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Manufacturing (29 - 30) Manufacture for transport equipment 29.1 - Manufacture of motor vehicles 29.1 - Manufacture of motor vehicles
192 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
16 February 2008
Employment effect (start)
20 March 2008
Foreseen end date
31 December 2008
Description
The motor manufacturer Ford will recruit 192 new workers at its Belgian site in Genk from the end of March due to an increase in production. At the beginning of February, the daily production increased from 1,260 to 1,280 cars while an increase from 1,280 to 1,336 cars is foreseen for the end of March.
Sources
16 February 2008: L'Echo
Citation
Eurofound (2008), Ford, Business expansion in Belgium, factsheet number 66346, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/66346.