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.
Manufacturing Manufacture For Transport Equipment Manufacture Of Motor Vehicles, Trailers And Semi-Trailers 29.1 - Manufacture of motor vehicles
1,400 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
12 April 2007
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
According to an announcement made by The European Metalworkers’ Federation (EMF), General Motors, the American automobile company is planning to cut 4,500 jobs in Europe until 2010. The Saab factory in Trollhättan is one of the affected sites where 1,400 jobs are planned to be cut, according to EMF. Today around 93% of Saab Automobile's employees work at their site in Trollhättan.
However, according to the Swedish metal union IF Metall at Saab in Trollhättan, this has not been confirmed yet and the calculated job reductions are based on a worst-case scenario.
Sources
21 April 2007: Dagens Nyheter
21 April 2007: Dagens Industri
21 April 2007: Sydsvenska Dagbladet
Citation
Eurofound (2007), Saab Automobile, Internal restructuring in Sweden, factsheet number 65285, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/65285.
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