Lear Corporation Seating Slovakia

Type
Business expansion
Country
Slovakia
Region
Slovensko; Východné Slovensko; Prešovský kraj
Location of affected unit(s)
Prešov
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
12 April 2011
Employment effect (start)
1 June 2011
Foreseen end date

Description

Lear Corporation Slovakia will create 200 new jobs in Presov. The company produces components for motor car seats. The business expansion is attributed to new orders from PSA Peugeot Citroën subsidiary in Slovakia, located nearby Trnava. According to the Director of the local employment office, Ladislav Babuščák, the business development potential is high because of the availability of qualified job seekers in the area.

Sources

  • 12 April 2011: Hospodárske noviny

Citation

Eurofound (2011), Lear Corporation Seating Slovakia, Business expansion in Slovakia, factsheet number 71916, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/71916.