Mahle

Type
Offshoring/Delocalisation
Country
Italy
Region
Nord-Ovest;
Location of affected unit(s)
La Loggia, Saluzzo
Sector
Manufacturing
(28) Manufacture of machinery and equipment
28.1 - Manufacture of general-purpose machinery
28.11 - Manufacture of engines and turbines, except aircraft, vehicle and cycle engines
New offshoring locations
Poland
452 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
23 October 2019
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

The company Mahle, manufacturer of pistons for diesel engines, announced the closure of two of its Italian plants in the Piemonte region, Saluzzo (province of Cuneo) and La Loggia (province of Turin). The company will start a collective dismissal procedures for 452 workers (209 in Saluzzo and 243 in La Loggia). Production currently undertaken in the two plants will be transferred to Poland.

The company justified its decision with the contraction of the market for diesel engines, also connected with the emission scandals and with more general green-related pressures on automotive producers.

Negotiations with  workers' representatives will start soon and the company announced its willingness to consider every possible alternative measure to minimise the potential impact on the employees.

Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2019), Mahle, Offshoring/Delocalisation in Italy, factsheet number 98997, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/98997.