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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
109 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
29 May 2006
Employment effect (start)
1 June 2006
Foreseen end date
29 December 2006
Description
VB France (US Group Johnson Control) manufactures batteries for vehicles. Before the end of the year 2006 it is expected to cut 109 jobs out of a total of 469 in Sarreguemines (Moselle). An internal audit noted that: the number of employees was too high, the automation was insufficient and the line of goods was considered to be too broad. The management team decided to apply these three recommendations. In this sense, the company will invest EUR 5.4 millions in automation and new processes.
Sources
29 May 2006: La Tribune
Citation
Eurofound (2006), VB France, Internal restructuring in France, factsheet number 63559, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/63559.
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