Global Steering Systems

Type
Business expansion
Country
Poland
Region
Makroregion południowo-zachodni; Opolskie; Opolski
Location of affected unit(s)
Opole
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
100 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
18 January 2016
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 December 2016

Description

American supplier of steering system components Global Steering Systems (GSS) has announced that it will create between 100 and 120 jobs at its new production facility in Opole by the end of 2016. The factory is located in the Wałbrzych Special Economic Zone and it is expected to be operational in February 2016.

The company has invested PLN 27 million (EUR 6.13 million USD 6.1 million). The components will be supplied to TRW Automotive which has factories in Czechowice-Dziedzice and Bielsko-Biała, Poland.

Sources

  • 18 January 2016: Strefa Biznesu

Citation

Eurofound (2016), Global Steering Systems, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 86380, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/86380.