Type
Closure
Country
France
Region
Nord - Pas-De-Calais; Nord;
Location of affected unit(s)
Douai (Nord)
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture For Transport Equipment
Manufacture Of Motor Vehicles, Trailers And Semi-Trailers
29.3 - Manufacture of parts and accessories for motor vehicles

330 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
31 January 2006
Employment effect (start)
2 April 2007
Foreseen end date
31 August 2007

Description

Delphi announced on 31 January 2006 a restructuring programme. On 6 October 2006, US car parts manufacturer Delphi announced that Delphi Douai is to cut 330 jobs by the end of 2007 at its site in Douai in the north of France. A spokesperson confirmed that production at the site would be shut down in two stages, in April and August 2007. Management explained that the decision was down to a fall in demand for compressors and tough competition. Delphi will work on ways to re-industrialise the site. Trade union explained that the negotiations will be mainly over the amount of redundancy pay.


Sources

  • 9 October 2006: Les Echos
  • 6 October 2006: AFP
  • 7 October 2006: Ouest France
  • 31 January 2006: Les Echos

Citation

Eurofound (2006), Delphi, Closure in France, factsheet number 64203, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/64203.