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Manufacturing (29 - 30) Manufacture for transport equipment 29.1 - Manufacture of motor vehicles 29.1 - Manufacture of motor vehicles
200 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
28 April 2011
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
30 September 2011
Description
Škoda Auto (Volkswagen Group), the largest Czech car manufacturer, intends to hire at least 200 new workers at its Kvasiny plant with the launch of 6 day work week starting from September 2011. The firm is going to enlarge its Kvasiny plant with a view to doubling the production capacity by 2018. Currently, about 3,500 people are employed at the site.
Sources
28 April 2011: Finanční noviny
Citation
Eurofound (2011), Škoda Auto, Business expansion in Czechia, factsheet number 72009, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/72009.