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Manufacturing Manufacture For Transport Equipment Manufacture Of Motor Vehicles, Trailers And Semi-Trailers 29.32 - Manufacture of other parts and accessories for motor vehicles
500 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
30 April 2014
Employment effect (start)
30 April 2014
Foreseen end date
31 December 2014
Description
ZF Friedrichshafen announced plans to create up to 500 jobs in Germany this year. In total, the company plans to create 2,000 new jobs worldwide. As reported, the job creation is due to the expansion of its activities and return of sales. ZF Friedrichshafen is one of the biggest automotive suppliers in Germany. Within 2013, the company created 2,000 new jobs.
Eurofound (2014), ZF Friedrichshafen, Business expansion in Germany, factsheet number 77013, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/77013.
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