Type
Business expansion
Country
Spain
Region
Este; Cataluña; Barcelona
Location of affected unit(s)
Martorell
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture For Transport Equipment
Manufacture Of Motor Vehicles, Trailers And Semi-Trailers
29.1 - Manufacture of motor vehicles

700 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
7 June 2011
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Car maker Seat is to hire 700 new workers at its site in Martorell (Barcelona) in order to produce the new model of the car Audi Q3. The main reason for the hiring is Seat's attempt to enter a new market segment, the compact SUV. Seat intends to reach a production output of 100,000 cars per year.


Sources

  • 7 June 2011: El periódico

Citation

Eurofound (2011), Seat, Business expansion in Spain, factsheet number 72101, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/72101.