Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Germany
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Neuss (North Rhine-Westphalia) as well as other sites in Saarland, Rhineland-Palatinate and Baden-Württemberg
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture For Transport Equipment
Manufacture Of Motor Vehicles, Trailers And Semi-Trailers
29.32 - Manufacture of other parts and accessories for motor vehicles

650 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
9 July 2014
Employment effect (start)
9 July 2014
Foreseen end date

Description

Automotive supplier Whitesell announced to cut at least 650 of 1,300 jobs in Germany. As reported, the headquarters in Neuss will be closed which will make 300 jobs redundant. Furthermore, 350 jobs will be cut at other sites in Saarland, Rhineland-Palatinate and Baden-Württemberg.

At the end of 2013, the American producer of screws acquired insolvent Ruia. According to the management, some customers had already abandoned the company before, which led to increased operational and personnel costs in the past months.  


Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2014), Whitesell, Internal restructuring in Germany, factsheet number 77321, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/77321.