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Manufacturing Manufacture For Transport Equipment Manufacture Of Motor Vehicles, Trailers And Semi-Trailers 29.32 - Manufacture of other parts and accessories for motor vehicles
200 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
18 January 2016
Employment effect (start)
30 December 2016
Foreseen end date
Description
Witte Automotive Bulgaria, a subsidiary of German vehicle access systems manufacturer Witte Automotive, is to create 200 new jobs at its car parts plant in Ruse by the end of 2016. The plant already employs 300 people. Â
Witte Automotive Bulgaria has been operating in the country since 2014. Main customers are Volkswagen, Ford, GM and Volvo.
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Sources
18 January 2016: DUNAVMOST
19 January 2016: BUILDINGINNOVATION.BG
Citation
Eurofound (2016), WITTE Automotive Bulgaria, Business expansion in Bulgaria, factsheet number 86237, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/86237.
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