Autokühler

Type
Internal restructuring
Country
Germany
Region
Hessen; Kassel; Kassel, Landkreis
Location of affected unit(s)
Hofgeismar
Sector
Manufacturing
(28) Manufacture of machinery and equipment
28.1 - Manufacture of general-purpose machinery
28.11 - Manufacture of engines and turbines, except aircraft, vehicle and cycle engines
80 - 100 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
11 September 2013
Employment effect (start)
12 September 2013
Foreseen end date

Description

As announced on 11 September 2013, Autokühler, a subsidiary of automotive supplier AKG, will cut 80 to 100 jobs in Hofgeismar (Hesse). This is due to decreasing sales.

In total, Autokühler employs 683 people in Hofgeismar. Another 16 jobs will be cut at the AKG site in Uslar (Lower Saxony), where 82 people are employed. AKG employs a total of 1,000 people in Hofgeismar.

Sources

  • 11 September 2013: Hessische/Niedersächsische Allgemeine (online)

Citation

Eurofound (2013), Autokühler, Internal restructuring in Germany, factsheet number 75903, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/75903.