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27-8-2012

Google to shut down Israel’s Motorola Mobility Center

Approximately 30 Motorola Mobility employees will be let go as part of restructuring. Some 4,000 employees will be fired internationally due to Google’s acquisition of company

Assaf Gilad, Calcalist

The Motorola Mobility Research and Development Center in Israel is one of 30 Motorola centers around the world that will be shut down, Motorola representatives told Calcalist on Sunday.

The company’s restructuring move will affect 30 employees of the company’s Israeli branch, mostly salespeople, who will be let go.

Google, which has acquired Motorola Mobility for $12.5 billion, announced last week that it will cut approximately 4,000 jobs worldwide – 20% of the company’s employees. Two thirds of the cutbacks will be performed outside the US. Out of 90 Motorola centers worldwide, about a third will be shut down or merged, including the Israeli center.

The future of the Israeli Motorola Mobility venture capital fund remains uncertain, following Google’s actions.