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Manufacturing Manufacture For Transport Equipment Manufacture Of Motor Vehicles, Trailers And Semi-Trailers 29.10 - Manufacture of motor vehicles
2,000 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
15 January 2016
Employment effect (start)
15 January 2016
Foreseen end date
31 December 2016
Description
Car manufacturer Å koda Auto, a subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group, has announced that it will create up to 1,000 new jobs at its Kvasiny plant over the year 2016 due to the launch of two new sport utility vehicles (Å koda SUV and Seat SUV) whose production is scheduled in 2016. At present, Å koda Auto operates its Kvasiny site with about 5,000 staff in total.
Update 16/3/2016
Car maker Škoda Auto  wants to hire 2,000 people in 2016, mainly in connection with the extension of its plant in Kvasiny and production of a new SUV.
Sources
15 January 2016: Čianews
15 January 2016: Právo
16 March 2016: Deník
16 March 2016: Finanční noviny
Citation
Eurofound (2016), Å koda Auto, Business expansion in Czechia, factsheet number 86164, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/86164.
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