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Manufacturing Manufacture For Transport Equipment Manufacture Of Motor Vehicles, Trailers And Semi-Trailers 29.3 - Manufacture of parts and accessories for motor vehicles
250 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
4 January 2006
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
American Axle & Manufacturing (AAM) is planning to build an automotive components plant near Oława (in the Wałbrzych Special Economic Zone); the new factory will employ 250 workers. AAM is a world leader in the design, engineering and manufacturing of driveline systems, chassis systems and forged products and services for light to heavy trucks, buses, sport utility vehicles and passenger cars.
Eurofound (2006), American Axle & Manufacturing (AAM), Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 62831, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/62831.
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