“This was a very good opportunity to temporary provide work to 70 of our coworkers brought in from Cugir and some of them will continue to work in Sebes,” the company officials said.
To get the rest of the staff needed Star Assembly is looking for people to join those already working in Sebes, they added.
Daimler’s announcement comes only a few weeks after both Dacia and Ford increased production of cars and engines.
Star Assembly, the local automatic transmission manufacturing division of the Daimler Group, posted EUR1.52 billion revenue last year, 2.2% lower than in 2018, according to Finance Ministry data.
(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)