d of March 2009 is set at 1,500 (3,000 of the Lancer model as a whole). There is no plan for export. Mitsubishi Motors announced that it has started reducing production by switching from two-shift to one shift operation in response to global declines in sales. At the end of January it did not renew contracts with seasonal employees, which numbered 1,100 as of the end of November 2008. During the period from January to March, production of 40,000 ...

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.0E" carrying a 2.0-liter gasoline engine mated to a 4-speed automatic transmission. Prices are 1,241million dong for the "2.5Q," 1,129 million dong for the "2.5G" and 982 million dong for the "2.0E." Toyota Motor Vietnam (TMV) reported that the Lexus car brands imported into Vietnam through direct contracts is proposed for late 2013 or early 2014. In fact, around 6,000 Lexus brand cars have made forays into Vietnam via different channels from 20...

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al of increasing the average annual output value of Geely Linhai Industrial Park by 20% and will promote the transformation, upgrading and coordinated development of the local auto industry. Linhai will continue to support Geely Automobile in introducing new projects in this city, and plans to sign contracts for new projects in 2023. As of 20 Feb., the factory operation status in China as a result of the effects of the coronavirus is as follows (...

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f June 28, a total of 83 companies had completed their investigations, of which the above four companies had reported wrongdoing. Honda revealed on October 4 that it is in talks with Yachiyo Kogyo to take over the vehicle assembly business and turn it into a wholly owned subsidiary. Currently Honda contracts Yachiyo to assemble vehicles with low production volumes. The formation of the new subsidiary is being considered as part of Honda's plans t...

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tric medium- and heavy-duty trucks. BYD currently has orders for more than 140 all-electric trucks, with 70 of them to be delivered to 15 North American customers by the end of 2017. On August 9, BYD announced that it has been selected as one of the suppliers for the State of Georgia’s Statewide Contracts for Public Mass Transit & Transportation Vehicles, specifically for battery-electric buses. In addition, BYD was selected as one of the supp...

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ple sources reported that the Mercedes Benz Vitoria plant would cut around 180 temporary jobs starting February 2025, as it reduces shifts from three to two on March 3, 2025, due to lower production. Management had informed staff representatives of this decision in late 2024. The affected temporary contracts will not be renewed, leading to job losses. On April 29, multiple sources reported that Spanish car factories have mostly resumed operations...

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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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on workers. On September 27, Mercedes-Benz employees at the São Bernardo do Campo plant in Brazil stopped working rejected the Voluntary Dismissal Program (PDV) proposal presented by the company. Mercedes-Benz seeks to lay off 2,200 workers in logistics and other areas, and not renew the temporary contracts of another 1,400 employees by December 2022. On November 13, workers at Mercedes-Benz plant in in São Bernardo do Campo approved a proposal...

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h the U.S. "Tier2 Bin 5" regulations. Navistar is planning to enter into a global commercial bus partnership with Brazilian commercial bus body manufacturer San Marino Onibus e Implementos Ltda (Neobus) and will invest in the company. The two companies exchanged memorandums and will officially sign contracts in the near future. Navistar intends to leverage the bus body building expertise of Neobus and Navistar’s strengths in powertrain and chas...

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y 20 during its Q4 earnings call, Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe confirmed that the company’s new R2 model is on track for launch in the first half of 2026 and will have a starting price around USD 45,000. Scaringe said the company has managed to reduce material costs by 50% over the R1, already securing contracts for "95% of the bill of materials", with labor and production costs significantly less than half of the R1. The company will use large high-...

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C) for urban waste handling in the Copenhagen region. The order includes at least 72 refuse collector trucks (with an additional 19 as optional), six box-body trucks (with an additional four as optional), as well as one hooklift truck (with a second as optional), and includes repair and maintenance contracts for 8-10 years. The first two fully electric L-series trucks were delivered in December 2021, and the rest of the fleet will be delivered th...

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new models, is equipped with the V8 common rail engine (680 hp). In June 2007, MAN opened the second MAN House in the Dubai Airport Free Zone, following one established in Beijing. It will become the sales and service hub for MAN products in 16 countries in the Middle East. In 2006 MAN has received contracts from the region to a value of over EUR 1.5 billion. MAN Group is strengthening its presence in fast-growing regions including the Middle Eas...

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th a lithium-ion power battery having a capacity of 4.9Ah. The new model enjoys standard features such as Toyota Safety Sense (Toyota’s collision avoidance assist package). According to multiple press releases dated July 25, in view of the recent production situation, GAC Toyota has terminated contracts with about 1,000 dispatched employees in advance in accordance with its agreement with the labor dispatching company. The automaker will pro...

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ce (TAI), both parties will tap into innovative cockpit application scenarios and user operation business models and drive intelligent growth in the number of users with data. According to multiple press releases dated July 25, in view of the recent production situation, GAC Toyota has terminated contracts with about 1,000 dispatched employees in advance in accordance with its agreement with the labor dispatching company. The automaker will pro...

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r announced it will lower its production volume in the factory of Ghent as of 2013 to deal with a slower demand. The company did elaborated on the timing of it. This will be done through reducing the line speed from 59 cars per hour to 54 in 2013. Approximately 300 agency workers will not get their contracts renewed when these expire by the end of 2012. In total Volvo Car Corporation has around 5,200 employees in Ghent to manufacture the S60, XC6...

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full-time workforce to participate in an early retirement program. Honda says 1,700 employees have applied for voluntary retirement until now since the start of the program in early May. GAC Honda has been reducing its workforce, such as issuing a notice at the end of November 2023 to terminate the contracts with 900 temporary workers, and has embarked on personnel reductions that are also applicable to full-time employees.  On June 19, Honda pl...

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full-time workforce to participate in an early retirement program. Honda says 1,700 employees have applied for voluntary retirement until now since the start of the program in early May. GAC Honda has been reducing its workforce, such as issuing a notice at the end of November 2023 to terminate the contracts with 900 temporary workers, and has embarked on personnel reductions that are also applicable to full-time employees.  On June 19, Honda pl...

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ree shifts, and results are expected immediately after. The first phase of the PDV targets hourly employees hired before March 1, 2019. GM aims for 520 participants in this initial phase by June 9. If the goal is met, a second PDV will open for employees with B94 retirement approval, and fixed-term contracts will be extended by one year. The automaker did not specify the reason for the downsizing. Meanwhile, GM’s Gravataí plant, which produces...

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ch is 850 workers (with 300 moving to the Pomigliano plant), and Pratola Serra for 100 workers. This will also affect companies that supply parts to Stellantis. The situation at Stellantis plants worsens, with Mirafiori is using safety nets like redundancy funds for the 500 BEV model and solidarity contracts for the Maserati line. Other sites are also using redundancy funds. On April 10, the Italian Metalworkers Federation (FIM-CISL) announced th...

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tion Mirai hydrogen fuel cell sedan for the comprehensive deployment of multiple technical routes of electric hybrid, plug-in hybrid, battery electric and hydrogen fuel cells. According to multiple press releases dated July 25, in view of the recent production situation, GAC Toyota has terminated contracts with about 1,000 dispatched employees in advance in accordance with its agreement with the labor dispatching company. The automaker will pro...

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