International Automotive Components

Type
Relocation
Country
United Kingdom
Region
North West (England); Merseyside; East Merseyside
Location of affected unit(s)
Halewood
Sector
Manufacturing
(29 - 30) Manufacture for transport equipment
29.3 - Manufacture of motor vehicle parts and accessories
29.32 - Manufacture of other parts and accessories for motor vehicles
130 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
17 July 2017
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Car parts manufacturer International Automotive Components (IAC) has announced that it is to cut 130 jobs from its site in Halewood, Merseyside. The company supplies leather interiors for Jaguar Land Rover. The decision comes after workers rejected options of pay freezes or pay cuts by IAC management. The work will now be carried out at IAC's other site in Birmingham, where the work can be done more cheaply. Labour costs are one of the reasons why the unit price is cheaper in the midlands. There is no information available as to when the 130 job losses will take effect.

Sources

  • 17 July 2017: Liverpool Echo

Citation

Eurofound (2017), International Automotive Components, Relocation in United Kingdom, factsheet number 91700, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/91700.