BorgWarner Transmission Systems

Type
Closure
Country
Germany
Region
Baden-Württemberg; Karlsruhe; Rhein-Neckar-Kreis
Location of affected unit(s)
Ketsch
Sector
Manufacturing
(28) Manufacture of machinery and equipment
28.1 - Manufacture of general-purpose machinery
28.11 - Manufacture of engines and turbines, except aircraft, vehicle and cycle engines
180 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
27 November 2013
Employment effect (start)
15 February 2013
Foreseen end date
31 December 2014

Description

Automotive supplier BorgWarner Transmission Systems will close its site in Ketsch (Baden-Wurttemberg) and cut 180 staff by the end of 2014.

The company stated that the measure is due to low demand for its core products and high competition for alternative products. Parts of the production at Ketsch will be transferred to other European sites of the company.

Negotiations with worker representatives are to start in mid-January. Labor unions announced protest actions against the restructuring plan.

BorgWarner Transmission Systems employs 1,746 staff worldwide. The company is a subsidiary of BorgWarner group, based in the USA.

Sources

  • 7 December 2013: Schwetzinger Zeitung
  • 28 November 2013: Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung
  • 27 November 2013: Schwetzinger Zeitung

Citation

Eurofound (2013), BorgWarner Transmission Systems, Closure in Germany, factsheet number 76298, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/76298.