseen end date
1 July 2022
Description
As announced on 19 May 2021 the automotive supplier and developer KDK Automotive GmbH will be closing its plant in Lennestadt by mid-2022 which will result in the loss of approximately 260 jobs. According to management, the closure is inevitable since the plant is only working at 30% capacity. Production will be moved to other European production sites. Negotiations between management and works’ council regarding a social plan are expected to start shortly.
KDK has currently 900 employees at 4 sites in Europe – Lennestadt (GER), Wächtersbach (GER), Tachov (CZE) und Borja (ESP).
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