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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
France
160 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
9 September 2009
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Faurecia, which provides automovile engineering and components, announced it will dismiss 160 employees as it moves manufacturing in Torsås, Sweden to France. Both blue collar and white collar workers are affected by the redundancies. Faurecia specializes in vehicle seating, interiors, front ends and exhaust systems.
Sources
9 September 2009: Dagens Industri
7 December 2009: Östran
Citation
Eurofound (2009), Faurecia, Offshoring/Delocalisation in Sweden, factsheet number 69961, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/69961.