Published 23 September 2024 at 14.28
Economics. Northvolt's staff in Skellefteå were summoned by lightning to an information meeting, several media reports. 1,600 people will have to leave the company, it is clear.
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– It is incredibly sad to have to announce this, says CEO Peter Carlsson in Sveriges Radio .
The dismissed are 1,000 employees in Skellefteå, 400 in Västerås and 200 in Stockholm.
Carlsson tells the radio that the company must take measures “in response to the headwinds in the automotive market”.< /p>
– We now need to focus all energy and investments on our core business, he says in a press release.
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