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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
300 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
15 January 2016
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2016
Description
Karsit Group, a Czech producer of car parts, is to expand its Jaroměř site and create 300 new jobs during 2016.
According to the data of the Automotive Industry Association, 156,000 people are working in the Czech automotive industry. The average wage in this segment is significantly higher than the national average - a difference of up to 23 %. Thanks to the recovery of the European market, car makers have increased their production. The latest macroeconomic data in recent months indicate that this trend will continue and the automotive industry is expected to increase its number of workers.
Sources
15 January 2016: MF Dnes
Citation
Eurofound (2016), Karsit Group, Business expansion in Czechia, factsheet number 86332, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/86332.
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