Aluminium wheel manufacturer announces job cuts at its Fayetteville facility
Superior Industries International, one of the world's leading aluminium wheel suppliers in Southfield, Michigan, announced on Wednesday that it will cut around 250-281 jobs between November 18 and June 2020 at its Fayetteville facility.
Superior Industries, founded in 1957, manufactures cast aluminium wheels for the automotive industry. The company operates nine manufacturing facilities and employs approximately 8,000 people in North America and Europe. Superior Industries produced 20.9 million wheels in 2018.
This is the second time significant layoffs have hit the company’s plant in Northwest Arkansas. The company in July 2014 shut down its Rogers facility, leaving about 500 workers without jobs.
"Superior Industries has been a significant investor in the state in years past and satisfied all incentives requirements several years ago," state Commerce Secretary Mike Preston said in a statement.
"We're glad to see they're keeping some operations in Fayetteville but of course disappointed so many people will be laid off in the coming months. In the meantime, the Department of Commerce and Dislocated Workers Taskforce will work to ensure the employees who are let go will have other job opportunities."
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