GKN Driveline Slovenija

Type
Business expansion
Country
Slovenia
Region
Slovenija; Vzhodna Slovenija; Savinjska
Location of affected unit(s)
Zreče
Sector
Manufacturing
(29 - 30) Manufacture for transport equipment
29.3 - Manufacture of motor vehicle parts and accessories
29.3 - Manufacture of motor vehicle parts and accessories
100 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
16 May 2016
Employment effect (start)
17 May 2016
Foreseen end date
31 December 2017

Description

GKN Driveline Slovenija, a producer of driveline systems and components for automobile industry based in Zreče and a subsidiary of UK based GKN Driveline, is to create 100 new jobs by the end of next year. Orders for this and next year exceed the company's production capacity, hence the decision to invest 10 million EUR in a new plant and machinery. The company currently employs 330 workers. The figure will increase to 430 after the expansion of production.

Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2016), GKN Driveline Slovenija, Business expansion in Slovenia, factsheet number 87547, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/87547.