Workers at the GM Bowling Green plant in Kentucky will get an extended holiday break this year as the facility is currently scheduled for a four-week shutdown, as opposed to the traditional two-week break. The Bowling Green plant is the exclusive production facility for the Chevrolet Corvette since 1981.
The Bowling

On December 16, multiple sources reported that Tesla has restarted battery pack production at its Grünheide Gigafactory in Germany, following major investments in new technology and plant engineering, making it Tesla’s most automated battery factory.
The Grünheide plant will be equipped to produce up to 8 GWh of batt

On December 15, multiple sources reported that the Stellantis Cassino plant will shut down again starting December 16, 2025, and it may remain closed until the end of January 2026. The support concerns already raised by unions after the December 12, 2025, strike.
The plant faced a serious crisis, with 40 additional d

On December 15, Stellantis announced it has surpassed 1,000 new hires at its Windsor Assembly Plant, a significant step toward the creation of 1,500 total jobs for the third shift launching at the plant in early 2026 to meet anticipated demand for new SIXPACK-powered Dodge Charger Scat Pack, Charger Daytona and Chry

On December 14, multiple sources reported that workers at Mercedes Benz’s Vitoria plant, Spain, will hold one-hour strikes per shift from December 15 to 18, 2025. The strikes are called by unions ELA, LAB, and ESK due to worsening working conditions and poor work-life balance.
The unions announced that the strikes re

General Motors is planning an extended holiday shutdown at its Flint Assembly plant in Michigan, where it produces the Chevrolet Silverado HD and GMC Sierra HD, as the company prepares the plant for production of its next-generation heavy-duty pickups.
The downtime will begin on Christmas Eve, December 24, and exten

On December 11, multiple sources reported that Horse Powertrain will hire 80 new employees at its Valladolid plant, Spain to add more shifts and meet rising demand for one of its engines. Starting January 2026, the factory will increase capacity and produce 3,600 additional Horse H12 engines per week to keep up with

On December 7, GAC Group announced the recent launch of equipment installation and debugging at the GOVY flying car plant in Guangzhou. Trial production is expected to start in January 2026.
The plant contains a number of workshops, which serve the trial production and production license approval of the GOVY AirCab (

On December 9, Daimler Truck started series production of the second-generation eActros 400 at its Wörth plant in early December 2025. The model is part of a broader rollout of new electric truck variants from the end of 2025, all based on the eActros 600 platform, which has been in production since late 2024.
The ne

On December 2, it was reported that Stellantis halted production at its El Palomar plant in Argentina.
The plant, that manufactures Peugeot and Citroën models, will halt production for more than a month until January 5. This is a significantly longer break than in previous years.
According to local reports, the compa

On December 4, Volkswagen announced that it is preparing to transform the Transparent Factory in Dresden, Germany, into an innovation campus. Starting next year, and in partnership with the Free State of Saxony and Dresden University of Technology, the site will focus on fields such as AI, robotics, microelectronics,

On November 28, it was reported that Volkswagen de México will suspend production of the Jetta, Taos, and Tiguan at its Puebla plant throughout December.
The production line will suspend operations on a staggered schedule. The Taos line suspension will begin on December 4, when only the first shift will work. By Dece

On December 1, EVOLUTE launched welding and body painting production lines at its Lipetsk Region plant, marking the full-cycle production of EVOLUTE hybrids. This is expected to increase production volumes, incorporate more components from local manufacturers, and better adapt vehicles to Russian operating conditions

Reported on December 2, 2025, Isuzu and Toyota committed to sustaining pickup production in Thailand and continuing to source local auto parts, despite a significant drop in domestic sales, to support suppliers and reduce financial pressure.
Toyota Motor Thailand mentioned that both tier 1 and tier 2 suppliers have b

Tesla Gigafactory Berlin factory manager Andre Thierig told Deutsche Presse-Agentur that the facility has been running two shifts since September to manage a surge in global orders for the Model Y. While registrations in some countries such as Sweden have fallen sharply in 2025, the Tesla sales in other markets, such

On November 28, it was reported that Mazda suspended production at its Salamanca plant due to a shortage of components caused by ongoing road blockades in northern Mexico.
The company confirmed that production was halted during the first shift, while the possibility of resuming operations in the second shift was unde

On November 26, it was reported that Honda Mexico resumed full operations at its Celaya plant after nearly three weeks of technical downtime caused by semiconductor shortages from China.
In an official statement, the company confirmed that production levels returned to normal starting Monday, November 24, following a

On November 27, multiple sources reported that Volkswagen Navarra has raised its 2026 production target by 16,000 units, reaching 256,347 cars. The plant will still undergo major upgrades late next year to prepare for building the new Skoda Epiq and Volkswagen ID. Cross electric models.
The company also announced a t

On November 26, multiple sources reported that Stellantis Vigo plant will extend its temporary layoff plan (ERTE) until 2026. Unions are asking the company to introduce another voluntary redundancy plan (ERE) as 56 employees chose this option earlier this year.
Stellantis plans to keep the current ERTE in place until