Continental AG lays off Hanover plant workers.Continental AG, Hanover Hanover, city, Germany Hanover, Ger. Hannover, city (1994 pop. 524,820), capital of Lower Saxony, N Germany, on the Leine River and the Midland Canal. , Germany, will reduce staff by approximately 10% at its Hanover-Stocken plant by the end of 2006. The layoffs affect 320 employees in tire production. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Continental, the unexpectedly weak growth in passenger tire sales left it no other choice but to schedule discontinuation dis·con·tin·u·a·tion n. A cessation; a discontinuance. Noun 1. discontinuation - the act of discontinuing or breaking off; an interruption (temporary or permanent) discontinuance of passenger tire production in Stocken as of December 31, 2006, and to demonstrate cost-optimized flexibility at other plants by cutting back the number of shifts. |
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