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Manufacturing (29 - 30) Manufacture for transport equipment 29.1 - Manufacture of motor vehicles 29.1 - Manufacture of motor vehicles
800 jobs Number of planned job creations
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://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/66147.