Metzeler

Type
Offshoring/Delocalisation
Country
France
Region
Normandie; Haute-Normandie ; Eure
Location of affected unit(s)
Charleval (Eure)
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
New offshoring locations
Tunisia
310 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
5 January 2007
Employment effect (start)
1 January 2007
Foreseen end date
31 December 2008

Description

The German automobile equipment supplier Metzeler announced on 5 January 2007 the loss of 310 jobs in its factory of Charleval (Eure). The unit, which manufactures parts for the car, currently employs 940 people. The cuts will take place between January 2007 and December 2008. This decision responds to the loss of contracts with automobile manufacturers. Part of the production will be delocalised in Tunisia.

Sources

  • 8 January 2007: La Tribune
  • 8 January 2007: Les Echos

Citation

Eurofound (2007), Metzeler, Offshoring/Delocalisation in France, factsheet number 64711, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://dev.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/64711.