DAF

Type
Business expansion
Country
Netherlands
Region
Zuid-Nederland; Noord-Brabant;
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Manufacturing
(29 - 30) Manufacture for transport equipment
29 - Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
29 - Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
200 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
10 July 2013
Employment effect (start)
1 September 2013
Foreseen end date

Description

DAF trucks is to create 200 new temporary jobs in September, at its site in Eindhoven.

According to the sources the job creation is associated with a high demand for production due to the fact that new European vehicle (Euroengine) standards will enter into force at the end of 2013 introducing more strict emission criteria for all new vehicles.

Sources

  • 10 July 2013: Het Financieele Dagblad

Citation

Eurofound (2013), DAF, Business expansion in Netherlands, factsheet number 75664, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/75664.