Carthago, the German manufacturer of motorhomes, is to open a factory in Odranci in northeastern Slovenia, the company's owner, Karl-Heinz Schuler, said on Tuesday. The factory, which will produce top-end motorhomes, is to be built by April 2008.
Schuler said that while choosing a location for the factory Carthago was looking for a country with a positive image, nice people, hard workers and good infrastructure. He added that labour costs were also an important factor.
The investment is worth EUR 5m, with around EUR 1m coming from the state for employment subsidies, and the factory is to employ 150 workers.
In the first year the factory is to produce 250 vehicles, while in 2009 output is to rise to 500 vehicles.
Schuler believes that the factory will not compete with Slovenian motorhomes manufacturer Adria Mobil, it might only complement it.
Carthago produces high-class motorhomes that cost between EUR 75,000 and 200,000. The company, which now employs 260 people, produced around 1,000 motorhomes last year.
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