Volvo Cars has cut about 15% of its commercial workforce in the U.S. as the company battles recent market headwinds. Volvo eliminated about 60 jobs, mostly at its Mahwah, New Jersey, headquarters, according to a person familiar with the matter. Some of the cuts were made through attrition. Volvo’s U.S. field staff is

On June 17, Tesla shares slid after it was reported that the company will be pausing production of its Cybertruck and Model Y vehicles at its Gigafactory Texas for a week starting June 30.
Tesla told employees the stoppage is intended to allow the company to perform maintenance and improvements on the production line

On May 29, Volvo spokesman Russell Datz confirmed that the company halted production at its U.S. assembly plant in Ridgeville, South Carolina because of a parts shortage. He did not disclose the affected part or say when output at the underutilized factory might resume.
“We are working to resume production as quickly

Tesla’s Gigafactory Texas will seemingly idle production the week of May 26 according to workers who have received notices to take off extra time during Memorial Day week, or else spend that time cleaning and training.
While Tesla has been known to take breaks before, employees say this one is longer than usual. They

On April 28, Stellantis paused production of Jeep Gladiator pickups in Toledo as it works to "align parts inventory with demand". 
The Toledo Assembly Complex's south plant normally builds the Gladiator on two shifts. The Toledo facility also makes the Jeep Wrangler.
Stellantis says it "will continue to monitor the s

Stellantis plans to soon launch the expansion at its assembly plant in Saltillo, Mexico, which has been delayed now to late May due to construction issues. The Saltillo plant has a capacity of 200,000 pickups annually, but actual production volumes have been revised downward to build 86,000 units this year amid loomi

On April 24, Hyundai Motor Co. said it has launched a task force to respond to U.S. tariffs, adding that production of some Tucson crossovers has now been shifted from Mexico to the U.S. It will develop plans to increase local sourcing of car components in the U.S. and is also considering whether to move production o

On April 21, Stellantis said that the Detroit Assembly Complex plants that build Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango SUVs will pause production next week.
Both of the Detroit Assembly Complex facilities, the Mack and Jefferson North plants, will halt production for the week of April 28, with Mack also scheduled to

On April 15, GM notified 100 workers at its components plant in Rochester, New York, that their hours will be reduced as they move move to a shorter work week as it adjusts EV production volume at several other facilities. In a statement, GM described the layoffs as tied to a “supply chain constraint”.
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On April 15, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said his government will allow OEMs to import U.S.-manufactured cars and trucks without the 25% tariffs his country has imposed to counter those of the U.S., as long as the companies keep producing vehicles in Canada.
“Our counter-tariffs won’t apply if they continue t

On April 3, Stellantis announced it will pause Jeep Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer production for several weeks at its Warren Truck Assembly Plant in a move unrelated to other tariff-related cuts at plants in Mexico and Canada it announced earlier in the day. 
"Due to an internal shortage of engines, Stellantis is alloc

On April 3, Stellantis North American chief Antonio Filosa announced to employees that it is pausing production at some of its Canadian and Mexican assembly plants as new U.S. tariffs placed on automotive imports take effect, a move affecting nine total plants that will trigger about 900 temporary layoffs at several

The Stellantis Belvidere Assembly Plant is expected to reopen by early 2027 to begin building a new Ram midsize pickup.
The Belvidere plant closed in early 2023 after Jeep Cherokee production ended. Stellantis announced the plant's revival within days of President Donald Trump taking office in January, but Belvidere'

On March 13, workers at VW’s plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee held a rally after the UAW announced it had filed federal labor charges against VW for violating U.S. labor law at the plant. The UAW said the company is attempting to cut jobs and make major changes without first negotiating with the union, as required by

On March 13, Volkswagen announced it is returning its plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee to a primarily two-shift production model on March 31 and is asking workers to voluntarily quit. The Chattanooga plant, which builds the ID.4 electric crossover, as well as the Atlas and Allas Sport SUVs, currently operates on three

TI Fluid Systems plc. (TI Fluid Systems) announced the closure of its Ligonier manufacturing site in Indiana, U.S., expected by H1/2025. This was due to the decline in the local Powertrain business, which was acquired through the purchase of Millennium Industries Corporation in 2016. (From a press release dated March

General Motors will idle its Bowling Green Assembly plant in Kentucky for a few weeks to make manufacturing updates ahead of the start of production for the 2025 Corvette ZR1 model.
A GM spokesperson confirmed that the Bowling Green plant is down the week of February 24, saying in a statement that the plant “has plan

General Motors is planning to lay off 26 workers at its Rochester Operations facility on March 24, according to the UAW Local 1097 at the plant.
The Rochester Operations facility produces fuel and air delivery systems for ICE engines as well as EV battery cooling lines. GM recently invested USD 68 million into Roches

On February 11, Tesla held a ceremony for the commissioning of the Megafactory Shanghai, its second super factory in Shanghai and first Megafactory outside of the US, in the Lin-gang Special Area. The site broke ground in May 2024.
With a planned annual battery production capacity of 10,000 units and an energy storag