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Manufacturing Manufacture For Transport Equipment Manufacture Of Motor Vehicles, Trailers And Semi-Trailers 29.31 - Manufacture of electrical and electronic equipment for motor vehicles
200 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
8 June 2018
Employment effect (start)
7 June 2018
Foreseen end date
31 December 2019
Description
Continental, the Germany-based car parts producer, has recently opened a new production hall in the city of Trutnov, where it will create up to 200 new jobs. The full production of exhaust gas sensors (8 million pieces per year) will start at the latest by the end of 2019. In the new hall, with a total production area of 3,000 m2, elements of Industry 4.0, and advanced robotic automation are applied.
Thanks to business expansion, the number of employees at the site is to increase to 2,000.
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Sources
8 June 2018: Krkonošský deník
Citation
Eurofound (2018), Continental, Business expansion in Czechia, factsheet number 94446, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/94446.
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