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Manufacturing Manufacture For Transport Equipment Manufacture Of Motor Vehicles, Trailers And Semi-Trailers 29.31 - Manufacture of electrical and electronic equipment for motor vehicles
170 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
22 June 2016
Employment effect (start)
1 June 2016
Foreseen end date
1 June 2019
Description
Foxconn DRC, a Taiwanese electronics manufacturer, has recently opened a new Prague's development and research centre which will employ up to 170 people within the next three years. The centre will propose software solutions and products with a focus on automation, telecommunications and electronics for the automotive industry.
Foxconn has been operating in the Czech Republic since 2000 and has plants in Pardubice and Kutná Hora with 5,500 staff. Foxconn based its headquarters for Europe, Middle East and Africa operations in the Czech republic.
Sources
22 June 2016: Deník
Citation
Eurofound (2016), Foxconn DRC, Business expansion in Czechia, factsheet number 88011, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/88011.
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