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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
500 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
18 April 2018
Employment effect (start)
31 December 2018
Foreseen end date
Description
German producer of components for the automotive industry Ideal Automotive announced that it will create up to 500 jobs at its new production site in Świdnica (Wałbrzych Special Economic Zone, Poland). The company plans to invest over PLN 63.76 million (EUR 15 million) in the construction of the factory which is expected to be operational at the end of 2018. The unit will produce interior textile and plastic components for passenger cars for brands such as Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi, Volvo, VW, McLaren, Lamborghini, Bugatti and Porsche.
Headquartered in Germany, Ideal Automotive employs over 4,500 people in 16 locations (Germany, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Mexico, China and Poland).
Sources
18 April 2018: Puls HR
Citation
Eurofound (2018), Ideal Automotive, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 93977, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/93977.
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