Stellantis Cassino plant faces extended shutdown from December 16, 2025 till January 2026 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 days of production stoppage expected betwee...

News  Updated at: 2025/12/16

Unions calls for strikes at Mercedes Benz’s Vitoria plant, Spain over working conditions 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 response to repeated rule violations by t...

News  Updated at: 2025/12/16

U.S., China strike deal on trade relations, semiconductors, rare earths On November 1, Whitehouse.gov. announced the details of accords reached in the summit between President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping on October 30, in their first face-to-face meeting of Trump’s second term, that will serve to tamp down stresses placed upon the global trading system by the two world superpowers.  China’s actions will include:   • China will ...

News  Updated at: 2025/11/04

VW Chattanooga workers vote to authorize strike as first contract talks drag on On October 28 and 29, Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga have voted to authorize a strike, if necessary, according to a UAW press release, against the company as negotiations drag on over the UAW’s first labor contract at the Tennessee plant. A strike deadline has not been set and the UAW bargaining committee has continued to seek further negotiations with VW managem...

News  Updated at: 2025/10/31

GM halts production at Silao plant On October 28, it was reported that General Motors halted production at its Guanajuato plant on Monday night due to road blockades by farmers general strike that prevented employees from reaching the facility. According to the SINTTIA union, around 3,000 workers were required to work overtime to cover for colleagues who were sent home to avoid being stranded. GM produces approximately 1,400 units per day with a...

News  Updated at: 2025/10/30

Mahle workers at Motilla de Palancar and Paterna plants to strike on October 23, 27, and 28, 2025, against job cuts The Cuenca branch of the Comisiones Obreras de Castilla-La Mancha (CCOO) union announced that Mahle’s workers at Motilla del Palancar and Paterna plants will go on strike on October 23, 27, and 28, 2025, in protest against the company’s redundancy plan. The strike, supported by 86% of the votes, aims to reject this redundancy pl...

News  Updated at: 2025/10/20

atteries and battery swapping, the three companies will jointly promote the intelligent upgrading of the entire chain from production and manufacturing to service experience to make a one-stop vehicle purchase experience available to users. GAC Group will leverage in-house developed technologies to strike a balance between the appearance, safety, range, and pricing of the cooperative vehicle model. For this partnership, it is reported that JD is ...

News  Updated at: 2025/10/16

Borgwarner works council in Vigo, Spain, calls for indefinite strike On October 10, multiple sources reported that the Borgwarner works council, which represents Spanish plants of Vigo, Nigrán, and O Porriño, has called an indefinite strike starting at 10:00 PM on October 15, 2025. The strike is in response to the company’s alleged failure to update job categories and advance negotiations on the Equality Plan. Union representatives (CIG, UGT,...

News  Updated at: 2025/10/13

ntly under development and will start mass production in Q2 2026.Centered on delivering ultimate cost performance, the system meets China’s new national standards and has been designated by dominant automakers for adoption.The system employs a driving-parking integrated domain control solution to strike a balance between high cost performance and strong functional scalability.The system offers a driving assist feature covering over 20 frequentl...

News  Updated at: 2025/09/18

th of over 50% and an increase from 23% to 37.9% in MPV market share. Having become independent, Ruisheng aims to break the current polarized pattern in China’s MPV market, where high-end models are overpriced and low-end models deliver poor product experience. By providing product solutions that strike a balance between quality and price, the brand will provide more suitable options for family users and small and medium-sized companies. For br...

News  Updated at: 2025/09/04

ng landscape by introducing FHEVs, starting with the GV80 model. This decision marks a significant pivot from the earlier Zero Emissions Vehicle (ZEV) target. Demand is strongest in the SUV segment, with major brands now rolling out FHEV models with this bodystyle. As is the case elsewhere, hybrids strike the best balance between fuel economy, convenience, and affordability for many Korean consumers, and by the end of the decade, FHEVs are expect...

News  Updated at: 2025/08/22

le all-domain advanced driver assistance features covering cities, expressways, viaducts, and parking scenarios. The system offers three personalized driving modes, namely, Gentle, Standard, and Agile. When activated, the upper limit of cruise acceleration in Agile mode will be further increased to strike a balance between safety and efficiency. When driving through curves on expressways and viaducts, the system allows for higher cornering speeds...

News  Updated at: 2025/08/22

VW Mexico and SITIAVW start wage negotiations week before potential strike On August 11, it was reported that wage negotiations between the Independent Union of Volkswagen Mexico Automotive Industry Workers (SITIAVW) and Volkswagen Mexico began just one week before the August 18 deadline for a potential strike at the Puebla plant. The union submitted its request on July 18 for a 14% salary increase, but formal talks only started on August 11, fol...

News  Updated at: 2025/08/14

ks will be lifted, granting U.S. automakers access to the Japanese consumer market” and “U.S. Automotive standards will be approved in Japan for the first time ever.” News of the deal sent Japanese OEM stocks higher on July 23, as well as South Korean OEMs on optimism that their country could strike a deal comparable to Japan’s. When asked if the EU could secure a similar 15% tariff rate instead of the proposed 25%, Bessent emphasized tha...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/24

ve-grade chips and ASIL-B-compliant functional safety and privacy management modules to ensure key function stability and data security. For human-machine interaction, the Lingxi cockpit supports multiple interaction modes, such as speech, gesture, and touch, and offers a flexible user interface to strike a balance between ease of operation and driving safety. Leveraging 3D SR environment simulation and the Unity 3D engine, the Lingxi cockpit all...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/15

Stelato’s new car logo integrates the Silver Ratio and the G3 curvature. The double-layered star emblem in the center draws inspiration from the starry sky, with contours derived from astroid elements. The upper and lower layers employ radiating decorative lines and micron-level electroforming to strike a balance between visual focus and premium texture. The Stelato S9 sedan achieved a sales volume of 4,154 units this June, ranking first among ...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/14

h as multimodal vehicle control, knowledge Q&A, and simultaneous interpretation. The technology solution adopts a cloud-edge hybrid computing architecture for cloud-side handling of complex tasks and edge-side handling of real-time tasks under the premise of ensuring the security of private data to strike a balance between output effect and generation delay. (From an Alibaba Cloud press release dated June 13, 2025)...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/20

SMATA union halts production at several plants in Argentina On June 19, it was reported that Argentina’s mechanics union SMATA halted production at several auto plants for the second time in ten days in support of former president Cristina Kirchner, who is serving a six-year sentence for corruption confirmed by the Supreme Court. The strike affected the morning shift at Ford Pacheco, Mercedes-Benz in Virrey del Pino, Toyota in Zárate, and Volk...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/20

Farda Motors, Iran reports production line damage due to Iran-Israel war On June 14, multiple reports confirmed that the Farda Motors production site in Borujerd, Lorestan Province, was heavily damaged by a missile strike amid the ongoing Iran-Israel conflict. The attack resulted in serious financial losses and casualties. Production lines, equipment, parts, and vehicles suffered extensive damage.  Based on multiple sources ...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/16

Italian labor unions calls for National Strike on June 20, 2025 as contract talks stall with Federmeccanica-Assistal On May 30, FIOM-CGIL and FIM-CISL unions announced that Federmeccanica-Assistal refused to reopen the discussion on the national labor contract, even though it has been nearly a year since it expired. Because of this, FIM, FIOM, and UILM unions are stepping up their protest. The unions have called for an 8-hour national strike on J...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/02