Type
Business expansion
Country
Czechia
Region
Severovychod; Kralovehradecky;
Location of affected unit(s)
Trutnov
Sector
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
Job creation
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.


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.