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Manufacturing Manufacture For Transport Equipment Manufacture Of Motor Vehicles, Trailers And Semi-Trailers 29.3 - Manufacture of parts and accessories for motor vehicles
60 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
20 January 2015
Employment effect (start)
20 January 2015
Foreseen end date
31 March 2016
Description
Automotive supplier Koyo, which belongs to Japanese JTEKT Group, is to cut 60 out of 580 jobs at its plant in Künsebeck. The job reduction will be completed by March 2016.
According to the management, this restructuring has become necessary due to its current overcapcity. Koyo seeks to remain competitive and the job reduction forms part of a Europe-wide restructuring programme. The majority of these job cuts will be implemented by direct dismissals with only a quarter of the jobs reductions resulting from early retirement or not prolonging fixed-term contracts.
By 2018, the company's turnover in Künsebeck is forcasted to increase by €10 million to a total of €60 million.
Sources
20 January 2015: Haller Kreisblatt Online
Citation
Eurofound (2015), Koyo, Internal restructuring in Germany, factsheet number 78185, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/78185.
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