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Stellantis MEA reveals details about manufacturing plant in Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa

Stellantis MEA reveals details about manufacturing plant in Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa On June 5, Stellantis MEA announced that it has been invited by the Nelson Mandela Bay Chamber of Commerce to open its inaugural "Bay of Opportunity Manufacturing Showcase" in Gqeberha, Eastern Cape, where much of South Africa's automotive industry is based. Stellantis plans to construct a ZAR 3 billion automotive assembly plant later this year, following...

News Updated at: 2024/06/07

Volkswagen South Africa takes measures against plastic pollution

Volkswagen South Africa takes measures against plastic pollution On June 3, Volkswagen SA announced its efforts to tackle plastic pollution in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro. The company has implemented measures, including the placement of waste separation bins in the Kariega plant production areas and employee car park. These bins encourage employees to bring recyclable waste from home and facilitate the separation of different waste streams like ...

News Updated at: 2023/06/07

VW South Africa to convert Port Elizabeth plant into temporary COVID-19 medical facility

VW South Africa to convert Port Elizabeth plant into temporary COVID-19 medical facility On May 5, VW announced that to assist local and provincial government in providing much-needed care to COVID-19 coronavirus patients in Nelson Mandela Bay, Volkswagen Group South Africa (VWSA) has made its Port Elizabeth plant available as a temporary medical facility. The plant in Neave, Korsten, which is currently not in use, will be converted and used as a...

News Updated at: 2020/05/06

Pacific Insight lighting supplier shifts production from Canada to Mexico

Pacific Insight lighting supplier shifts production from Canada to Mexico Pacific Insight, a Vancouver-based manufacturer of electronic components and lighting solutions for the automotive industry, announced it will shift some production work from its plant in Nelson, Canada to another plant in Monterrey, Mexico. Kristine Walczak, vice president of corporate communications at Pacific Insight’s parent company Methode Electronics, said layoffs a...

News Updated at: 2018/10/23

Thai Summit America breaks ground on New Bardstown manufacturing facility

parts for the automotive industry, celebrated the groundbreaking of its third facility in North America, which will be located in Bardstown, Kentucky. The automotive part manufacturing facility will be Kentucky’s first Thai-owned manufacturing operation. The facility, on an 82.4-acre site in the Nelson Industrial Park, will be operational in January 2017 and will produce stamped and welded aluminum assemblies for the Ford Kentucky Truck Plant ...

News Updated at: 2016/07/08