Ford a preluat în mod oficial controlul uzinei de la Craiova

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Ford a semnat miercuri la Salonul Auto de la Frankfurt contractul prin care preia acţiunile deţinute de statul român la Automobile Craiova. Suma tranzacţiei este de 57 de milioane de euro. Documentul a fost semnat de negociatorul-şef al Ford, Lyle Waters şi de Sebastian Vlădescu, preşedintele comisiei de privatizare şi secretar de stat în Ministerul Economiei şi Finanţelor. La eveniment au mai participat preşedintele Ford Europe, John Fleming şi premierul Călin Popescu Tăriceanu.

După semnarea contractului, Tăriceanu a declarat că Automobile Craiova va deveni un contribuabil important la bugetul local, prin nivelul ridicat al taxelor şi impozitelor care vor fi plătite în perioada următoare, şi a apreciat că tranzacţia reprezintă "prima mare investiţie industrială americană în România". El a făcut referire la efectele economice şi sociale ale privatizării Automobile, arătând că pentru un singur loc de muncă la uzina din Craiova sunt create alte patru posturi, în industria furnizoare de componente.

"România are şansa să se transforme în cea mai mare ţară producătoare în industria auto din Sud Estul Europei", a spus Tăriceanu. Preşedintele Ford Europa, John Fleming, a arătat la rîndul său că grupul american a preluat o fabrică "la care a visat mereu" şi a apreciat modul în care au decurs negocierile, în condiţiile în care atît autorităţile române, cît şi reprezentanţii Ford au dorit ca tranzacţia să fie finalizată cu succes.

Ford va vinde în afara României 80-90% din producţia realizată la Craiova, planul fiind de a asambla 48.000 unităţi în primul an de producţie, 245.000 în 2011 şi 300.000 în 2013. Prin investiţii în valoare de 675 milioane euro pe o perioadă de patru ani, Ford s-a angajat să asigure la Craiova o capacitate de producţie anuală pentru un număr de 300.000 de autoturisme şi 300.000 de motoare, corespunzător unor venituri de 2,8 miliarde euro, din care 2,5 miliarde euro realizate din export.

Prin planul de afaceri, Ford are în vedere creşterea numărului de angajaţi la Automobile Craiova, de la 3.900 persoane în 2008 la 7.000 salariaţi în 2011.

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FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND ROMANIAN GOVERNMENT SIGN LANDMARK AGREEMENT


FRANKFURT, Germany, September 12, 2007 – Ford Motor Company has reached agreement with the Romanian government for the purchase of the Craiova vehicle manufacturing plant in the south-west of the country.

Ford of Europe President and CEO, John Fleming, and Calin Popescu-Tariceanu, Prime Minister of Romania, today witnessed the signing of the documents which begin the process of transferring ownership of the facility to Ford.

The documents were signed by the chief negotiators for each side – Mr. Lyle Watters, Director of Business Strategy, Ford of Europe, and Mr. Sebastian Vladescu, President of the Privatisation Committee for Automotive Craiova and Secretary of State for Economy and Finance.

Speaking at the signing ceremony at the Frankfurt Motor Show in Germany, John Fleming said: "This is great news for Ford, for Romania and for Craiova. We are acquiring a plant with a skilled and enthusiastic workforce and together we will work to transform the plant into an industry benchmark for vehicle manufacturing in Central Europe."

Prime Minister Tariceanu commented: "Ford has shared with us their exciting vision for the future of Craiova. In time the plant will be producing over 300,000 Ford vehicles and engines a year, all proudly made in Romania."

In addition to the 57 million Euros to be paid to the government for their 72.4 per cent stake in Automotive Craiova, Ford will transfer to a new company significant land parcels not required for production plans. The same offer will be made to all the minority shareholders.

Ford has also committed to spending another 675 million Euros to upgrade and modernise the plant. And, by 2012, the company expects to be spending around 1 billion Euros a year in Romania to support the Craiova operations.

Employment levels at the plant will almost double, from the existing 3,900 to 7,000.

Ford's purchase of the Craiova facility will be ratified by the Romanian government via a special law which will make its way through parliament in the not-too-distant future. When all the formalities are completed, Ford will become the new owner towards the end of the year.

"I wish to place on record Ford Motor Company's gratitude to the government of Romania and its agencies involved in the negotiation process," said Fleming. "Given the intense nature of the discussions we have had over many weeks, it would have been understandable had the relationship become strained. Despite the complex negotiations, the atmosphere was always cordial and very positive. We appreciated that very much.

"Although we have reached this landmark stage, there is still much planning work for us to do before we assume full responsibility for the plant. While I do not want to be too specific at this stage about the vehicle we shall be building in Craiova, I can confirm that we will start with a small car built solely in Craiova and we expect up to 90 per cent of vehicle production to be exported.

"For the foreseeable future, it is business as usual at Craiova. During this transition period there will be much to discuss with the employees at the plant. I hope today's news pleases them as much as it does me and my management team," he added.

The Ford of Europe president and CEO also confirmed that he would be travelling to Romania with other members of the Ford of Europe senior management group on September 14. While there he will join Prime Minister Tariceanu at the plant, meet employees and view some of the facilities.

In its Technical Offer document, presented to the Romanian Authority for State Assets Recovery (AVAS) at the beginning of the negotiations in July, the company made the following statements:

* Craiova will be a cornerstone of Ford's Europe's manufacturing base and a key element of our plan to increase Ford sales in Europe to over two million units per year.
* Craiova will be incorporated into the global Ford organisation, building strong and sustainable relationships with local, regional and global economies.
* The application of our Ford Production system (FPS), a renowned lean-manufacturing principle, ensures leading-edge manufacturing standards.
* Investments made to upgrade and modernise the plant will include a new, automated 1,000 tonne press line and automate some of the existing production lines in the Craiova press shop; the installation of a new body construction shop; modernise and expand the capacity and flexibility of the paint shop operations and new equipment and tooling in the trim and final areas of assembly. Where possible, we aim to use local suppliers and labour to support these efforts.
* Protecting the health of our employees and ensuring their safety are of paramount importance. We work to continuously reduce the risk of accidents and injures and to increase our employees' awareness of health and safety issues.
* Our product plans for Craiova will require a substantial increase in employment.
* We plan to collaborate with other local companies to build a sustainable base of technical expertise through apprenticeship and work experience programmes.
* Providing equal opportunity and fostering diversity (valuing and respecting every individual) will be key principles in our recruitment approach.
* We will work in partnership with those local unions officially representing our employees to establish competitive and sustainable practices. These will distinguish Craiova as a flexible, world-class manufacturing operation capable of dealing with the many changes that occur in a fast-moving global industry.

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