Ford Invests $550 Million in Small-Car Production Facility
7 May 2009, 07:26 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Ford, one the members of the Detroit 3 group, is making another step towards refreshing the product lineup by investing $550 million in the Michigan Assembly Plant. Basically, what Ford is aiming to...
Chrysler's Official Plant Closure Schedule
6 May 2009, 08:04 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The bankrupt American manufacturer posted today its official reply to the growing rumors regarding plant closures. The official statement of the manufacturer confirms the fact that six of its plants...
Fiat/Opel to Can 18,000 Jobs, Close Ten Plants
6 May 2009, 07:25 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The fact that the Italian manufacturer wants Opel is no longer a secret for some time now. The debate on the subject has now moved to the more human side of the possible merger, as German unions and...
Chrysler to Sell Assets to Fiat, Close Plants
3 May 2009, 16:42 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As a result of Thursday’s bankruptcy filling, the American manufacturer is said to plan the sale of most of its assets to their new partner, Fiat. In addition, the Michigan-based company unvei...
GM Confirms It Will Idle 13 Plants
24 Apr 2009, 08:46 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Following yesterday's reports that GM's American plants will be closed down this summer, in order to cut costs and reduce car inventory, the official confirmation came yesterday, as the ma...
GM's Hamtramck Plant to Take 6 Weeks Break
23 Apr 2009, 18:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / As we told you earlier today, sources with a closer insight on GM’s future plans claimed that the American manufacturer is planning the closure of most of its US based plants sometimes this su...
Rumor: GM to Temporarily Close Most US Plants
23 Apr 2009, 07:23 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / It appears GM is in for a very long summer, as sources familiar with the survival plan being drafted by the American manufacturer claim most its factories in the US will be closed for a period of up...
Daimler Opens Cascadia Production Plant in Mexico
2 Mar 2009, 08:03 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Daimler Trucks North America opened on Friday a new manufacturing plant in Saltillo, northern Mexico. The facility is expected to create 1,400 direct jobs and 200 indirect ones as well as generate s...
GM Scraps New Volt Engine Plant
25 Feb 2009, 13:09 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / General Motors has decided not to build an entire new plant to make engines for the Chevrolet Volt and Chevrolet Cruze and preferred to refit the existing Flint South Engine plant in Michigan instea...
Ford Romeo Rolls Out 10 Millionth Engine
19 Feb 2009, 14:57 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Ford proudly announced today that its Romeo Engine Plant recently produced the 10 millionth engine, soon to be shipped to AutoAlliance International in Flat Rock, Michigan to power a 2010 Mustang GT...
Audi to Idle the Ingolstadt Plant for Five Days
23 Jan 2009, 16:07 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / We all know the whole automotive industry is now under heavy pressure and, unfortunately, Audi is no exception to this rule. As part of its anti-recession plan, Audi today announced it will idle its...