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Manufacturing Manufacture For Transport Equipment Manufacture Of Motor Vehicles, Trailers And Semi-Trailers 29.31 - Manufacture of electrical and electronic equipment for motor vehicles
180 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
20 November 2013
Employment effect (start)
20 November 2013
Foreseen end date
Description
Automotive electronics supplier Harman Becker started the process of recruiting 180 new staff at Szekesfehervar. This follows a sizable expansion of the site’s capacities in recent times.
Harman Becker is present in Hungary since 1995. In the framework of its business expansion plan, the company received HUF 107 million (EUR 360,000) from EU funds.
Sources
20 November 2013: Origo
20 November 2013: Napi Gazdaság
20 November 2013: Szekesfehervar.hu
Citation
Eurofound (2013), Harman Becker Gepkocsirendszer Gyarto, Business expansion in Hungary, factsheet number 76266, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/76266.
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