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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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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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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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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he construction of a sustainable future for the plant beyond 2030. In the employment chapter, the Management acquires a commitment to rejuvenate the workforce with the application of the relief contract to the 150 employees (labor personnel) born in 1962, in addition to 172 conversions of temporary contracts into indefinite ones and the novation of 350 partial contracts full time in 2023. On May 25, the Chief Executive Officer of Lancia announced...

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East, and Central and South America. The company also said it is investigating the possibility of production in Iran and Egypt in 2018, and the establishment of production joint ventures in Vietnam. On March 12, media outlets reports that UAZ is planning to produce the Patriot SUV in Iran. Several contracts were signed and necessary preparations completed at a motor show held in Tehran in February. UAZ is said to have supplied the Iranian Defens...

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ew Lion's City generation. The two intercity versions, namely the Lion's Intercity LE 12 and Lion's Intercity LE 13, will be launched first. Production will start at the beginning of 2022. On April 6, MAN Truck & Bus announced that since the sales launch of the Lion's City E in 2020, MAN has signed contracts with customers for the delivery of more than 700 electric buses. MAN recently received two orders for a total of 53 eBuses from Hamburg. M...

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tween the Landaben and Arazuri-Orkoien industrial estates. It will improve the transportation of components and vehicles by train. 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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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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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 June 4, Volkswag...

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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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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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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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ear investments and production plans for Stellantis and Iveco. More strikes are planned at Stellantis, Iveco, and Ferrari plants. On December 20, multiple sources reported that Stellantis is ending the layoffs at the Mirafiori plant for the first time in over 20 years. From December 31, solidarity contracts for 1,900 workers will not be renewed, allowing them to return to work and bringing the plant back to full operation. New hiring will start...

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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 October 16, multiple sources reported that Stellantis announced anoth...

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reement with the Works Council on cost reductions in a triple-digit million euro amount. In return, Daimler will invest billions of euros in the modernization of the plant and will produce another model in Sindelfingen.It has been also agreed that 100 employees who have been at Daimler on temporary contracts since this spring will be taken over into permanent employment, and that the number of apprentices will be increased by totally 150 over fiv...

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plant will cease production from October 16 through 27. The Fiat Panda minicar is built at the plant. Fiat will use the state-backed temporary layoff schemes to avoid over-production by keeping workers at home. Some 1,950 of the plant's 4,500 employees have already been on what-is-called solidarity contracts since March, under which they agree to work less and are also paid less in exchange for employees retaining their jobs. On August 16, Dodge ...

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’s 2014 Detroit motor show. 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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, 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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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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