ch of the Nasr Automotive Company. The Minister stated that Nasr Automotive Manufacturing Company has been revived, beginning with the bus factory.  It currently produces 5 buses per week, meeting international standards and supplying them to several tourist transport companies as part of existing contracts. Additionally, there are ongoing projects to produce electric buses and minibusses, assemble electric batteries and chassis, and upgrade pas...

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r engines and transmissions delivered to Nissan factories in Japan, US, Mexico, Thailand and to third party automotive assembly operations in Australia. The factory opened in October 1982 and now produces 2.8 million parts annually. Nissan's plant in Australia has signed comprehensive manufacturing contracts with Nissan Japan. The casting plant is expected to bring in about $30-$40 million a year in revenue and 145 jobs over the next few years. T...

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200MWh/100MWh respectively. On August 11, the BMW Group announced that it has implemented several projects in its packaging logistics to further save resources. As part of this initiative, the European plants will use more recycled material in their packaging. This will mean that, for newly awarded contracts, the proportion of recycled material in reusable packaging for logistics purposes will almost double this year from around 20% to over 35%. ...

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golstadt and Neckarsulm. It will add a body shop, paint shop and press factory to the Gyor Plant in Hungary by 2013. Audi is planning to recruit about 1,200 engineers in 2012 for its German facilities. During 2011 Audi hired some 3,500 employees, including 1,300 in Germany. Audi also gave permanent contracts to more than 400 temporary workers. And over 700 apprentices commenced vocational training at Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm. Outside Russia, ove...

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d along with the recovery of the supply chain. Order backlog now stands at 8.100, including 1,600 "9-4X"s produced in Mexico and 6,500 at the Trolhattan Plant, out of which 1,300 will be delivered to its partner Pang Da Automobile Trade. Using 30 million euros paid up front by Pang Da, Saab revised contracts with suppliers and resume production. Saab said on June 1 that it had received new orders for 630 Saabs for sales in China valued at 15 mill...

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ff the production line at the Halewood plant. The premium compact SUV will go on sale in 170 markets in early 2015. The Discovery Sport has created 250 new manufacturing jobs following a GBP 200 million investment in the Halewood plant, with 4,750 people now employed at the site. GBP 3.5 billion in contracts have been awarded to 55 suppliers, creating over 1,000 jobs in the UK supply chain. The launch marks another significant milestone in JLR's ...

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for manufacturing vehicles through a joint venture in Spain. According to the Catalonia counselor, the agreement is good for the entire ecosystem, auxiliary industry, and supplier industry of this value chain in Spain. The Government has also guaranteed a quick transition by financing the training contracts for the workers, currently at the Zona Franca plant. According to the sources, in the joint venture, Chery, being the junior partner, will s...

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om two shifts to one shift. From April 2009 onward, on Line 2 two shifts will be resumed, operating both lines on two shifts. This measure will result in reducing production in 2008 from about 372,000 to 300,000. Overall production headcounts will also be reduced by about 1,200 from 5,100 to 3,800. Contracts for 400 fixed-term employees will be terminated at the end of January. Furthermore, 800 regular employees will be offered an early retiremen...

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xport 5,000 crankshafts to VW’s Chemnitz factory in Germany to be used in 1.0-liter TSI EA211 engines. The São Carlos plant has the capacity to machine 1,000 crankshafts per day for use in 1.0-liter TSI, 1.4-liter TSI and 1.6-liter MSI EA211 engines. The São Carlos plant has previously received contracts to export more than 90,000 1.0-liter EA211 engine blocks to the Chemnitz factory for up! and Polo models, and 250,000 1.4-liter TSI EA211 en...

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Audi Q4 e-tron. On September 13, multiple sources reported that Volkswagen is reducing the number of temporary workers at its primary electric vehicle factory in Zwickau plant, Germany due to a decrease in demand for its EVs following the end of a government subsidy. The company is not renewing the contracts of 269 temporary workers at the Zwickau plant, where their 12-month contracts are set to expire soon. Volkswagen also anticipates the need t...

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golstadt and Neckarsulm. It will add a body shop, paint shop and press factory to the Gyor Plant in Hungary by 2013. Audi is planning to recruit about 1,200 engineers in 2012 for its German facilities. During 2011 Audi hired some 3,500 employees, including 1,300 in Germany. Audi also gave permanent contracts to more than 400 temporary workers. And over 700 apprentices commenced vocational training at Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm. Outside Russia, ove...

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, and in two years' time a further nine Group plants are scheduled to be equipped for this purpose. To ensure adequate battery capacity for the massive expansion of environmentally-friendly electric mobility, partnerships with battery manufacturers for Europe and China have already been agreed. The contracts already awarded have a total volume of around EUR 20 billion. A supplier decision for North America will be taken shortly. Audi announced a ...

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led business review. The proposal includes consolidating bus body manufacturing at a single site in Scarborough, England, while discontinuing operations at its Falkirk, Scotland, facility and closing the site. Additionally, production lines at Larbert would be suspended after completing the current contracts. This proposed structure will lower overall costs, deliver clearer responsibilities, and increase efficiency by removing duplicate function...

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, and in two years' time a further nine Group plants are scheduled to be equipped for this purpose. To ensure adequate battery capacity for the massive expansion of environmentally-friendly electric mobility, partnerships with battery manufacturers for Europe and China have already been agreed. The contracts already awarded have a total volume of around EUR 20 billion. A supplier decision for North America will be taken shortly. On August 17, Vol...

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ercial structure in a new Spanish subsidiary, Stellantis España, which will be based in Vigo. The decision was approved by the boards of directors of Opel Spain, and Peugeot Citroën Automobiles Spain, and PSA Automobiles Commercial Spain. The resulting company will be subrogated in all employment contracts, labor, and social security rights and obligations of the personnel of all the participating companies, but will not have an impact on emplo...

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maintenance. The system is successfully implemented in Dingolfing, Leipzig, and Berlin plants. On October 1, the BMW Group announced that BMW Group Plant Leipzig is planning a hydrogen pipeline link. It will become the first car plant in the world to receive hydrogen via a pipeline. BMW has signed contracts with MITNETZ GAS GmbH and ONTRAS Gastransport GmbH. BMW can use hydrogen in completely new ways, especially for the most energy-intensive pr...

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o launch Trafic E-Tech Full-Electric. The first of these models will be manufactured this year. As a result of Renault Trafic's market success, the plant will hire 360 people in under two years in 2022 and 2023. After recruiting 205 people in 2022, it will hire an additional 105 people on permanent contracts and 50 on fixed-term contracts in 2023 to work as managers, technicians, and operators. Its goal is to fill 30% of its vacancies with women ...

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umed normal operations on October 10th. On October 11, a vote on the tentative agreement regarding wages and collective bargaining agreements for 2024 was held, and a final agreement was reached. With this result, Renault Korea plans to further accelerate the production of the all-new Grand Koleos. Contracts for this model reached 20,562units as of the end of September 2024, and in September 2024, the first month of its launch, it held a 4.2% sha...

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ors, a Malaysian company, established in Taiwan in 2013 as a sole distributor and assembler of complete knock-down (CKD) Kia vehicles in Taiwan. The subsidiary will start selling local production models, the Carens and the Picant, and import models, the Optima, the Quoris, and the Soul. The company contracts out the local assembly operation to San Yang Industry. Kia has been absent from the Taiwanese market since 2008. Sime Darby Motors is bringi...

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Volkswagen starts with step-by-step resumption of production Volkswagen revealed the name of upcoming crossover model: Taigo On February 12, multiple sources reported that Volkswagen Navarra plant's management proposed negotiating for new employment regulation file for temporary suspension of contracts (ERTE) until December 31, 2024, in a union committee meeting. The ERTE aims to address various challenges expected throughout the year, incl...

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