Volkswagen De Mexico To Lay Off 800 Workers By Month's End
21 Januar 2009 - 10:32PM
Dow Jones News
Volkswagen AG (VLKAY) said Wednesday it expects to lay off
around 800 workers at its plant in Puebla, Mexico, by the end of
January.
The workers, all of whom are either temporary staff or have
contracts expiring, are mostly from the assembly line but include
people from all areas of the plant, a Volkswagen de Mexico
spokeswoman said.
After the cuts, the plant will have 9,413 technical staff and
13,218 total staff, she added.
The Volkswagen plant will resume operations Thursday after being
closed since Dec. 20 for a vacation period that was extended to
deal with falling global demand for cars.
Last year, the plant produced a record 450,802 cars, placing it
among Mexico's top-three auto makers along with General Motors
Corp. (GM) and Nissan Motor Co. (NSANY).
-By Paul Kiernan, Dow Jones Newswires; 5255-5001-5726;
paul.kiernan@dowjones.com
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