Avia Ashok Leyland Motors

Type
Offshoring/Delocalisation
Country
Czechia
Region
Česko; Praha; Hlavní město Praha
Location of affected unit(s)
Praha
Sector
Manufacturing
(29 - 30) Manufacture for transport equipment
29.1 - Manufacture of motor vehicles
29.1 - Manufacture of motor vehicles
New offshoring locations
India
227 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
17 June 2013
Employment effect (start)
31 July 2013
Foreseen end date

Description

Avia Ashok Leyland Motors, a Czech subsidiary of the Indian Ashok Leyland vehicle producer, has announced the closure of its Prague plant. Some 227 jobs are going to be lost as the plant will discontinue its operations by the end of July 2013. Reportedly the closure is due to the global economic slowdown. The company's management has decided to move the production of Avia trucks with a 66-years tradition from the Czech Republic to India.

Sources

  • 17 June 2013: Avia (press release)
  • 17 June 2013: MF Dnes

Citation

Eurofound (2013), Avia Ashok Leyland Motors, Offshoring/Delocalisation in Czechia, factsheet number 75522, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/75522.