This Is How the Carbon Fiber Alfa Romeo 4C Is Made · Video
12 Jun 2013, 08:13 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / This is not an episode of Megafactories, but there's still a lot you guys can learn about how the Alfa Romeo 4C is made. With only 240 horsepower coming from a turbocharged engine smaller than ...
Serbian Fiat Worker Vandalizes 500Ls
31 May 2013, 16:03 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Yesterday, we showed you a video of how Fiat 500Ls were rolling off a cargo boat as they made their arrival in America. Happy days for Fiat, right? Not really, at least not for the employees. Acc...
Bentley Goes Green With Largest Solar Panel System in UK
28 Mar 2013, 13:18 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Bentley Motors has just announced the biggest roof-mounted solar panel system in the entire United Kingdom has been successfully fitted on top of their factory in Crewe. A total of 20,000 solar p...
Audi Neckarsulm Increases A6, A7 Production Due to Strong Demand
24 Mar 2013, 13:59 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / While Ford, Citroen or Renault are struggling with overcapacity at their European plants and are forced to cut workers, the Germans are largely unaffected by the European crisis. People say the nigh...
Opel Announces Bochum Plant Will Close in 2016
10 Dec 2012, 12:44 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / If you’re one of the 3000 or so workers who work for Opel at the Bochum car factory in Germany, this is probably the worse day on record. The European subsidiary of General Motors has made an ...
Opel Opens €500 Million Engine Factory in Hungary
24 Sep 2012, 12:32 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Opel has invested €500 million in a brand new state-of-the-art flex-plant engine factory in Szentgotthárd, Hungary. The facility was inaugurated by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orb&aa...
200 Million Toyotas Produced... Ever!
24 Jul 2012, 08:48 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Toyota Motor Corporation announced today that as of June 2012, their global cumulative vehicle production surpassed 200 million units. No, not this year, we’re talking about cars made since th...
PSA Closing Down Aulnay Plant
12 Jul 2012, 14:32 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / After a history of 39 years, it looks like Peugeot’s Aulnay factory, located just outside Paris, will be closed down. The reason for this is the fact that it has been operating under its optim...
Mazda to Boost CX-5 Production
3 Jul 2012, 10:04 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Mazda has already announced that it will boost production of the CX-5 capacity from 160,000 units to 200,000 units in August 2012. Now though, they have boosted this even further 240,000 crossovers ...
Yamaha Aborts Spanish Plant, Moves to France
28 Jan 2011, 15:05 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Japanese motorcycle manufacturer Yamaha yesterday announced it will close its factory in northeastern Spain and move production to another Yamaha factory at Saint-Quentin in northern France. This wi...
Beijing Hyundai to Build Fourth Plant in 2015
14 Dec 2010, 17:38 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / It’s been just three weeks since the inauguration of the Beijing Hyundai joint venture opened its third auto manufacturing plant in Beijing. Because of high demand, the South Korean-Chinese JV...
Mitsubishi Motors Thailand Adds Third Location
13 Dec 2010, 13:17 UTC · By: Andrei Costea / Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) is beginning the construction of its third factory in Thailand and has conducted a Foundation Stone Laying Ceremony at the site, which was attended by dignitaries...
Chrysler Will Invest $843 Million in Kokomo Facilities
24 Nov 2010, 14:34 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Chrysler Group announced it will be investing $843 million (EUR629 million) in its transmission manufacturing facilities in Kokomo, Indiana. The plant will produce advanced front wheel drive automat...
Volvo Olofstrom Plant Turns 275
23 Sep 2010, 08:37 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Swedish carmaker Volvo announced it will be celebrating the 275th anniversary of its cars body components factory in Olofstrom tomorrow, September 24. Operations have started here in 1735 and Volvo ...
F1 Teams Return to Their Factories after Summer Break
17 Aug 2010, 07:02 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Some of the Formula One drivers may continue to enjoy their spare time off racing, but their team colleagues are beginning to return to the F1 factories this week. Following a 2-week closure of the ...
Renault F1 Opens Factory Doors for Fans
4 Aug 2010, 06:41 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / As you all know, all the Formula One teams will shut down their factories temporarily in August for a period of 2 weeks, a measure taken a year to both reduce operational costs in the series and off...
Brawn at the Factory, Not Fishing in Norway
16 Jul 2010, 09:32 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Ross Brawn did not spend a few days fishing in Norway this week, but was at the Brackley factory since the very end of the British Grand Prix weekend. The information was revealed and clarified by a...
McLaren Announced New Factory
18 Mar 2010, 14:37 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / It seems that more job opportunities and an important investment were confirmed today in the United Kingdom as McLaren Automotive announced the start of constructions for the McLaren Production Cent...
The Duke of York Visited Lotus F1's Norfolk HQ
24 Feb 2010, 09:33 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / With a few more days remaining until the last test of the season, the guys at Lotus F1 Team decided to hold some daily tours of their newly-launched Norfolk factory in the UK. After the former Malay...
Malaysian Ex-PM Opens Lotus F1 Factory in Norfolk
23 Feb 2010, 07:44 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Lotus F1 Racing officially unveiled their factory in Hingham, Norfolk (UK), with the ex-Prime Minister of Malaysia Tun Dr. Mahathir being the guest of honor to conduct the opening event. Among t...