’’The suspension is valid for two up to four weeks, starting March 23, 2020, and it depends on further developments. Throughout the period of suspension, the employees will be furloughed and will be paid 75% of their regular salary. A decision to resume the activity of factories in Romania will be made depending on further developments globally, which are impacted by the virus”, Draxlmaier Satu Mare representatives stated at ZF Transilvania’s request.
Dräxlmaier makes electrical wiring, electrical and electronic components, cockpits, console and door modules in Romania. It also makes electrical and electronic systems, interiors and other products for premium brands in the auto industry, like BMW, Jaguar, Mercedes-Benz and Maserati.
In 2020, the company was planning to start the construction of its first facility manufacturing batteries for electric vehicles in Romania, in western city of Timisoara. In September 2019, Dräxlmaier opened in Thailand a new facility for the manufacturing of batteries for BMW plug-in hybrid vehicles.
The German group arrived in Romania in 1992, soon after having inaugurated plants in the Czech Republic and Hungary.