On September 4, Mexico’s Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI) reported sales of 127,684 light vehicles in August, representing an increase of 11.9% from the 114,097 sales in August 2023.
Nissan sold 21,539 units in August, an increase of 1.7% from the previous year.
Overall Volkswagen Group sales of

Stellantis’ previous proposal to the UAW included raises of nearly 21% and would end wage tiers for some workers in addition to other bonuses and benefits.
The previous proposal also included the possible the closure of up to 18 facilities, according to sources familiar with the subject.
A focal point of the plan is

Reported on December 9, 2022, the U.S. Census Bureau’s data showed that bilateral trade between Cambodia and the U.S. in the first 10 months of 2022 already surpassed USD 11.05 billion, of which USD 10.649 billion worth of goods were shipped to the states (up 47.5% YoY). Cambodia imported USD 403 million worth of pr

Kia expects to recover its 2020 production levels, before the coronavirus pandemic, and will exceed 286,000 units at its Pesqueria plant in Mexico by the end of 2022.
This would place Kia in fourth place in sales in the Mexican market, and help it prepare for the commercialization of electric cars in the country.
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While US sales in 2020 were impacted by dealerships and factories being closed to avoid the spread of coronavirus and in 2021 by the lack of parts that made inventories shrink to dramatically low levels, recent truckers’ protests that blocked a major bridge between Canada and the US remind us of another risk in the s

After a very difficult couple of years, heading into 2022, significant challenges remain for the automotive industry, notably in the form of ongoing supply shortages and the spread of Omicron.
In the final few months of 2021, the global Light Vehicle (LV) selling rate crept back above 80 million units/year, from the

The Canadian International AutoShow (Tronto), Montreal International Auto Show and Vancouver International Auto Show have all been canceled for 2022 as the rapidly spreading omicron variant bring a resurgence of coronavirus across Canada.
The three auto show events, planned for February, January and March, respective

On December 8, 2021, as a result of ongoing coronavirus supply chain issues, Toyota announced that they have approved the use of scratched or blemished parts for components not normally visible to drivers or passengers. These parts would have been rejected in the past.
This is part of a program originally launched in

This upcoming Halloween weekend will be characterised by the usual sugary treats, but the prospects for the North American automotive industry are far from sweet.
Although the first pandemic-related closure in North America was over nineteen months ago, the spectre of the pandemic continues to cast a shadow over the

Volkswagen will be making production adjustments by idling part of its operations at its plant in Puebla, Mexico due to a shortage of parts and lingering effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Independent Union of Workers of the Volkswagen Automotive Industry of Mexico (Sitiavw) informed that the stoppage will appl

On August 27, Nissan announced that its plant in Smyrna, Tennessee will remain idled for an additional two weeks as it continues to feel the effect of a coronavirus outbreak at a semiconductor supplier plant in Malaysia.
Announced first on August 10, the Smyrna plant had previously been closed through August 30, but