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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
Germany
300 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
3 March 2010
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
1 March 2011
Description
The German car parts maker Brose announced the closure of its Trutnov plant with the loss of 300 jobs by March 2011. The foreign producer has decided to transfer the production of electric systems to Germany (Würzburg) and to the second Czech plant located in Kopřivnice (Moravian region). Employees will be given the opportunity to work at the Kopřivnice plant and the employer will help them with housing. The remainder of redundant workers will be receiving assistance to find another job.
Sources
3 March 2010: Hospodárske noviny
Citation
Eurofound (2010), Brose CZ, Offshoring/Delocalisation in Czechia, factsheet number 70250, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/70250.