Volvo Car Košice launched the first work shift on Monday, September 21, at its upcoming electric vehicle plant in Valaliky near Košice. The automaker also announced that it had reached the milestone of 1,000 employees. hnonline.sk ↗
The first shift represents another step toward the start of full-scale series production. Approximately 95 percent of production employees are Slovaks. After years of preparation and construction, the plant has reached the phase where test production is being prepared. STVR (Spravy) ↗
Before the first shift began, construction work, technology installation, and functional testing of individual operations continued. Employees thus started at a plant that is not yet in full series production mode. Trend ↗
Test production is set to precede the planned launch of series production of electric vehicles. According to information available so far, the automaker plans to start it next year. Standard.sk ↗
The Valaliky plant project is among the significant industrial investments in the Košice area. The current onboarding of employees and preparation of test production signal a gradual transition from construction and equipment installation to production operation. zurnal.pravda.sk ↗
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Automobilka Volvo pri Košiciach prijala tisíc zamestnancov, odštartovala prvú pracovnú zmenu
STVR (Spravy)
| 12:31 21.09.
Volvo pri Košiciach začína s prevádzkou. Zamestnancov ráno čakala prvá zmena, pripravuje sa testovacia výroba
hnonline.sk
| 12:20 21.09.
Veľký závod pri Košiciach ožíva. Volvo spustilo prvú pracovnú zmenu, prijalo už tisíc zamestnancov
ta3.com
| 12:16 21.09.
Volvo pri Košiciach ožilo. Do závodu nastúpila prvá zmena
zurnal.pravda.sk
| 11:15 21.09.
Volvo pri Košiciach má už tisíc zamestnancov. Spustilo prvú zmenu
Standard.sk
| 10:31 21.09.
Košické Volvo spustilo prvú pracovnú zmenu, zamestnáva už tisíc ľudí
Trend
| 10:10 21.09.
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