Yazaki Wiring Technologies Lietuva

Type
Business expansion
Country
Lithuania
Region
Lietuva; Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas ; Klaipėdos apskritis
Location of affected unit(s)
Klaipeda
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
400 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
29 September 2017
Employment effect (start)
29 September 2017
Foreseen end date

Description

Japanese-owned Yazaki Wiring Technologies Lietuva, which produces bunched cables for the automotive industry, is to create 400 new jobs in Klaipeda. The company is located in the Klaipeda free economic zone and currently employs 1,062 employees. Yazaki Wiring Technologies Lietuva plans to employ 400 new production workers and professionals who will produce wiring sets for Daimler‘s Mercedes-Benz cars.

Yazaki Wiring Technologies is a world-leading manufacturer of cable equipment for some leading brands such as BMW, Opel, Mercedes-Benz as well as many Japanese and Korean car manufacturers.

Sources

  • 29 September 2017: Verslo zinios

Citation

Eurofound (2017), Yazaki Wiring Technologies Lietuva, Business expansion in Lithuania, factsheet number 92185, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/92185.