On August 1, BMW Steyr plant, Austria started mass production of the new electric motor for the upcoming Neue Klasse models. This marks the plant’s first time producing a fully electric drive system, which will be shipped to other BMW production sites.
The Steyr plant will produce all major parts of the new electric

On July 31, multiple sources reported that Toyota Automotive Manufacturing Turkey (TMMT) will suspend operations at its Sakarya factory from August 4 to 16, 2025, to carry out maintenance and overhauls on the facility’s production lines. The temporary shutdown will impact the production.
Toyota usually plan such brea

On July 29, multiple sources reported that the Sollers Alabuga plant and the Ulyanovsk Automobile Plant (UAZ) have gone on a corporate leave, which will last from July 28 to August 4, 2025.
During the corporate leave, the plants will carry out equipment maintenance and work on investment projects. The shipments of fi

On July 29, multiple sources reported that the Pavlovsk Bus Plant (PAZ), a leading Russian manufacturer of small and medium-sized buses, is on a scheduled corporate vacation from July 21 to August 3, 2025. The employees of the Pavlovsk Bus Plant were granted a scheduled, fully paid corporate vacations.
During this pe

On July 28, multiple sources reported that OOO Avtozavod St-Peterburg has gone on a three-week corporate leave, scheduled from July 28 to August 17, 2025.
The plant currently produces two XCITE brand models, the mid-size crossover X-Cross 7 and the full-size crossover X-Cross 8.
Based on multiple sources

On July 25, AvtoVAZ announced that it will observe its traditional corporate vacation from July 28 to August 17, 2025.
During this period, the company will carry out repairs, maintenance and modernization of its technological equipment and tooling, along with activities aimed at improving employee working conditions

On July 24, multiple sources reported that the Gorky Automobile Plant will switch to a four-day workweek starting in early August, immediately after employees return from their corporate vacation, due to the critical decline in the commercial transport market.
The company believes that moving to a four-day workweek

On July 25, KAMAZ announced that it will switch to a four-day workweek starting August 1, 2025, as part of broader efforts to maintain financial stability amid a declining Russian truck market.
The Russian truck market (over 14 tons) is expected to reach 40,000 to 60,000 units in 2025. Since more than 20,000 trucks

On July 24, the CFE-CGC union confirmed that Stellantis will shut down its Douvrin plant, France in 2026, following an announcement at the Works Council meeting.
As Stellantis shifts toward electric mobility, with the nearby ACC gigafactory focusing on battery production, the union stresses the urgent need for proper

On July 23, multiple sources reported that Stellantis Italy has stopped its production early at its Cassino plant because of low demand for the Alfa Romeo Stelvio and Giulia, and the Maserati Grecale.
The body and paint shops shut down on July 23, and the assembly line will close on July 24. The entire plant will go

On July 22, Karsan Otomotiv Sanayii ve Ticaret A.S. announced that a fire incident had occurred in a limited area of the prototype workshop at its facility in Hasanaga, Bursa, Turkiye. 
The incident was responded to quickly, and the fire was fully controlled and extinguished in a short time with the help of Karsan’s

On July 18, Ford Otosan announced a temporary suspension of operations at its Gölcük, Yeniköy, Eskişehir, and Craiova plants due to annual vacation and scheduled maintenance activities.
The operations at the Gölcük and Eskişehir plants will be paused from July 27 to August 10, 2025, and will resume on August 11, 205.

Production at the GM Oshawa Assembly Plant in Ontario, Canada, will be paused as the facility undergoes a scheduled three-week summer shutdown. Production is expected to resume on July 21 following the completion of routine maintenance activities, according to a GM spokesperson who said this is standard procedure acr

On July 17, multiple sources reported that Stellantis El Djazaïr Group announced that construction work on the CKD extension at its Tafraoui site in Oran, Algeria, has reached 85% completion.
The progress comes after equipment was installed in the bodywork and paint shops, which are the key steps for increasing local

On July 17, multiple sources reported that Stellantis' Vigo plant, Spain will suspend two shifts this week due to parts shortages. System 1, which builds the Peugeot 2008, will stop production during the night shift on July 18 and the morning shift on July 19, 2025.
The company cited “force majeure” caused by supply

On July 14, it was reported that General Motors will resume two-shift production at its Gravataí plant in Brazil with the new Onix and Onix Plus, marking the end of the factory’s layoff period.
Santiago Chamorro, President of GM South America, confirmed the restart and noted that both models will be assembled at full

On July 17, it was reported that Volkswagen de México will implement two technical stoppages at its Puebla plant over the next two weeks due to production adjustments and lower demand, particularly from the U.S.
The stoppages will affect the Jetta and Tiguan production lines from July 21 to 25 and from July 28 to Aug

On July 14, it was reported that Toyota implemented an extended winter shutdown at its Zárate plant in Argentina, lasting until July 29.
While officially described as a technical halt to update robotization and automation processes, the move has sparked concern among workers, especially given the wage cuts linked to

On July 14, it was reported that General Motors halted operations at its Silao, Guanajuato pickup plant during the first two weeks of July and plans another two-week shutdown in August.
Although the company confirmed the shutdowns, it framed them as routine, saying they are part of “a standard operating process” to o