Prague - With the reduction of working hours, the TPCA plant in his official statement quoted by Autonews, last weekend, planning to lay off 150 workers recruited from third parties and employees who have been out of contract.
European financial crisis - it concern for the world automotive industry - began to bear fruit. Two global automotive manufacturers, namely Toyota and PSA Peugeot-Citroen, began to feel the effect and force keduan stopped manufacturers in Europe.
Toyota and PSA agreed to reduce the number of TPCA factory production in the Czech Republic began in May 2012. The number of working days will also be reduced from one full week to just four days. While the "shift" of work, originally three, now only two.
This is done because of falling demand. To that end, both companies have to balance production and operational costs. This year, TPCA plant is targeted to produce 221 000 units only, or one fifth of the previous year. In TPCA Toyota Aygo produce, while the Peugeot 107 and Citroen models, C1.
