America, advances Polo Track project Volkswagen idles two Brazilian plants in June due to lack of semiconductors VW idles three plants in Brazil starting June 21 due to semiconductor shortage VW again suspending production in Taubaté due to lack of semiconductors Volkswagen stopped the job contracts with 300 employees at the Sao Jose dos Pinhais plant. The facilities will be renewed for the new Golf to be launched in 2015. Volkswagen wil...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/08/01

g Grand River, Flint Assembly, Orion Assembly, and Factory Zero Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly Center. The Subsystems negotiations occur as the UAW is trying to unionize the battery plant in Lordstown, Ohio owned by a GM/LG joint venture called Ultium Cells. In 2023, the UAW will negotiate new national contracts with Ford, GM, and Stellantis, which will be critical in the transition to EVs when internal combustion jobs get eliminated. Steve Majoros, ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/31

rgentina faces uncertain future amid economic challenges VW Argentina lays off over 300 workers amid economic struggles Volkswagen will lift suspensions for its workers at the Cordoba plant in Argentina. The regional head of the union revealed on September 10. Volkswagen Argentina had suspended the contracts of 800 staff at the plant since last August due to a sharp drop in domestic sales and in exports to Brazil, which fell into a technical rece...

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pany. A job fair is also organized at the plant on August 31, 2023, which will be attended by representatives of the AVILON company, as well as representatives of the automakers of the GAZ, HAVAL, and KAMAZ groups. Employees who wish to take vacancies at these enterprises will have their employment contracts with AGR LLC who is the current owner of the former Volkswagen Kaluga plant, suspended for the duration of this program. On November 28, mul...

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, 8X4, and 4X2 driving forms. Products based on the platform are available in 10L to 13L engines, covering 400PS to 580PS, and are suitable for such application scenarios as medium- and long-distance general logistics, coal transportation, and mining. At the end of the conference, Beijing HT signed contracts with representatives of the three enterprises of JD Logistics, Tianjin Gangqi Logistics, and Shanghai Putian Logistics....

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third production stop by VW so far in 2023, after those in February at the plants in São Bernardo do Campo and Taubaté. VW do Brasil CEO Possobom said that other production stops for 2023 have already been scheduled, though he did not reveal when. On May 5, VW announced it is suspending employee contracts in June at its Taubaté plant in Brazil, where it produces the Polo and Polo Track models. The Taubaté plant will start to operate in just ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/28

rento" around the middle of 2011. Production of the LADA classic (LADA 2105/07) will be stopped at AUTOVAZfrom 2011. Assembly of rear wheel drive LADA cars will be completely moved to IzhAuto and AUTOVAZ will continue supply of vehicle components. After negotiations with the Hyundai-Kia Alliance on contracts to produce 45,000 passenger cars of Kia and 15,000 light commercial vehicles of Hyundai, Izh-Avto submitted an application to the Ministry o...

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e Social Responsibility Report 2022 issued on April 28, 2023, the plants in Itauna, Jaboatão dos Guararapes, Porto Real (Brazil), Trnava (Slovakia), Aspern (Austria), Grugliasco Mould Shop (Italy), Madrid, Vigo and Zaragoza (Spain) sourced 100% green electricity in 2022. The 100% Green Electricity contracts led to the avoidance of 129,534 tons of CO2-eq. According to the Stellantis Corporate Social Responsibility Report 2022 issued on April 28, ...

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mbles the Citroen DS3, the DS3 Cabrio and the C3. Some workers will stay at the No.2 line for the production of the 208, according to the announcement. The Citroen models are selling well. From 150 to 200 temporary workers will leave the company by the end of March, 2014, upon terminations of their contracts of employment. The Poissy Plant will focus on the production of premium models in the B segment while the company releases a high-end model ...

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engines/vehicles involved with certification issues Toyota reportedly canceled a contract with a temporary employment agency that dispatches human resources to do some jobs at the Karawang plant. A work shop at the plant for installing accessories on vehicles prior to shipment will be closed, when contracts with 168 workers dispatched from the temporary employment agency will be terminated. The Karawang plant offers a wage compensation program u...

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r device is adopted to significantly reduce solid particulate matter emitted into the atmosphere and effectively improve air quality in the workshop work environment. In terms of energy consumption reduction, the factory has prioritized the selection of low-energy-consumption equipment when signing contracts for extended use of equipment, and has adopted new intelligent digital control methods (robot automatic sleep/shutdown, automatic display tu...

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the union and reaffirmed its commitment to employees and partners, stating it will continue to monitor the economic situation and make necessary adjustments in consultation with stakeholders. On February 10, General Motors workers in Gravataí, Brazil, approved a temporary suspension of employment contracts (layoff) starting April 22 for two months and eight days, with a possible extension. Approximately 700 to 1,000 GM workers will be affected,...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/23

vehicle was announced on November 5 at a Works Council meeting. The half-shift will be introduced in February on line 2, which produces the Peugeot 3008 and 5008 and the DS 5. The increase in production will create 300 new temporary positions, some of which will be filled through permanent agency contracts with Manpower. Citroen will unveil the Wild Rubis concept car at the Shanｇhai Motor Show. The Wild Rubis will be the future DS SUV, joinin...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/22

25, returning to two shifts with the CR3’s launch in late 2025. These changes involve close collaboration with unions and extensive training programs. On February 5, multiple sources reported that Stellantis' Rennes plant in France will add 150 temporary jobs from March 24, 2025, and 10 permanent contracts in March 2025 due to rising demand for the Citroën C5 Aircross and preparations for a new model. This follows the elimination of 250 tempo...

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rate of 67 units per hour during two shifts,” said Ahumada, who added that the staff of the factory will remain at 2,500 workers. The third shift was eliminated at the end of 2017. Canada-based Martinrea International Inc. confirmed in its quarterly financial results that it has been awarded two contracts by Ford Motor Company to supply steel front and rear sub-frames, as well as suspension and engine dress module assemblies, for an upcoming c...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/18

amples in late 2022 for the future BMW battery cell generation to be used in the NEUE KLASSE from 2025 onwards. The pilot line at the competence center will make it possible to analyze and fully understand the cell production process under near-standard conditions. The BMW Group has already awarded contracts in the two-digit billion-euro range for the construction of battery cell factories to CATL and EVE Energy. Both partners will build two giga...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/17

diana. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2017. SF Motors expects to retain all 430 current plant employees and invest USD 30 million for upgrades to the plant. The plant has been building Mercedes-Benz R-Class and MV-1 wheelchair accessible vehicles since 2015, but those contracts are reported to expire in October. SF Motors will use the plant to produce intelligent electric vehicles and expects to source sub-assemblie...

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th I-Shift. On September 21, Volvo workers in Curitiba approved an agreement over salary increases in 2020 and 2021. According to the Metallurgists Union of Greater Curitiba union, approximately 1,400 Volvo workers are currently working at the factory, while around 200 employees have suspended work contracts (layoff), with return to work expected on October 1, when production will increase from the current 50 to 76 heavy trucks per day, and from ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/17

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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raise for workers in August at the Ultium Cells plant in Warren, Ohio amid ongoing negotiations between management and the United Auto Workers (UAW) to bring the union in there. At present, workers for the Ultium Cells joint venture between GM and LG Energy Systems are not included under UAW labor contracts, with the Ultium Cells venture claiming that having to include its workers into negotiations is not viable. However, current General Motors-...

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