Type
Closure
Country
Spain
Region
Centro; Castilla y León; Burgos
Location of affected unit(s)
Quintanaortuño
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture For Transport Equipment
Manufacture Of Motor Vehicles, Trailers And Semi-Trailers
29.3 - Manufacture of parts and accessories for motor vehicles

318 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
21 January 2005
Employment effect (start)
21 January 2005
Foreseen end date
31 December 2005

Description

The company TRW Automobe is specialised in the manufacture of components for motor vehicles such as airbags and security belts. The Company is based in the town of Quintanaortuño (Province of Burgos, Castilla y León). The Management has decided the closure of the plant and relocation of its activity to Poland and Czech Republic. This announcement implies the creation of 318 redundancies. The job reduction plan has not been yet officially communicated to the regional authorities. The regional official has said the authorities will try to launch a plan for the 318 created redundancies.


Sources

  • 21 January 2005: El País

Citation

Eurofound (2005), TRW Automobe, Closure in Spain, factsheet number 61036, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/61036.