Nokian Tyres plc?s new passenger car tire factory being built in Oradea, Romania produced its first tire on July 1. The milestone was reached as planned, and the building project is progressing in budget and on schedule for commercial tire production to start in early 2025. The recruitment for the new Nokian Tyres employees for the Romania factory started 2023 and during 2023 and 2024 Nokian Tyres has recruited employees for both production and the office. The 60-member-strong launch team involved with the ramp-up of production trained in the Nokian Tyres factory in Finland during the spring.

Altogether the factory will employ approximately 500 people.