Type
Business expansion
Country
Germany
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture For Transport Equipment
Manufacture Of Motor Vehicles, Trailers And Semi-Trailers
29.1 - Manufacture of motor vehicles

800 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
2 January 2008
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2008
Foreseen end date
31 December 2008

Description

The automobile manufacturer Audi announced to create 800 new jobs in 2008. One third of the jobs shall be staffed with engineers. Furthermore, economists are needed for the company’s marketing, service and sales departments. The company stated that it will invest 10.6 billion euros into the extension of its production line. By 2015, Audi envisages to produce 40 car models, i.e. 15 more than nowadays.


Sources

  • 3 January 2008: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

Citation

Eurofound (2008), Audi, Business expansion in Germany, factsheet number 66147, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/66147.