Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Italy
Region
Nord Ovest; Piemonte; Cuneo
Location of affected unit(s)
Savigliano
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture For Transport Equipment
Manufacture Of Other Transport Equipment
30 - Manufacture of other transport equipment

300 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
22 April 2004
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

In the framework of the reorganisation of its production of railway bogies, Alstom Transport, a branch of the French multinational company Alstom, has announced that it plans to discontinue manufacturing in the Savigliano plant. Savigliano will remain the main Alstom Transport site for tilting trains and tilting related technologies. This programme puts at risk some 300 jobs. The plant employed around 1,300 people in March 2004.


Sources

  • 22 April 2004: La Stampa

Citation

Eurofound (2004), Alstom T&D, Internal restructuring in Italy, factsheet number 60350, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/60350.