On September 17, BMW announced that the production of the first Neue Klasse model BMW iX3 will officially begin in late October 2025 at the Debrecen plant, Hungary. The plant features numerous patented innovations and fully adheres to the BMW iFACTORY principles.
With optimised workflows and shared tools across sites

On September 16, Ford said it will cut one shift and up to 1,000 jobs at its Cologne Electric Vehicle Center in Germany, due to weak demand.
“In Europe, demand for electric cars remains well below industry forecasts,” Ford said in a statement. “Ford will therefore switch production at the Cologne plant to single-shif

On September 15, General Motors announced that its assembly plant in Wentzville, Missouri will be temporarily closed from September 29 to October 19.
GM spokesperson Diana Forbes said the company has “temporarily adjusted production schedules at Wentzville Assembly to address supply chain issues and align with overal

On September 16, Jaguar Land Rover informed that the ongoing halt in production due to the recent cybersecurity incident has been extended until September 24, 2025.
The forensic investigation into the cyber incident is ongoing, and the company is thoroughly assessing the various stages needed for a controlled restart

On September 12, Unite, the largest trade union in the UK, announced that thousands of workers in the JLR supply chain are at risk of losing their jobs unless the government introduces a furlough scheme to support them.
The union urged for the scheme to be implemented quickly to keep jobs secure while JLR works to r

General Motors CAMI Assembly Plant in Ingersoll, Canada will resume Chevrolet BrightDrop production on November 17 with fewer than 400 hourly workers and no local battery output, according to the union that represents workers at the plant.
Mike Van Boekel, plant chair with Unifor Local 88, said work will run on one s

On September 11, multiple sources reported that Stellantis Cassino plant will have another production shutdown on September 15, 2025, after the summer break. This is the second stoppage in early September 2025. From January to August 2025, the plant operated only 70 out of 144 working days, marking its lowest activit

On September 11, FIOM-CGIL and FIM-CISL unions announced that Stellantis had reached an agreement to sell its Cento factory in Ferrara, Italy, to Marval, a producer of mechanical components. The Cento plant currently employs 350 people, making marine and industrial engines. The deal must go through legal steps and un

On September 9, the Unifor labor union said that GM will continue to operate its Oshawa Assembly Plant in Canada on three shifts until January 30, 2026, preserving about 700 jobs until the new year at the plant that builds the Chevrolet Silverado, in response to short term ”production needs" for the light-duty pickup

On September 9, Stellantis announced that its assembly plant in Windsor, Ontario, will be returning to three shifts from two in the first quarter of 2026.
“In anticipation of increased demand for the products built at the Windsor Assembly Plant ... Stellantis confirms that it will be returning the plant to a three-sh

General Motors will pause production of the Cadillac XT5 at the GM Spring Hill Assembly plant in Tennessee for the entire month of December to better align production with shifting market demand.
The upcoming production pause for the Cadillac XT5 will coincide with reduced production of the electric Cadillac Lyriq an

On September 10, JLR announced that it has been working around the clock with third-party cybersecurity specialists to restart its global applications in a controlled and secure manner.
The company believes that some data may have been affected and has informed the relevant regulators. The forensic investigation is

At the Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy (MIMIT), Lear Corporation informed to local institutions and trade unions that it has reached an agreement with the Italian-Chinese group ITB Auto on a reindustrialization plan for its Grugliasco plant in Turin.
Together with the Fassina Group and Gan Tou, ITB Auto has

Several South Korean media sources reported that Kumho Tire Co., Ltd. (Kumho Tire) will restart the operation of its plant in Gwangju, South Korea, in October 2025. The production will resume five months after the company halted operations at the Gwangju Plant, including its first factory, following a fire at its sec

Toyota Motor Corp. plans to consolidate production of its Lexus brand cars in the U.S. into a single location from two in the face of high tariffs imposed by the Trump administration and resultant pressure of cost increases. A Nikkei Asia report on September 9 said the move is aimed at strengthening U.S. production o

On September 4, GM told employees that the company will stop production of two electric Cadillac crossovers at its assembly plant in Spring Hill, Tennessee, during the month of December. GM spokesperson Kevin Kelly said the plant will reopen in 2026 with one shift until May 2026, when the second shift is expected to

Announced on September 3, 2025, Nissan Thailand has successfully completed the integration of its production lines at the Samut Prakan plant, marking a significant milestone in the Re:Nissan growth strategy, following the kick-off announcement made in June.
The initiative underscores Nissan’s commitment to maintainin

On September 2, Volkswagen of America notified employees that it is reducing production of the ID.4 compact electric crossover as it struggles with slowing demand for the Chattanooga-built model. 
Volkswagen is adjusting production based on market demand after ID.4 sales slumped 65% in the second quarter. Volkswagen

On August 29, 2025, Fiem Industries Limited reported that production had resumed on the undamaged ground floor and basement of its Unit-8 facility in Tapukara, Rajasthan, following a fire incident on August 23. The company clarified that, due to prompt action by internal firefighting systems and external fire tenders

Multiple media sources reported ZF Friedrichshafen AG (ZF) will once again reduce working hours to 32.5 hours per week at its Schweinfurt site in Germany, effective September 1, 2025, through January 31, 2026.
The measure, similar to one applied between December 2024 and June 2025 for around 5,500 employees, is aimed