Volkswagen Slovakia

Type
Business expansion
Country
Slovakia
Region
Slovensko; Bratislavský kraj; Bratislavský kraj
Location of affected unit(s)
Bratislava
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
500 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
24 October 2014
Employment effect (start)
1 August 2015
Foreseen end date

Description

German car maker Volkswagen is to create 500 new jobs at its new vehicle bodywork production facilities in Bratislava. As reported, by the end of 2015 the site will be ready to participate in the manufacturing of SUV Bentley models. The €600 million expansion plan involves also the installment of about 1,000 robots.

Sources

  • 24 October 2014: TERAZ.SK
  • 24 October 2014: SME

Citation

Eurofound (2014), Volkswagen Slovakia, Business expansion in Slovakia, factsheet number 77840, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/77840.