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Manufacturing Manufacture For Transport Equipment Manufacture Of Motor Vehicles, Trailers And Semi-Trailers 29.1 - Manufacture of motor vehicles
300 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
19 March 2015
Employment effect (start)
1 May 2015
Foreseen end date
Description
Volkswagen Slovakia plans to expand its car production in Bratislava and create about 300 new jobs. The new positions are however also for IT and HR specialists. According to media sources, Volkswagen Slovakia has received significant investment by the Slovak government for the construction of the new facility. Volkswagen Slovakia has currently a total workforce of over 9,900 in the country and is one the biggest employers in Slovakia.
Sources
19 March 2015: Pravda
Citation
Eurofound (2015), Volkswagen Slovakia, Business expansion in Slovakia, factsheet number 79148, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/79148.
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