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Wholesale / Retail 47 - Retail trade 47.7 - Retail sale of other goods, except motor vehicles and motorcycles 47.79 - Retail sale of second-hand goods
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
7 June 2024
Employment effect (start)
7 June 2024
Foreseen end date
31 December 2024
Description
The Constellation Automotive Group, a UK used-car marketplace, has inaugurated a new Tech Hub in Coimbra, Portugal, as part of its expansion strategy. The group wants to work in collaboration with universities, organisations and start-ups in the region to pursue its objective of innovating in the automotive sector.
The hub has already has 50 employees, but 100 more workers will be recruited by the end of the year. Operations, design, product, cybersecurity, and engineering are the main areas of work. The Tech Hub offers hybrid work and flexible shcedules.
The final target is to hire 250 workers within three years.
Eurofound (2024), Constellation Automotive, Business expansion in Portugal, factsheet number 201296, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/201296.