Johnson Controls

Type
Business expansion
Country
Slovakia
Region
Slovensko; Západné Slovensko; Trenčiansky kraj
Location of affected unit(s)
Trenčín
Sector
Manufacturing
(29 - 30) Manufacture for transport equipment
29.2 - Manufacture of bodies and coachwork for motor vehicles; manufacture of trailers and semi-trailers
29.2 - Manufacture of bodies and coachwork for motor vehicles; manufacture of trailers and semi-trailers
600 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
21 September 2004
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Johnson Controls operates in Slovakia since 1993 and from 1998 it produces car seats for Volkswagen Corporation. The company management decided to establish a research and development centre in Trenčín, where 60 engineers will find their job already in October 2004. It is planned to employ up to 600 employees there in the next years.

Sources

  • 25 September 2004: SME
  • 21 September 2004: Hospodárske noviny
  • 21 September 2004: Pravda

Citation

Eurofound (2004), Johnson Controls, Business expansion in Slovakia, factsheet number 60629, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/60629.