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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
61 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
22 January 2009
Employment effect (start)
1 June 2009
Foreseen end date
1 August 2009
Description
Kongsberg Automotive, which develops, manufactures, and markets automotive components, gave notice to 61 employees in Mullsjö. Volvo has reduced their orders mainly because of the decline in care sales. The total number of employees before the notice was 346.
Kongsberg Automotive systems include gearshift, clutch actuation, seat comfort, stabilising rods, couplings and components. The company is part of the Norwegian group Kongsberg Automotive.
Sources
23 January 2009: Dagens Industri
Citation
Eurofound (2009), Kongsberg Automotive, Internal restructuring in Sweden, factsheet number 68205, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/68205.
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