The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Wholesale / Retail Retail trade Retail sale of motor vehicles, motorcycles and related parts and accessories 47.81 - Retail sale of motor vehicles
250 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
13 October 2023
Employment effect (start)
13 October 2023
Foreseen end date
Description
Autohero France, the French subsidiary of Europe's leading online used car retailer, has opened a vehicle reconditioning centre that is set to recruit 250 employees. The company has opened this new centre in Montataire (Oise). Covering an area of 70,000 m2, the centre has the capacity to recondition 25,000 pre-owned vehicles annually.
New jobs will be created for automotive experts involved in the diverse phases of the vehicle reconditioning process such as mechanics, bodywork specialists, car painters, quality controllers, quantity surveyors, among others.
Eurofound (2023), Autohero France, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 200417, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/200417.
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