Wielpütz Automotive

Type
Business expansion
Country
Romania
Region
Macroregiunea Patru; Sud-Vest Oltenia; Dolj
Location of affected unit(s)
Craiova
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
500 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
17 January 2018
Employment effect (start)
17 January 2018
Foreseen end date
1 September 2018

Description

The German automotive and industrial supplier, Wielpütz Automotive, announced it will hire 500 workers at a new plant in Craiova plant (Dolj County) by 1 September 2018. The company is planning to invest €10 million into the new subassemblies plant, the construction of which will start in February this year.

The headquarters of the production and development site are in Hilden.

Craiova plant is the first plant of the company outside Germany.

Sources

  • 17 January 2018: monitoruldeoltenia.com
  • 17 January 2018: angajatorulmeu.ro
  • 17 January 2018: romanianjournal.ro

Citation

Eurofound (2018), Wielpütz Automotive, Business expansion in Romania, factsheet number 93020, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/93020.