Yazaki Bulgaria

Type
Business expansion
Country
Bulgaria
Region
Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria; Yuzhen tsentralen; Haskovo
Location of affected unit(s)
Dimitrovgrad
Sector
Manufacturing
(29 - 30) Manufacture for transport equipment
29.3 - Manufacture of motor vehicle parts and accessories
29.31 - Manufacture of electrical and electronic equipment for motor vehicles
300 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
31 July 2016
Employment effect (start)
31 July 2016
Foreseen end date
31 December 2016

Description

Yazaki Bulgaria, the local subsidiary of Japanese car cabling systems manufacturer Yazaki, plans to create up to 300 new jobs in Dimitrovgrad by the end of 2016. Yazaki Bulgaria employs about 5,000 people in Bulgaria in other two factories, respectively in Sliven (1,300) and Yambol (3,700). Opened in 2015, the factory in Dimitrovgrad is the company's third plant in Bulgaria and it produces cabling systems for Mercedes Benz.

Sources

  • 31 July 2016: bgnovinite.eu
  • 20 September 2016: economy.bg
  • 5 May 2015: novinite

Citation

Eurofound (2016), Yazaki Bulgaria, Business expansion in Bulgaria, factsheet number 88774, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/88774.