Type
Business expansion
Country
Czechia
Region
Jihozapad; Plzensky;
Location of affected unit(s)
Bor
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture For Transport Equipment
Manufacture Of Motor Vehicles, Trailers And Semi-Trailers
29.3 - Manufacture of parts and accessories for motor vehicles

300 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
11 October 2013
Employment effect (start)
1 July 2014
Foreseen end date

Description

Interior automotive parts producer Johnson Controls is to create up to 300 new jobs and launch the production of seats in a new plant in July 2014.

US-based automotive car parts producer has been operating in the Czech Republic since 1993 and currently employs over 6,000 people in 10 manufacturing sites.

Globally, the Group is running its business in 150 countries where employs about 168,000 people.

For previous restructuring cases see Johnson Controls 2011 and Johnson Controls 2013.


Sources

  • 11 October 2013: České noviny

Citation

Eurofound (2013), Johnson Controls, Business expansion in Czechia, factsheet number 75992, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/75992.