Thursday, March 17, 2016

Autoeuropa starts suspension of production for six days – Jornal de Negócios – Portugal

A stop for six days – 17, 18, 21, 22, 23 and 24 March – which had already been announced last February, shall be made using the “down days” a flexible tool for working hours .

“down days”, which are provided for in the Enterprise Agreement (EA), allow the temporary suspension of production in order to adjust the number of vehicles produced to market needs.

This car production suspension at Autoeuropa is followed by another, 27 days, which took place in the past months of December 2015 and January 2016.

Autoeuropa is producing only car models Volkswagen Scirocco and Sharan and Seat Alhambra, and the production of a new model will only start from mid 2017, according to the expectations of the Workers’ Committee.

Despite the difficulties in the market automotive sector, the management of the company, in the negotiations for the new AE, pledged to make no collective dismissal until September 2016.

the new Autoeuropa production platform, an investment of 677 million, will enable the production of new models of Volkswagen, creating 500 new jobs and a significant increase in exports.

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