The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Czechia, Slovakia, Poland, Germany, The Netherlands
Sector
Retail Wholesale And Retail Trade And Repair Of Motor Vehicles And Motorcycles Sale Of Motor Vehicles 45.1 - Sale of motor vehicles
250 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
22 February 2022
Employment effect (start)
22 February 2022
Foreseen end date
31 December 2022
Description
AURES Holdings, one of the largest car retailers in Europe, has announced the creation of about 250 jobs by the end of 2022. The company is looking for call centre operators, mechanics, IT specialists and data experts for their markets in Central and Western Europe. Precisely, the company has announced 114 new positions in the Czech Republic, 25 in Slovakia, 59 in Poland and 48 for their recently launched brand Driverama in Germany, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic.
The job creation comes after the company has been breaking records of their used car sales and is opening new branches. As well, its Driverama project, focused on an online retail platform for buying and selling pre-owned cars, is successfully expanding.
Eurofound (2022), AURES Holdings, Business expansion in European Union, factsheet number 106387, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/106387.
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