DAF expands in Europe
Dutch truck maker appoints more staff to handle increased demand and higher production schedulesEuropean media outlet RTL reports that truck maker DAF has appointed an extra 240 employees to its facilities in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, and in Westerlo, Belgium.
DAF has announced that from June 1 it will boost its daily production to 174 trucks, up from the 140 it produces now. The news follows an earlier announcement that production would rise to 156 trucks per day from April 20, the increase requiring the appointment of an extra 160 new jobs.
The increases are being ushered in against the backdrop of an improving economic outlook in Europe and follow on from the construction of DAF's one millionth truck, the latter prompting a visit to DAF's Eindhoven plant by the Dutch Prime Minster, Mark Rutte (pictured).
DAF, which is owned by truck multinational PACCAR, reports that in 2014 it had a market share of 13.8 per cent of the heavy segment and 8.8 per cent of the light segment.
Here in Australia its market penetration is somewhat more modest – according to Truck Industry Council data, DAF recorded 364 new vehicle registrations in 2014, giving it a share of 1.2 per cent of the overall market, 3.3 per cent of the heavy-duty segment, and 0.5 per cent of the medium-duty market.
DAF says it employs around 9500 people across its various centres in the Netherlands, Belgium, the UK and Brazil.
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