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Manufacturing Manufacture For Transport Equipment Manufacture Of Motor Vehicles, Trailers And Semi-Trailers 29.32 - Manufacture Of Other Parts And Accessories For Motor Vehicles
1,100 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
11 November 2024
Employment effect (start)
1 July 2025
Foreseen end date
11 November 2026
Description
Adient, an American leader in the automotive seating industry, has announced the closure of two Czech plants and massive layoffs of 1,100 workers over the next two years.
In connection with the end of production, 410 workers in Česká Lípa and another 690 people in the nearby city of Stráž pod Ralskem will lose their jobs.
The final closure of the plant in Česká Lípa is planned for the second half of 2025, the plant in Stráž pod Ralskem should end production at the beginning of 2026.
The manufacturer responds to changes in the automotive industry: the shift to e-mobility, supply chain disruptions, economic instability and reduced consumer demand.
Globally, the American Irish-domiciled company employs roughly 70,000 people across 200 manufacturing plants in 30 countries worldwide.
Sources
11 November 2024: https://www.novinky.cz (www.novinky.cz)
23 September 2024: https://www.idnes.cz (www.idnes.cz)
Citation
Eurofound (2024), Adient, Closure in Czechia, factsheet number 201903, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/201903.
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