Opel and VW begin to feel the economic slowdown
Already in October Opel's Gliwice plant halted production twice and last week production was also stopped at Warsaw's FSO plant, officially due to delays in supplies from Korea. However by the end of the year, Opel's plant will halt production four more times. "Nobody should be surprised by this. The American concern has been recording enormous drops in sales in Europe," said Rafał Orłowski, head of Automotivesuppliers.pl portal.
According to Przemysław Byszewski, spokesperson of GM Poland, the firm is not planning any layoffs at the plant. Due to falling demand Volkswagen's assembly lines in Poznań will be halted twice before the end of the year.
The only producer not planning any halts is Fiat Automotive Poland as, "The Italians manufacture city cars in Poland, which so far have not suffered from major drops in sales. It remains unclear how long this situation will last," said Rafał Orłowski.
Source: Puls Biznesu (M.M.)
According to Przemysław Byszewski, spokesperson of GM Poland, the firm is not planning any layoffs at the plant. Due to falling demand Volkswagen's assembly lines in Poznań will be halted twice before the end of the year.
The only producer not planning any halts is Fiat Automotive Poland as, "The Italians manufacture city cars in Poland, which so far have not suffered from major drops in sales. It remains unclear how long this situation will last," said Rafał Orłowski.
Source: Puls Biznesu (M.M.)
