Continental

Type
Offshoring/Delocalisation
Country
France
Region
Normandie; Haute-Normandie ; Eure
Location of affected unit(s)
Asnières
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
Czechia, Germany
250 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
19 September 2008
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2009

Description

German car maker Continental has announced that it is to close its production plant at Asnières (Hauts-de-Seine) in France by December 2009, which will result in the loss of 250 jobs. The production of fuel-injection pumps will be offshored to the Czech Republic and Germany. Continental has already announced the relocation of part of production at its plant in France in Rambouillet (Yvelines).

Sources

  • 24 September 2008: Les Echos
  • 24 September 2008: La Tribune
  • 24 September 2008: Le Figaro
  • 24 September 2008: Les Echos
  • 24 September 2008: La Tribune
  • 24 September 2008: Le Figaro

Citation

Eurofound (2008), Continental, Offshoring/Delocalisation in France, factsheet number 67119, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/67119.