Kuka Systems France (KSF)

Type
Closure
Country
France
Region
Centre — Val de Loire; Centre — Val de Loire; Indre-et-Loire
Location of affected unit(s)
Montigny-le-Bretonneux, Tours
Sector
Manufacturing
(29 - 30) Manufacture for transport equipment
29.3 - Manufacture of motor vehicle parts and accessories
29.3 - Manufacture of motor vehicle parts and accessories
144 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
16 July 2009
Employment effect (start)
1 August 2009
Foreseen end date
31 December 2009

Description

German car parts manufacturer, Kuka Systems, has announced that Kuka Systems France (KSF) is slated to shut down 2 sites in 2009. KSF plans to cut a total of 144 jobs in Montigny-le-Bretonneux and Tours in center of France between August and December 2009.

The CEO has announced that theses closures are important because the group is optimising its business in France to adapt its capacity to the decline in activity.

The unions called on employees to prepare for massive industrial action.

Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2009), Kuka Systems France (KSF), Closure in France, factsheet number 69350, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/69350.