RELOCA TION OF PRODUCTION FACILITIES FROM COST A RICA TO GERMANY In Costa Rica, in the proximity of San Jose, the Conti Temic company set up a plant in 2007/2008. This factory was to be used to manufacture special electronic components for automatic transmissions in the motor industry for the American market. An installation line and various bond and laser automata had been delivered to the factory speci?cally for this purpose. Just as production was to be launched in November 2008, the worldwide economic crisis sparked the collapse of the entire motor market including its suppliers. This meant that all the orders placed with Conti Temic Costa Rica were cancelled. The Conti group decided to relocate to Nuremberg all the facilities which had been assembled by the end of the year but on whic

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