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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
300 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
14 December 2017
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2018
Foreseen end date
31 December 2021
Description
Punch Powerglide Strasbourg has announced to recruit 300 employees by 2021 in the framework of an investment plan of €44 million to develop and produce a gearbox for hybrid vehicles. Its first client is a Chinese company. The production launch is scheduled for mid 2019. In 2021, the plant is expected to generate € 750 million in turnover (with 750,000 units produced against 380,000 units this year) and to employ 300 more employees. 100% of Punch Powerglide's production is exported to its two main markets, Europe and China.
Sources
14 December 2017: Le Journal des entreprises
Citation
Eurofound (2017), Punch Powerglide, Business expansion in France, factsheet number 92912, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/92912.