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Manufacturing Manufacture For Transport Equipment Manufacture Of Motor Vehicles, Trailers And Semi-Trailers 29.3 - Manufacture of parts and accessories for motor vehicles
140 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
26 June 2018
Employment effect (start)
1 September 2018
Foreseen end date
31 December 2018
Description
US-based car parts manufacturer Cooper Standard Automotive has opened its second production hall in the city of Bystřice nad Pernštějnem, where it will create 140 new jobs by the end of 2018. The site currently employs 60 workers. Serial production in the new hall with an area of 7800 m2, designed for CNC bending and assembly of brake and fuel pipes, will begin in September. The company mainly recruits machine operators, production masters and CNC technology controllers.
Sources
26 June 2018: Hospodárske noviny
26 June 2018: Český rozhlas
Citation
Eurofound (2018), Cooper Standard Automotive, Business expansion in Czechia, factsheet number 94445, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/94445.
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