Autoliv Romania returned to profit in 2023, with net gain of RON143.1 million (EUR29 million), compared to loss of RON164.5 million (EUR33.3 million) in 2022, as per publicly available data.
The company had an average number of 8,813 employees in 2023, 281 more than in 2022.
Autoliv owns plants on the local market in Brasov, Lugoj, Sfantu Gheorghe, Resita, Onesti and Rovinari, with the latter inaugurated in the fall of 2019.
In addition to the automotive component production facilities, Autoliv also has local engineering and development centers in Brasov, Iasi and Timisoara, as well as a European center for IT competence and numerous support functions for Autoliv subsidiaries in Romania and Europe.
Autoliv in 2021 started a RON165 million (around EUR55 million) investment in Lugoj plant, where 300 new jobs were to be created. The amount was meant for the construction of a new production hall, with an area of over 15,000 square meters, where new equipment was to be installed for the production of raw material needed to manufacture airbags. A part of the amount (RON51 million) was obtained as state aid.
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