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Manufacturing Manufacture For Transport Equipment Manufacture Of Motor Vehicles, Trailers And Semi-Trailers 29.3 - Manufacture of parts and accessories for motor vehicles
350 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
11 February 2009
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
13 February 2009
Description
Fundo Wheels in Hoyanger, which produces aluminium rims for the car industry, announced its immediate closure on February 11th with the loss of 350 jobs.
The company had a surplus for the first time in the first half of 2008, but in the autumn the financial crisis and drop in car sales hit the company hard. On 12th December production was stopped and many employees were temporarily laid off. The company has been unable to continue production. On 12th January, the Board presented a petition for compulsory winding-up. During the period afterwards the company has tried to find new investors for the company to survive, but eventually had to give up as the main customers Volvo and Audi were unable or unwilling to contribute to a solution.
Sources
12 February 2009: NRK Sogn og Fjordane (www.nrk.no)
10 February 2009: NRK Sogn og Fjordane (www.nrk.no)
11 February 2009: NRK Sogn og Fjordane (www.nrk.no)
Citation
Eurofound (2009), Fundo Wheels, Closure in Norway, factsheet number 68142, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/68142.
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