The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Manufacturing Manufacture For Transport Equipment Manufacture Of Motor Vehicles, Trailers And Semi-Trailers 29.1 - Manufacture of motor vehicles
European Globalisation Fund (EGF)
Year: 2015, Case number: 9
500 - 700 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
16 October 2013
Employment effect (start)
17 October 2013
Foreseen end date
17 October 2015
Description
Volvo Trucks in Sweden is to cut 500-700 jobs when relocating the cab trim operations from Umea to Gothenburg. The measure affects workers in the area of the manufacturing operations.
The relocations are parts of Volvo Group’s new truck strategy to decrease manufacturing costs during the period 2013-2015.
The aim is to enhance the efficiency of manufacturing to improve competitiveness. The restructuring includes relocating cab trim operations from Umea to Gothenburg, to reduce the assembly of heavy duty trucks in Gothenburg to one line instead of two and to concentrate the assembly of medium duty trucks to Blainville, France.
Negotiations with trade unions have not yet started.
For a previous restructuring case see the job creation measures in Umea in 2013.
Sources
17 October 2013: Svenska Dagbladet
16 October 2013: Volvo Group (press release)
Citation
Eurofound (2013), Volvo Trucks, Relocation in Sweden, factsheet number 76008, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/76008.
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