Stellantis reportedly in talks to build Leapmotor EVs at idled Brampton, Ontario plant Stellantis is reportedly in talks over options for building electric vehicles (EVs) in Canada with Chinese partner, Zhejiang Leapmotor Technology Co., according to people familiar with the matter. The development follows on changes in Canadian industrial policy as a result of imposition of tariffs and other pressures from the Trump administration on OEMs to mov...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/03

Ford Q1 U.S. sales down 8.8% from Q1 2025 to 457,315 units On April 2, Ford announced that it sold 457,315 vehicles in Q1 2026, a decrease of 8.8% from a particularly strong industry performance in the same quarter a year ago. Ford brand SUV sales in Q1 dropped 7.8% to 185,766 units, while truck sales fell 11.3% to 257,475 units (with F-150 sales affected in part by available inventory after a fire at an aluminum supplier’s plant late last year...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/03

Ford to cancel summer shutdowns to boost truck production at four U.S. plants On March 30, Ford announced that it was canceling summer shutdowns at its four plants that produce F-150 and Super Duty trucks to make up for volumes lost due to an aluminum shortage stemming from the Novelis plant fire in Oswego, New York in fall 2025. Ford said that its Dearborn Truck Plant, Kentucky Truck Plant, Kansas City Assembly Plant in Missouri and Ohio Assembl...

News  Updated at: 2026/04/01

Hankook Tire receives 2025 QR Zero Award from Ford Hankook Tire & Technology Co., Ltd. (Hankook Tire) announced that it has earned a 2025 QR Zero Award from Ford Motor Company. The award is given to global partners who have marked zero quality issues during parts delivery and zero warranty claims over the past year. The award-winning Geumsan plant in South Korea supplies original equipment (OE) tires for the Ford F-150 pickup truck. It became the...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/31

Major plant fire at Fuyao Glass America in Ohio so far has not affected OEM production On March 22, a massive fire erupted at the Fuyao Glass's America plant in Moraine, Ohio, the world’s largest single automotive glass fabrication facility. The blaze started on the roof of a newer 600,000-square-foot expansion building where the company was establishing additional manufacturing lines, and after rekindled again on March 24, burned for nearly 48...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/31

Yazaki to build second plant in San Marcos, Guatemala On March 23, Yazaki North America, Inc. announced an agreement to proceed with the construction of a second manufacturing plant in Guatemala. The new facility will be located in Pajapita, around seven kilometers from its existing plant in Ayutla. The site will produce wiring harnesses for vehicles, including programs supporting the Ford F-150. The plant is expected to cover approximately 35,00...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/26

lost already will be difficult to claw back. As a result, regional production is likely to remain structurally constrained even if European sales continue to grow. We will also be keeping a close eye on the development of more speculative Chinese localization plans, including a potential third BYD plant; new facilities from MG and Great Wall Motor; Geely’s production at Ford’s plant in Spain; and Dongfeng and Chery using Nissan’s and JLR...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/23

New Lincoln Corsair spotted in development in Sweden When Ford announced it was discontinuing production of the Ford Escape and Lincoln Corsair at the Louisville Assembly Plant to make room for the new affordable EVs that will be built on a brand-new platform, it did not say anything about replacements for the two mid-size crossovers. The Corsair had been the Lincoln brand’s second best-selling model in the U.S. Reported sightings of a new ICE-...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/19

vious year are BMW Group with a decrease of 83.9% to 1,431 units; Nissan with a decrease of 32.7% to 40,214 units; Acura with a decrease of 31.5% to 2,195 units; Mazda with a decrease of 25.7% to 13,460 units; JAC with a decrease of 15.2% to 1,766 units; Honda with a decrease of 9.2% to 16,045; and Ford with a decrease of 8.1% to 31,508 units. In BMW’s case, the decline in production can be partly attributed to U.S. tariffs, especially consider...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/10

SK On reduces Georgia plant workforce by 37% as EV demand falls On March 6, several media sources reported that SK Battery America, a U.S. subsidiary of SK On, has laid off 958 workers at its plant in Commerce, Georgia, reducing its workforce by 37% to approximately 1,600 employees. The plant, which opened in January 2022 at a cost of USD 2.6 billion, had supplied cells for the Ford F-150 Lightning, which ended production at the Rouge Electric Ve...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/10

Ford’s BlueOval Battery Park set to begin production in summer On February 25, the Michigan Court of Appeals once again upheld a lower court’s decision to deny a citizen opposition group’s legal challenge over the rezoning of the land where Ford’s mile-long BlueOval Battery Park Michigan is being built in Marshall. The action clears the way for construction of the battery plant to be completed, with production scheduled to begin this summ...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/07

Lear wins Ford's next-gen Super Duty seating contract Lear Corp. has won Ford's next-generation Super Duty seating contract, according to two people familiar with the contract, displacing Forvia after two generations of the vehicle over a decade. The change in suppliers represents a large upset for Forvia as it restructures its portfolio. The Super Duty pickups, built at the Kentucky Truck Plant, Ohio Assembly and Oakville Assembly in Ontario, Ca...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/04

Lincoln considers body-on-frame Mercedes-Benz G-Class competitor Lincoln is working on a body-on-frame Mercedes-Benz G-Class competitor for launch in the 2029-30 timeframe, according to sources familiar with the plan. The two-row Lincoln would ride on the body-on-frame platform that underpins the Ford Bronco, which in turn is based on the Ford Ranger pickup.  The next-generation Ford Bronco is anticipated for the 2029–2031 model year time peri...

News  Updated at: 2026/02/27

poses Labor Reform and Tax Reform projects being debated in Congress, which include eliminating internal taxes on automobiles. Major automotive unions including SMATA (mechanics, over 117,000 members), UOM (metalworkers), and SUTNA (tire workers) joined the strike, affecting production at all major plants: Reported that’s that stopped production activities are Toyota's Zárate, Volkswagen's Pacheco and Córdoba facilities, Ford's Pacheco, Merce...

News  Updated at: 2026/02/20

Clarios to manufacture supercapacitor systems in Holland, Michigan On February 12, Clarios announced that its Meadowbrook Plant in Holland, Michigan, will serve as the assembly site for supercapacitor systems to supply significant OEM customer programs.  The program builds on the capabilities of Maxwell Technologies, a leading developer of supercapacitor cells and modules that operates as an independent business unit within Clarios. Maxwell cont...

News  Updated at: 2026/02/13

Ford working with Kentucky government to sell second plant at BlueOval SK Battery Park In December 2025, Ford and SK On, SK Innovation's battery unit, announced that the two companies would be dissolving the BlueOval SK joint-venture formed in 2022. While Ford takes over and retools the BlueOval SK Battery Park in Glendale, Kentucky for LFP battery production for battery energy storage solutions (BESS) that will be sold under a new subsidiary ca...

News  Updated at: 2026/02/10

Ford and Geely reported in talks on manufacturing, technology Ford Motor Co. and China’s Geely Auto are in discussions about a potential partnership, eight people with knowledge of the ongoing talks said, as global OEMs look to navigate tariffs and share technology and manufacturing costs. The companies are in talks to have Geely use Ford factory space in Europe to produce vehicles for the region, three people familiar with the matter said. For...

News  Updated at: 2026/02/05

Ford’s aluminum supplier Novelis not yet back at full output after 2025 fire Production of aluminum at a Novelis plant in Oswego, New York has still has not fully resumed more than four months after a fire disrupted Ford’s supply of the material for its lucrative pickup trucks, according to two people familiar with the matter. A Ford spokesperson said the company would provide an update when it reports Q4 2025 earnings on February 10. After t...

News  Updated at: 2026/02/04

Ford to take USD 6 billion hit for disposition of BlueOval SK Ford has revealed that the total cost for dissolving its EV battery joint venture with SK On, announced in December 2025, is USD 6 billion, which will be a hit to earnings before tax and interest (EBIT) spread across a few years. The first USD 3 billion write down will take place in 2025 earnings, while the remaining USD 3 billion hit will be recorded across 2026 and 2027.  The termin...

News  Updated at: 2026/02/04

Ford Almussafes plant to halt production multiple days in February and March 2026 On January 29, multiple sources reported that Ford’s Almussafes plant will carry out four full production stoppages in February 2026, and a further four in March 2026, under the temporary employment regulation file (ERTE) applied through the RED mechanism. In February, the ERTE day planned for February 20 has been cancelled for the engine unit, which will instead ...

News  Updated at: 2026/02/02