Bridgestone Closes Plants in Australia, New Zealand
26 Oct 2009, 09:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Tire manufacturer Bridgestone is getting ready to close several tire making facilities in Australia and New Zealand, as a result of the competition which has made "tire manufacturing in Austral...
Ford Oakville, Idled Due to Parts Shortage
25 Oct 2009, 20:52 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American manufacturer’s Ford Oakville, Ontario, assembly plant will be idled next week due to shortage of parts caused by labor violence at Ford’s Indian supplier. The supplier in quest...
Magna Could Close Spanish Opel Plant...
23 Oct 2009, 13:16 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / ...in case labor unions are rejecting the last proposal issued by the Canadian - Austrian partsmaker. Spain's industry minister Miguel Sebastian said according to Reuters that Magna might shut ...
BMW Spartanburg Plant Gets Extra Workforce
21 Oct 2009, 08:20 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / German manufacturer BMW revealed that it has added shifts and hired some extra 700 workers at its American plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina. According to some sources close to the matter, this ...
Lord Mandelson Pays Visit to MINI Oxford Plant
19 Oct 2009, 07:57 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / UK’s Business Secretary Lord Mandelson had visited the MINI Plant Oxford to see the two recently introduced concept cars, namely the MINI Coupe and the MINI Roadster. Ian Robertson, member...
GM Is Getting Ready for 2011 Cruze and Volt
14 Oct 2009, 06:57 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American manufacturer GM announced today it is beginning to tool up its Flint area manufacturing plants in order for them to be ready to receive the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze and Volt models in 2011. The...
Chery to Begin Turkish Plant Construction This Year
12 Oct 2009, 09:49 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Chinese carmaker Chery Automobile has already announced plans to set up a production plant in Turkey and, according to company officials, construction will start by the end of the year. Sedat Piro l...
Husqvarna Reaches 25,000 Units Produced Milestone
8 Oct 2009, 13:29 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / After the recent inauguration of its new development and administrative center, Husqvarna has yet another reason to celebrate, as the 25,000th motorcycle rolled off the assembly line on October 2, a...
Porsche Builds New Paint Shop
7 Oct 2009, 12:48 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / German manufacturer Porsche announced today that it will add to the existing Zuffenhausen plant a new paint shop. The building in question will be, according to Porsche, one of the most modern and e...
Renault to Build New Models in Spain
7 Oct 2009, 09:32 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / French car manufacturer Renault will bring three new models at the Spanish production facility in Valladolid, in a move supposed to extend the life of the plant. Heavily affected by the economic rec...
Updated: Visteon Looking to Reduce NA Interiors Business
6 Oct 2009, 10:17 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Visteon Corporation continues its restructuring process in North America with a new announcement: the company is looking to sell a Highland Park factory that currently handles production of door tri...
BMW Expands South African Plant
6 Oct 2009, 09:33 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / German carmaker BMW today announced that it will invest up to 2.2 billion rand (approximately $288 million) in the South African production plant to expand local production. BMW hopes the Rosslyn, S...
Volkswagen Chattanooga Plant on Schedule
5 Oct 2009, 08:36 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Construction of Volkswagen's new production facility in the State of Tennessee is going as planned, the company assured in a press statement following the visit of Lower Saxony’s Prime Mi...
Ford Bridgend Builds Engine No. 15 Million
30 Sep 2009, 10:23 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Ford's UK based Bridgend facility announced it has rolled off the assembly line the 15 millionth engine in its 9th year of existence. The threshold was reached somehow ahead of schedule, follow...
Chery Auto to Build New Plant in Dalian
29 Sep 2009, 07:10 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Chery Auto continues its expansion plans with a new factory, this time in Dalian, the coastal city of northeast China. The new production plant will have a goal of 200,000 passenger cars per year, a...
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...
Changan Ford to Start Construction of Third Chinese Plant
21 Sep 2009, 12:56 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Changan Ford will begin construction of the new plant in China on September 25 and is expected to be completed in the first half of 2010. The new factory is projected to roll off the assembly lines ...
Chery Plans $500m Plant in Turkey
21 Sep 2009, 09:01 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Chinese automakers are continuously revising their expansion goals and today's it is Chery's turn to announce its ambitious plans. The company is looking to open a plant in Turkey that wou...
Hyundai to Start Brazilian Plant Construction in 2010
17 Sep 2009, 09:35 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / South Korean carmaker Hyundai will start the construction of a new production facility in Brazil in 2010, a company official said, but specific details on when exactly this is going to happen are ye...
SAIC Could Buy GM Indian Plant
11 Sep 2009, 09:45 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / The Chinese carmaker SAIC is reportedly in talks with US former bankrupt automaker General Motors to purchase an Indian plant that would help the company expand its product offering in the region. A...