PSA Peugeot-Citroen and Opel

Type
Business expansion
Country
Portugal
Region
Continente; Centro (PT); Viseu Dão Lafões
Location of affected unit(s)
Mangualde
Sector
Manufacturing
(29 - 30) Manufacture for transport equipment
29.1 - Manufacture of motor vehicles
29.1 - Manufacture of motor vehicles
225 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
16 January 2018
Employment effect (start)
1 April 2018
Foreseen end date

Description

The French car manufacturer PSA Peugeot-Citroën, announced it would start implementing a third working shift at its plant in Mangualde, Portugal. For this shift, 225 workers will be recruited. Available work for the third shift is guaranteed until the end of production of the current generation of vehicles, scheduled for October 2018. Its continuation will depend on the response of the markets to the new model (K9).

Sources

  • 17 January 2018: TSF online

Citation

Eurofound (2018), PSA Peugeot-Citroen and Opel, Business expansion in Portugal, factsheet number 93015, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/93015.