Hansa Metallwerke AG

Type
Offshoring/Delocalisation
Country
Germany
Region
Baden-Württemberg; Stuttgart; Stuttgart, Stadtkreis
Location of affected unit(s)
Stuttgart
Sector
Manufacturing
(29 - 30) Manufacture for transport equipment
29.3 - Manufacture of motor vehicle parts and accessories
29.3 - Manufacture of motor vehicle parts and accessories
New offshoring locations
Hungary
115 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
18 December 2004
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Half of the workforce (115 out of 237) will be shed at the automotive department of Hansa Metallwerke in Stuttgart. Part of the production will be relocated in Hungary, where the production costs are lower. 500 people are working on the site in Stuttgart.

Sources

  • 18 December 2004: Stuttgarter Nachrichten
  • 18 December 2004: Stuttgarter Zeitung

Citation

Eurofound (2004), Hansa Metallwerke AG, Offshoring/Delocalisation in Germany, factsheet number 60975, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/60975.