Toyota Peugeot Citroën Automobile (TPCA)

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Czechia
Region
Česko; Střední Čechy; Středočeský kraj
Location of affected unit(s)
Kolín
Sector
Manufacturing
(29 - 30) Manufacture for transport equipment
29.1 - Manufacture of motor vehicles
29.1 - Manufacture of motor vehicles
150 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
20 February 2012
Employment effect (start)
21 February 2012
Foreseen end date
31 May 2012

Description

Toyota Peugeot Citroën Automobile (TPCA), a car manufacturing joint venture, has announced to cut 150 jobs at its Kolín site by the end of May 2012 due to a production decrease. It is reported that temporary agency workers will be most affected by the cuts.

TPCA, which currently employs about 3,000 workers, will shorten the work week to four days and reduce the number of shifts from three to two.

TPCA produces small cars for the European market. The company was established as a joint-venture of Toyota Motor Corporation and PSA Peugeot Citroën in 2005.

Sources

  • 20 February 2012: MF Dnes
  • 17 February 2012: ihned.cz

Citation

Eurofound (2012), Toyota Peugeot Citroën Automobile (TPCA), Internal restructuring in Czechia, factsheet number 73101, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/73101.