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Manufacturing Manufacturing Of Machinery And Equipment Manufacture Of Machinery And Equipment N.E.C. 28.11 - Manufacture of engines and turbines, except aircraft, vehicle and cycle engines
80 - 100 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
11 September 2013
Employment effect (start)
12 September 2013
Foreseen end date
Description
As announced on 11 September 2013, Autokühler, a subsidiary of automotive supplier AKG, will cut 80 to 100 jobs in Hofgeismar (Hesse). This is due to decreasing sales.
In total, Autokühler employs 683 people in Hofgeismar. Another 16 jobs will be cut at the AKG site in Uslar (Lower Saxony), where 82 people are employed. AKG employs a total of 1,000 people in Hofgeismar.
Sources
11 September 2013: Hessische/Niedersächsische Allgemeine (online)
Citation
Eurofound (2013), Autokühler, Internal restructuring in Germany, factsheet number 75903, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/75903.
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