eating a serious wage issue—especially in Stellantis, where workers have long relied on social safety nets. The union and the workers are calling for wage increases that defend purchasing power and also income integration when companies use social safety nets. The unions are also demanding clear investments and production plans for Stellantis and Iveco. More strikes are planned at Stellantis, Iveco, and Ferrari plants. On December 20, multipl...

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le transition. The Government needs to take decisive action, and collaboration with Stellantis leaders and trade unions is essential to address the concerns of workers at Stellantis plants and suppliers. Stellantis's industrial plan should focus on maximizing production at all plants and increasing investments in research. This will help reduce layoffs and encourage new hiring. Recent strike data shows high participation rates across various comp...

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h ACC and Italian government to invest transformation into ACC's Gigafactory as scheduled to begin operations in 2026, currently project suspended - Number of Employees: 1,780 (as of Mar 2026) - Gigafactory project suspended in 2024; the plant will be refocused on hybrid transmission production. - Investments:   2022–2026: EUR 2 billion planned for the battery plant (project currently suspended). - Operation started in 1972. Alfa Romeo at t...

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orks Council of the Mercedes-Benz Sindelfingen plant are jointly setting the course for the production of the GLA as part of the pilot project “Innovation Factory”. The pilot project is scheduled to last around two years. It comprises virtually all aspects of production. Mercedes-Benz Cars made investments in its plants at an early stage, to ensure that they would be flexible and have technical equipment offering trend-setting Industry 4.0 so...

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cut 2,510 jobs as plant issues continue Stellantis Italy to cut total 3,597 jobs in Italian factories, prompting union dispute and call for government intervention Workers strike over safety concerns at Stellantis Pomigliano d'Arco plant, Italy Stellantis CEO discusses future model allocations and investments in Italian factories Stellantis' Pomigliano plant production is increase by 3.5% in first half of 2024 Stellantis extends redundancy fund ...

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ant will be closed during the holidays in November 2008 for production cut. As production of 6-cylinder engines is phasing out, production of 4-cylinder engines is phasing in. Production by a scale of 320,000 a year will start in 2011, and the production capacity will continue to be expanded. Plant investments for the years 2011 and 2012 stand at two billion Euros. The automaker will invest 240 million Euros in its Munich plant....

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ay 16, Hyundai Motor India Limited, in an investor update, announced that it has planned a capex of around INR 70 billion in the financial year 2025-26 (ending March 31, 2026). Out of the total planned capex, the major allocation will be around 40% for the Pune expansion and 25% for product-related investments. It will start the Pune plant in the third quarter of FY 2025-26. It is also going to focus on improving export volumes strongly going for...

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ay 16, Hyundai Motor India Limited, in an investor update, announced that it has planned a capex of around INR 70 billion in the financial year 2025-26 (ending March 31, 2026). Out of the total planned capex, the major allocation will be around 40% for the Pune expansion and 25% for product-related investments. It will start the Pune plant in the third quarter of FY 2025-26. It is also going to focus on improving export volumes strongly going for...

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f. The night shifts will be cut from second quarter on three assembly lines in Wolfsburg plant. Only a fourth assembly line that handles the Tiguan and its hybrid models, the Touran and Seat Tarraco will continue all shifts. On December 9, Volkswagen announced that its e-mobility and digitalization investments, will account for the largest proportion of total investments of EUR 159 billion for the first time, at 56% or EUR 89 billion over the nex...

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tended shutdown from December 16, 2025 till January 2026 Stellantis extends production shutdown of Cassino, Italy, plant Stellantis production in Italy declines by 20.1% in 2025 Stellantis Cassino plant, Italy resumes full production on January 27, 2026 Stellantis confirms Termoli engine production investments beyond 2030, Cassino faces EV strategy challenges Stellantis to halt Cassino plant, Italy, operations from February 27 to March 6, 2026 St...

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0 due to strategic adjustments. Since then, BJEV hasn’t invested in this project. Until now, the total investment in the smart plant has been adjusted to CNY 1.612 billion (excluding tax), including CNY 752 million for the purchase of production equipment from the Miyun plant and other additional investments of CNY 860 million (excluding tax). The construction is expected to be completed in 10 months. The smart plant will annually produce 50,00...

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Kentucky government to sell EV battery plant, property SK On reduces Georgia plant workforce by 37% as EV demand falls Ford BlueOval City EV battery plant becomes SK On Tennessee Ford’s BlueOval SK battery venture raises wages at future Tennessee, Kentucky plants SK On lays off workers, slows EV investments in North America Ford halving F-150 Lightning production at Rouge Electric Vehicle Center SK On, Westwater Resources sign agreement for na...

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Craiova in response to coronavirus Ford to restart European manufacturing production with enhanced employee protection protocols Ford new Kuga hybrid SUV powers into production New Ford S-Max hybrid is the first electrified S-MAX SAV, offers 7-seat and full hybrid powertrain in Europe Ford delays investments in Spain due to revised outlook for Europe Ford to end Fiesta production in Cologne, S-Max and Galaxy in Valencia, for EVs Ford to expand...

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plant was closed for four months. Production at Honda's Alliston plant in Canada rose 0.6% to 432,771 vehicles in 2018. On January 30, Honda announced that it completed more than USD 174 million in expansion and innovation activities at its U.S. plants in 2018, totaling USD 5.9 billion new capital investments over the past five years. A total of USD 65 million was invested for the production of electrified vehicles and powertrain components in 2...

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to 400,000 units GAC Aion completes Series A financing with nearly CNY 18.3 billion GAC Aion’s electric drives to be self-developed and self-produced with the establishment of Ruipai Power Technology GAC Aion launches new generation of AEP3.0 dedicated high-end battery electric platform GAC leads investments in Series C2 financing of HoloMatic, autonomous driving solution provider Auto Guangzhou 2022: GAC Group to release “Trillion GAC” blu...

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one in Tennessee and one in Michigan, although the company recently paused construction at the Michigan site. Including existing and future JV battery plants in the master contract is one of the remaining sticking points with the UAW. On October 26, it was announced that Ford is scaling back their investments in EV by USD 12 billion, citing lack of demand for EVs, which in turn, is being driven by high prices. The company stressed that they are ...

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tomakers with the downturn of the European economy. Meanwhile, BAIC is reportedly planning to acquire a Chinese automaker, the name of which has not been disclosed. With the aim of boosting its international operations, Beijing Automotive Group established BAIC INTL in charge of export and overseas investments. BAIC INTL will mainly sell commercial vehicles, Senova brand passenger vehicles and Wevan brand minicars of Beijing Automobile Works Co.,...

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l use their own sales channel for their specific brands. On December 16, Great Wall Motor announced that the Spotlight Automotive manufacturing base project, a joint venture between Great Wall Motor and BMW Nederland, obtained the approval certificate for the establishment as a company with foreign investments from the government on December 14, 2019. The joint venture will undergo business registration procedures with the approval certificate an...

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e boosted to 700,000, and also $600 million will be invested in retooling plants in Tennessee and Mississippi to raise their yearly production capacity to 900,000. Nissan's investment in Mexico related to production of the V platform vehicles will amount to $1.05 billion through 2013, combined with investments by suppliers. Nissan plans to introduce four new models, including the new "March" by the end of 2011. Nissan expects its production in Me...

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will ensure 80% of base pay for affected employees, with the remaining 20% compensated through down days. Workers not under the lay-off can use four personal down days during favorable periods. The stoppages, scheduled for 8 days in June 2024 and 13 days in July 2024, are necessary for significant investments in new car models and factory decarbonization, with the aim of cutting carbon dioxide emissions by 85% in line with Volkswagen's Zero Impa...

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