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Witte Automotive (manufacturer of vehicle latch, locking, safety systems with 6,000 employees in Germany, Czechia, Bulgaria, China, USA, Sweden, India, Japan; customers, projects: Aston Martin, BMW, Mini, Rolls-Royce, BrightDrop, Chery, Hengchi, FAW, Ferrari, Ford, Lincoln, GAC, Geely, LEVC, Lotus, Smart, Volvo, General Motors, Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Jaguar, Land Rover, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes-AMG, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Renault, SAIC, Sokon/Seres, SsangYong, Stellantis, Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Citroën, Dodge, DS, Fiat, Lancia, Maserati, Opel, Peugeot, Vauxhall, Tesla, TOGG, Toyota, Volkswagen, Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini, Porsche, SEAT, Škoda, DAF, Iveco, Mercedes-Benz Trucks, Freightliner, Volvo Trucks, Mack, Renault Trucks, VW Commercial Vehicles, MAN, Scania, Adient, ALPS, BCS, Benteler, Bosch, Brose, Brose Sitech, Delphi, Denso, Dura, Erae, Faurecia, Grammer, Hella, Kirchhoff, Karsit, KM&I, Lear, Magna, Magneti Marelli, Multimatic, Toyota Boshoku, U-Shin, Valeo, Visteon, Webasto) won large contract for BMW, to build second plant (65,000 sqm) in Ostrov near Karlovy Vary, Czechia in 2024-2025, creating 300-800 jobs. It will be 3rd factory (Nejdek, 1,500 employees; Ostrov, 600 employees, Witte Access Technology/Witte Paint Application, production of door handles for BMW G3x; clients, projects: BMW, Mercedes, Volkswagen, Audi, Škoda, Porsche, Volvo) and 5th facility (development center Pilsen, at ZČU; R&D office Prague, shared for IMA, Witte Automotive and Witte:Digital) in Czechia (2,200 employees). Simultaneously there will be reorganization, when company to move high-pitched projects from Nejdek to Ostrov, and spare parts center for entire Witte Automotive group to be created in Nejdek. In 2nd stage, Witte also plans to open development and innovation center in Accolade Ostrov South industrial zone (on 140,000 sqm land of Mahle Behr, which abandoned plan to build factory here), Hornák said

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