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Manufacturing Manufacture For Transport Equipment Manufacture Of Motor Vehicles, Trailers And Semi-Trailers 29.3 - Manufacture of parts and accessories for motor vehicles
200 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
2 September 2021
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
The German group Kärcher plans to set up a new production facility in Latvia, creating 200 jobs.
The Latvian facility will produce spare parts for utility cars, such as cars used in street maintenance. Additional plans include beginning to assemble these vehicles in the facility. Kärcher has purchased space for production facilities in Jelgava municipality, where a production plant and a warehouse will be located.
During the meeting with the Prime Minister of Latvia, KriÅ¡jÄnis Kariņš, a member of the board of Kärcher, Michael Häusermann, pointed out that the decision to establish a plant in Latvia was largely influenced by the logistics challenges caused by the pandemic. "With the establishment of the plant in Latvia, we will be able to shorten Kärcher's long supply chains, as Latvia will ensure both the production of parts and the assembly of final products. The final product will be exported from Latvia to Western Europe and elsewhere."
Sources
2 September 2021: Public broadcasting of Latvia (eng.lsm.lv)
2 September 2021: Public broadcasting of Latvia (www.lsm.lv)
Citation
Eurofound (2021), Kärcher, Business expansion in Latvia, factsheet number 105191, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/105191.
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