Kia Motors Slovakia

Type
Business expansion
Country
Slovakia
Region
Slovensko; Stredné Slovensko; Žilinský kraj
Location of affected unit(s)
Žilina
Sector
Manufacturing
(29 - 30) Manufacture for transport equipment
29.1 - Manufacture of motor vehicles
29.1 - Manufacture of motor vehicles
250 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
10 January 2011
Employment effect (start)
1 November 2010
Foreseen end date
31 January 2011

Description

Kia Motors Slovakia Company announced the increase of its workforce by additional 250 employees at its production plant in Žilina. The recruitment started in November 2010 and is due to end in late January 2011. The decision was attributed to the increase in production in car engines from 350,000 to 450,000 units per year. Kia Motors Slovakia has a total workforce of over 3,000 employees.

Sources

  • 10 January 2011: Hospodárske noviny

Citation

Eurofound (2011), Kia Motors Slovakia, Business expansion in Slovakia, factsheet number 71510, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/71510.