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Manufacturing Manufacture For Transport Equipment Manufacture Of Motor Vehicles, Trailers And Semi-Trailers 29.2 - Manufacture of bodies (coachwork) for motor vehicles; manufacture of trailers and semi-trailers
159 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
22 March 2010
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
Description
Due to signs of increasing demand, Volvo Trucks is rehiring 159 employees in its lacquering unit in Umeå. After struggling with low order volumes for some time, the company has in February experienced increases of 27% in orders. Volvo Trucks is now preparing for increasing production volumes in Q2 by rehiring 159 of the employees made redundant. Some 240 employees have previously been rehired (see related fact sheet 15027).
Update
The Swedish truck manufacturer Volvo Trucks has announced on Novemeber 11 2010 it will permanently employ 380 fixed term workers during the beginning of 2011. The positive result of the facilities in Umeå, Sweden, has led to the employment of 580 fixed term workers. Of these, 380 will be permanently employed.
Eurofound (2010), Volvo Trucks, Business expansion in Sweden, factsheet number 70354, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/70354.
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