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Updated Thursday, February 9, 2012 11:53 am TWN, AFP |
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4,000 jobs to be cut as Nokia struggles to gain traction in smartphone market“The expected headcount impact by country is 2,300 in Komarom (Hungary), 700 in Reynosa (Mexico) and 1,000 in Salo (Finland),” company spokesman James Etheridge told AFP. The job cuts follow a review of smartphone operations announced in September 2011, when the company warned jobs may be cut at the plants in question. The factories in Komarom, Reynosa and Salo will in the future focus on software-heavy smartphone customization, while manufacturing will shift to Asia to shorten the time it takes for products to get to market, the company said in a statement. “But these planned changes are all about speed and responsiveness and ultimately, our competitiveness,” Etheridge said. The job cuts come as Nokia struggles to secure a foothold in the fiercely competitive smartphone market, with its newly launched flagship line Lumia failing to correct falling sales in its overall smartphone business. | |||||||||||||