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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
200 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
3 September 2019
Employment effect (start)
3 September 2019
Foreseen end date
Description
Japanese car manufacturer Toyota Manufacturing Poland has announced that it will create 200 new jobs at its plant in Jelcz-Laskowice. The business expansion programme is associated with the production of the latest models of hybrid engines which was officially launched in September 2019.
In Poland, Toyota has two production facilities located in Jelcz-Laskowice and Wałbrzych. As of Semptember 2019, the company employs 450 people at the unit in Jelcz-Laskowice. Previous business expansions were announced in September 2018 (150 new jobs) and February 2019 (150 new jobs).
Eurofound (2019), Toyota Manufacturing Poland, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 98409, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/98409.
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