WITTE Automotive Bulgaria

Type
Business expansion
Country
Bulgaria
Region
Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria; Severen tsentralen; Ruse
Location of affected unit(s)
Ruse
Sector
Manufacturing
(29 - 30) Manufacture for transport equipment
29.3 - Manufacture of motor vehicle parts and accessories
29.32 - Manufacture of other parts and accessories for motor vehicles
200 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
18 January 2016
Employment effect (start)
30 December 2016
Foreseen end date

Description

Witte Automotive Bulgaria, a subsidiary of German vehicle access systems manufacturer Witte Automotive, is to create 200 new jobs at its car parts plant in Ruse by the end of 2016. The plant already employs 300 people.

Witte Automotive Bulgaria has been operating in the country since 2014. Main customers are Volkswagen, Ford, GM and Volvo.

Sources

  • 18 January 2016: DUNAVMOST
  • 19 January 2016: BUILDINGINNOVATION.BG

Citation

Eurofound (2016), WITTE Automotive Bulgaria, Business expansion in Bulgaria, factsheet number 86237, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/86237.