Yanfeng Automotive Interiors (YFAI) has officially opened its new plant in Serbia.
Officials and industry representatives attended a ceremony in Kragujevac was unveiled today. The supplier plans to recruit up to 800 employees over the next few years.
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“With this new plant in Serbia, we are expanding our manufacturing capacity in eastern Europe’s growth markets and responding to our customers’ increasing presence in the region,” said Tony Elenbaas, vice president & general manager, Europe & South Africa at Yanfeng Automotive Interiors.
The company manufactures automotive interior components in a production area of approximately 18,500 square meters and has already brought 180 new jobs to the region. Employee numbers are to be gradually increased annually at the supplier’s first plant in Serbia.
Yanfeng said good infrastructure and availability of skilled workers in the Kragujevac region were key to selecting the location.
Other factors included its central location in southeast and central Europe and proximity to other YFAI plants in Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
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