BUSMAKERS' NEWS * USA - Daimler bus unit cutting 190 jobs
Thomas Built Buses will eliminate 190 jobs from its Triad-area work force of nearly 1,600
Charlotte,NC,USA -The Charlotte Business Journal -June 10, 2008: -- ... According to a report in the High Point Enterprise, the first cuts were made Monday at the school bus manufacturer's plant in High Point, and layoffs will continue throughout the month, a company spokeswoman told the newspaper... Thomas Built is owned by Daimler Trucks North America, formerly known as Freightliner... Company officials blamed the weak economy for a slump in new bus orders... In April, Daimler Trucks announced plans to cut about 1,500 jobs this month at the Rowan plant, with the 2,900-employee operation cutting back to a single shift from two. The plant had already been operating on a periodic shutdown basis since April 2007, with the company citing higher product costs associated with implementing new federal standards for diesel-engine emissions. A weakening economy contributed to the Rowan cutback as well...
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