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Manufacturing (29 - 30) Manufacture for transport equipment 29.1 - Manufacture of motor vehicles 29.1 - Manufacture of motor vehicles
800 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
10 April 2012
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2012
Foreseen end date
31 December 2012
Description
In response to its strong sales growth, VW subsidiary Audi has increased the number of employees that it plans to recruit from 1,200 (December 2011) to 2,000 (April 2012) Additionally, 700 temporary agency workers will be taken on permanently. The new positions will be created in manufacturing and technical development.
Sources
10 April 2012: Die Welt
Citation
Eurofound (2012), Audi, Business expansion in Germany, factsheet number 73458, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/73458.