Toyota to Work at Half Capacity in May
18 Apr 2011, 06:30 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Slowly, the pieces of the puzzle that has become the Japanese automotive industry are coming together, but only to give life to a troubling picture. Judging by how things look even today, over a mon...
Bilstein Closes Alonsotegi Plant in Spain
5 Jul 2010, 12:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / In a move which once again brings into the spotlight the economic crisis that hammered the automotive industry last year, German supplier Bilstein, one of the biggest suspension systems manufacturer...
NUMMI, Time of Death: 9:21 AM, Pacific Daylight Time
2 Apr 2010, 13:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The final production act was played on the NUMMI stage today, putting an end to the 25-year-old assembly plant. The facility which was used by both GM and Toyota, produced, for the last time, a red ...
Farewell, NUMMI.
1 Apr 2010, 08:17 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / And that's that. The last auto manufacturing facility remaining on the West Coast, New United Motor Manufacturing (NUMMI) will close its doors today, sending home all of the 4,700 workers. The ...
Witness the NUMMI Shut Down
26 Mar 2010, 09:49 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The saddest moment in New United Motors Manufacturing's (NUMMI) history, the one which will see the last car and truck rolling of the assmebly lines, will be broadcasted by Toyota and NUMMI as ...
NUMMI Suppliers Shutdown Underway
23 Mar 2010, 09:09 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As it seems there is no avoiding the closure of the New United Motor Manufacturing (NUMMI) facility on April 1, suppliers to the former Toyota-GM joint venture are beginning to wind down their opera...
UAW, Toyota Reach Tentative Deal on NUMMI
16 Mar 2010, 09:49 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The projected closure of the New United Motor Manufacturing (NUMMI) plant in California entered its final stretch this week, after the carmaker which still operates it, Toyota, and the UAW represent...
Ralliart to Close in April
11 Mar 2010, 11:35 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Though most of the media channels insist that some of the world’s economies are recovering, and the depression is over, we can still feel the aftershocks. Just today Ralliart, a Japanese high-...
NUMMI Workers to Get $250M from Toyota
5 Mar 2010, 09:03 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As the projected closure of the New United Motor Manufacturing (NUMMI) on March 31 draws ever closer, all those involved are getting ready for what is considered an impact of great proportions for t...
Cali Braces for NUMMI Closure
25 Feb 2010, 09:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / With all the huss-n-fuss surrounding the Toyota recall and the countless hearings scheduled for this week and the next, the fate of the New United Motor Manufacturing (NUMMI) plant in Freemont was p...
Closed Dealerships in the US Hit Record Number
6 Feb 2010, 06:03 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / The recession made it impossible for some of the car dealers in the US to avoid bankruptcy. Though the government made important efforts to save as many as it could, some of the showrooms became yog...
UAW, Teamsters to Rally for NUMMI
28 Jan 2010, 10:17 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Two of the strongest unions in the US will join forces on Thursday, January 28, in front of the Embassy of Japan in Washington to protest against the closure of the New United Motor Manufacturing (N...
Saab Dealers Continue Processing Orders
20 Jan 2010, 09:59 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Although Saab is now involved in a very complicated winding down process, UK dealerships continue to process orders as the US-based manufacturer GM hasn't provided any information regarding the...
Toyota May Close Altona Engine Plant
22 Dec 2009, 15:57 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japanese carmaker Toyota, one of the most battered (on several fronts) carmakers of 2009 is reportedly considering two options for its Australian Altona engine plant: either retool it and get it rea...
Sterling Heights Fate Still in the Air
9 Dec 2009, 09:23 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Despite the exciting title given by American manufacturer Chrysler to its press release regarding the fate of the Sterling Heights assembly plant ("Chrysler Group LLC CEO Sergio Marchionne Stat...
Toyota to Cover All NUMMI Closure Costs
11 Nov 2009, 10:51 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Toyota has already announced that it will end its NUMMI joint venture on March 31, 2010 but it appears that the Japanese manufacturer is encountering some difficulties in doing this. Bloomberg infor...
GM Announces Official Termination of Saturn Brand and Dealers
26 Oct 2009, 13:11 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / In what may be called the sad news of the day from the automotive industry, American manufacturer GM announced through its CEO, Fritz Henderson, that the final decision about the termination of both...
Chrysler Financial to Close by 2011
23 Oct 2009, 08:21 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The US Treasury Department is hard at work in cleaning up the financial mess left behind by the crashing automotive industry in these past few months. The effects of the crisis have not only affecte...
Chrysler Revises Product Line, Workers Protest
27 Sep 2009, 10:35 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Chrysler’s board of directors met on Friday to discuss the company’s new approach in terms of products, in light of this year’s alliance with Italian manufacturer Fiat. Even if sou...
UAW Reacts to NUMMI Closure
28 Aug 2009, 07:43 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As announced earlier today, Toyota Motor Corporation confirmed the closure of the New United Motor Manufacturing plant on March 31, 2010. The decision, although understandable for Toyota from the fi...