Matador Dong Won

Type
Business expansion
Country
Slovakia
Region
Slovensko; Západné Slovensko; Trenčiansky kraj
Location of affected unit(s)
Púchov
Sector
Manufacturing
(29 - 30) Manufacture for transport equipment
29.3 - Manufacture of motor vehicle parts and accessories
29.3 - Manufacture of motor vehicle parts and accessories
200 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
25 April 2006
Employment effect (start)
1 July 2006
Foreseen end date
31 December 2007

Description

Recently established Slovak-South Korean joint venture company Matador-Dong Won will start the trial production in July 2006. Matador-Dong Won will produce doorframes for cars produced by Hyundai/ KIA Motors Company in nearby Žilina. According to PR manager of Matador Company Dušan Koblišek, regular production is planned for the beginning of December 2006. Company management intends to create 200 new jobs there till the end of 2007.

Sources

  • 25 April 2006: SME

Citation

Eurofound (2006), Matador Dong Won, Business expansion in Slovakia, factsheet number 63395, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/63395.