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Manufacturing Manufacture For Transport Equipment Manufacture Of Motor Vehicles, Trailers And Semi-Trailers 29.32 - Manufacture of other parts and accessories for motor vehicles
150 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
17 September 2021
Employment effect (start)
17 September 2021
Foreseen end date
31 December 2026
Description
German auto manufacturer Schaeffler launched a new production site in Szombathely. Over the next five years, 150 new jobs will be created at the new plant, with further expansion envisaged afterwards.
The new plant will produce electric motor components, elevating the participation of the conglomerate in the field of electromobility to a new level. The factory is expected to reach maximum capacity between 2026 and 2029. The investment cost was about €67 million, €14 million of which was granted by the government.
Schaeffler had already two plants in Szombathely, the first one has been operating for 25 years. With the third unit, Szombathely will become one of the largest Schaeffler production hubs globally.
Sources
17 September 2021: Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency (hipa.hu)
Eurofound (2021), Schaeffler Savaria, Business expansion in Hungary, factsheet number 105285, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/105285.
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