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Manufacturing (29 - 30) Manufacture for transport equipment 29.2 - Manufacture of bodies and coachwork for motor vehicles; manufacture of trailers and semi-trailers 29.2 - Manufacture of bodies and coachwork for motor vehicles; manufacture of trailers and semi-trailers
700 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
4 April 2018
Employment effect (start)
4 April 2018
Foreseen end date
Description
The automotive supplier Prevent has announced that approximately 700 employees will be affected by short-time work or operational terminations due to internal restructuring. As of April 2018, 90 employees at Prevent Foamtec in Stendal have already been terminated. Further terminations are expected at Prevent subsidiaries ES Automobilguss GmbH in Schönheide and Cartrim GmbH in Plauen. In March 2018, Volkswagen terminated their supply agreements with Prevent without notice. Prevent has announced it will pursue legal action against Volkswagen.
Sources
4 April 2018: Naumburger Tageblatt
4 April 2018: produktion.de
Citation
Eurofound (2018), Prevent, Internal restructuring in Germany, factsheet number 93801, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/93801.