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Manufacturing (29 - 30) Manufacture for transport equipment 29.1 - Manufacture of motor vehicles 29.1 - Manufacture of motor vehicles
700 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
7 June 2011
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Car maker Seat is to hire 700 new workers at its site in Martorell (Barcelona) in order to produce the new model of the car Audi Q3. The main reason for the hiring is Seat's attempt to enter a new market segment, the compact SUV. Seat intends to reach a production output of 100,000 cars per year.
Sources
7 June 2011: El periódico
Citation
Eurofound (2011), Seat, Business expansion in Spain, factsheet number 72101, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/72101.