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Manufacturing Manufacture For Transport Equipment Manufacture Of Motor Vehicles, Trailers And Semi-Trailers 29.32 - Manufacture of other parts and accessories for motor vehicles
450 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
1 June 2013
Employment effect (start)
2 June 2013
Foreseen end date
31 December 2013
Description
On the 1st of June 2013, the Romanian division of Continental Automotive, manufacturer of vehicle components, announced plans to hire 450 employees by the end of 2013. This measure was taken as a result of the increasing demand in the export market. Between January and April 2013 the company already hired 550 employees (see here). Overall, Continental Automotive Romania will employ an additional 1000 people in 2013.
Previously, in Romania, Continental recruited 1000 employees in 2012 (see here), 900 ones in 2011 (see here and here) and another 1400 in 2010 (see here).
Sources
1 June 2013: Ziarul Financiar
Citation
Eurofound (2013), Continental Automotive Romania, Business expansion in Romania, factsheet number 75592, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/75592.
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