Type
Offshoring/Delocalisation
Country
France
Region
Centre-Est; Rhône-Alpes; Savoie
Location of affected unit(s)
Saint-Alban-Leysse
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture For Transport Equipment
Manufacture Of Motor Vehicles, Trailers And Semi-Trailers
29.10 - Manufacture of motor vehicles
New offshoring locations
Germany

129 - 171 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
15 May 2012
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Iveco Magirus Camiva, a manufacturer of emergency vehicles, has announced the transfer of its production from a plant in Saint-Alban-Leysse (Savoie) to a site in Ulm, Germany, which will result in the collective dismissals of 129 out of 171 people employed in the French site.

The decision is based on economic grounds: decreased turnover and financial losses generated by the site. It is also related to the company's European restructuring plan, which affects also its sites in Austria (Graz) and Germany (Weisweil, Gorlitz).

The management plans to propose outplacement offers to the dismissed employees, mostly in the region of Rhône-Alpes, but also abroad: in Germany (Ulm) or Italy (Brescia). Iveco will also keep 42 employees for a future "excellence centre" near Lyon.

The timeline for the restructuring is yet to be announced. 


Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2012), Iveco Magirus Camiva, Offshoring/Delocalisation in France, factsheet number 73570, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/73570.