| Autoliv has growing pains in China |
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 Autoliv's operations in China have grown dramatically in recent years, and the ambition is to continue to grow. "But my main concern today is to get hold of people," said Jennifer Cheng, director of two of the Company's factories in China. Jennifer Chen is head of two of the Company's ten factories in China. In one factory, all seat belts, in the second the tape in his belt. There are working around 1000 people. Her biggest problem today is to get hold of people. Staff turnover is extremely high, by Swedish standards. - It is 50 percent a year right now, but have some periods been 80 percent, said Jennifer Cheng. Jennifer Chen has now appointed a project group to try to understand why staff turnover is so great. Because really she don’t know. But if you had to guess - Maybe it's about the cost of living has become so high for the workers who move from rural to urban areas where industrial sites are available. They have left their family behind, and must acquire a small apartment in the city. And it has become expensive, "she says. You may pay for the poor? - We pay market salaries. There are simply not enough people. It sounds strange in a country like China. - Yes, but it's actually a problem for all of the established industrial areas. And we must be close to our customers and suppliers. Autoliv has grown very rapidly in China in recent years. Almost from 3600 to 5500 little over a year, the success of China is one reason why the price has risen by more than 200 percent the past two years. The Chinese market now accounts for 12 percent of the Autoliv Group's sales. Autoliv is the largest supplier of airbags and safety belts in China, both Western and Japanese automakers in China, as well as Geely and other local car companies in China. |
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