General Motors to close its assembly plant in Warsaw

General Motors (GM) will close its assembly plant in Warsaw. Production of Opel cars at the Warsaw plant started in 1995. Since then more than 50,000 cars have rolled out of the plant. At the outset GM produced only the Astra classic model there. Its assembly was moved to the new plant in Gliwice. GM' s factory in Gliwice is a great success. Now the complex production of the Agila and classic is conducted there. Assembly of the Vectra model in Warsaw started to become unprofitable because duty charges are decreasing. GM has promised compensation for employees of the Warsaw plant. The company is ready to offer positions in its second assembly plant in Gliwice. For those who do not decide to change their place of residence a recruitment agency hired by GM will try to find jobs in Warsaw. (Prawo i Gospodarka, page 1, 2) A.D.