l the benefits of its combustion-engine siblings plus the additional advantages of emissions-free, silent travel the Zafira-e Life is available in Germany at a list price of only EUR 53,800 (RRP including VAT, Zafira-e Life M Selection). This sum is reduced to EUR 45,825 thanks to the environmental bonus in Germany. On October 2, Citroen announced that new Citroen e-SpaceTourer continues the brand’s electric revolution, offering zero-emissions ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/16

500 workers who usually work the following 12-8 A.M. shift did not clock in and, instead, went on strike in the factory's courtyard. The factory produces 1,400 cars per day. The strike went on for 12 days to May 27. A total of TRY 1,000 will be paid to all workers within one week and also a TRY 600 bonus will be paid each month until the end of the 2015. The management of the factory promised a wage hike within one month and none of the workers w...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/15

production at Landaben for new electric models Volkswagen Navarra plant expands to accommodate new EV production VW Navarra stops production due to Valencia flood impact on suppliers, aims to resume soon VW Navarra proposes 2025 production calendar with ERTE, shift closures, and union requests for bonus payments VW Navarra, Spain and unions signs on ERTE Agreement for 2025 VW Navarra adjusts 2025 production forecast as EV integration reduces cap...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/11

roblems with safety at the plant, citing twice monthly inspections for compliance with occupational safety measures. Tesla's management at Gigafactory Berlin announced on November 3 that the plant’s 11,000 workers will receive a 4% wage raise effective in November. Tesla will also pay a EUR 1,500 bonus in December to offset inflation and in February 2024 raise annual wages by an additional EUR 2,500 for the German workers, according to people f...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/08

icles down 21.7% with a 14.9% share. LPG-powered passenger cars rose 1.7% with a share of 0.5%.There were no new registrations for natural gas and hydrogen drive types.EV sales continued to report significant growth in March, due to lower prior-year figures due to the abolition of the environmental bonus. HVs now represent the biggest share of 40.0％ and sales of PHVs also surged 65.8％.Average CO2 emissions decreased by 11.7% to 109.8g/km.Truc...

Automotive Sales Data  Updated at: 2025/07/04

d Dec. 31, 2022 Net R&D Expenditure 2,347 2,418 2,148 % of Sales 18.6 18.2 16.3 -In the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, the company’s R&D Expenditure decreased by USD 71 million, or 2.9%, from the previous year’s USD 2,418 million to USD 2,347. The decline was primarily due to lower bonus payments and increased government assistance through subsidies and R&D tax credits. These savings were partly offset by higher engineer salaries...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/07/04

5.5% share, hybrid vehicles (HV) increased 17.6% to 69,367 units with a 31.9% share (including a 22.3% increase to 14,575 units for plug-in hybrids (PHV) with a 6.7% share), electric vehicles (EVs) down 15.4% to 27,479 with a 12.6% share, and diesel vehicles up 9.7% to 42,153 with a 19.4% share.The bonus for PHVs was eliminated in January 2023. Therefore, electrified vehicle sales had a rush in the fourth quarter of 2022, but fell in January 2023...

Automotive Sales Data  Updated at: 2025/07/02

tis Slovakia announced that it has decided to increase the financial evaluation of its employees beyond the scope of the current collective agreement to appreciate the efforts of each employee in an extremely turbulent time, in agreement with the trade union OZ KOVO. The payment of an extraordinary bonus of EUR 300, an increase in the guaranteed monthly wage, and the introduction of a competence bonus will translate into an increase in the wages ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/06/24

Jatco to offer early retirement and outplacement assistance Jatco Ltd. (Jatco) has decided to implement an early retirement scheme, targeting its non-manufacturing workers who are 40 years old or older and have five or more years of service with the company. There is no set duration or goal in terms of the number of applicants to the program. Jatco will offer an early retirement bonus and outplacement assistance to the applicants. A company spoke...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/10

Italia signed a new agreement with major trade unions covering the economic part of the second two-year period of the collective labor contract for 2023–2026. The agreement continues a long-standing partnership between the company and unions. Key updates include wage increases, better performance bonus criteria, and restarting work on job classification improvements. Workers will see an average salary increase of EUR 135 over 2 years, plus two ...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/09

.Sales of light commercial vehicles (LCV) increased by 15.8% in November to 33,824 units. On December 4, multiple sources reported that according to Francois Roudier of PFA, electric vehicles (EV) delivered by March 15, 2024 (orders placed by December 15) will be eligible for the current ecological bonus subsidiary program. The bonus after that date will become stricter, so manufacturers are rushing to register cars before the tightening. Regist...

Automotive Sales Data  Updated at: 2025/06/04

s year, and sales of 5,493 buses were a 12.5% increase.The VDA announced that 2023 passenger car exports of 3,110,100 units had increased 17% and domestic production of 4,115,600 units had increased 18% year over year.The Federal Office of Economics and Export Control (BAFA) ended the environmental bonus on December 18, which is expected to affect EV sales in 2024.Registrations of new vehicle by type Type Dec. 2023 Y-o-Y Jan.-Dec. 2023 Y-o-Y...

Automotive Sales Data  Updated at: 2025/06/04

tion briefly resumed last week before being suspended again. The strike has also impacted suppliers, with Imperial Logistics workers protesting the lack of a social plan. Audi Brussels management will meet with unions on November 13, 2024, to discuss a social plan, which currently includes closure bonuses and early retirement for workers. On January 27, Audi announced the completion of a social plan agreement for approximately 3,000 employees at...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/05/23

Joyson Safety Systems, producer of security systems for the automotive industry, closed its plant in Matamoros, Mexico, after having suffered from work stoppages that began in January due to the 20/32 workers movement in the area. The 20/32 movement, which demanded a wage increase of 20% and annual bonus of MXN 32,000, arose after workers in Matamoros complained that companies eliminated benefits after fulfilling Mexican President Andres Manuel L...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/05/17

on at the St. Catharines Propulsion Plant as part of a four-year agreement reached on September 19 with the Canadian autoworkers union Unifor, according to unnamed sources. General Motors plans to invest CAN 554 million over the next four years in Canadian plants and pay workers a CAN 6,000 signing bonus under a new contract ratified by 4,000 Unifor union members on September 25. On January 15, GM Canada told the federal and Ontario governments t...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/05/13

Irizar Mexico workers strike over bonus and profit sharing dispute On April 22, workers at Irizar’s bus manufacturing plant in Querétaro, Mexico, initiated a labor strike demanding payment of a contractual bonus and profit-sharing rights. Approximately 450 to 615 employees participated in the strike, citing the company’s failure to pay the agreed "Bono Irizar" bonus, which was secured in their 2023 collective agreement.  The workers also pr...

News  Updated at: 2025/04/29

rom crushed fingers, hands or belongings with its anti-pinch protection. The smart autonomous door is in continuous communication with the integrated static obstacle detection. If the sensors identify a stationary obstacle, then the intelligent door automatically stops the opening process. An added bonus is the continuously variable gap angle. The intelligent door supports smooth opening in any position without snapping into place at all. Despite...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/04/22

cles down 21.7% with a 14.9% share. LPG-powered passenger cars rose 1.7% with a share of 0.5%.There were no new registrations for natural gas and hydrogen drive types. EV sales continued to report significant growth in March, due to lower prior-year figures due to the abolition of the environmental bonus. HVs now represent the biggest share of 40.0％ and sales of PHVs also surged 65.8％. Average CO2 emissions decreased by 11.7% to 109.8g/km. Tr...

News  Updated at: 2025/04/04

diesel vehicles decreased by 23.8% to 32,000 vehicles (15.8% share). There were no natural gas or hydrogen fueled vehicles registered. The significant growth in EV sales was due to the low level of sales in February 2024 as a reaction to the rush demand following the repeal of the EV environmental bonus at the end of 2023.   The European Commission of the European Union (EU) has announced that it will ease restrictions on carbon dioxide (CO2) e...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/03/26

red ID.3 models at dealerships and to order the appropriate charging equipment at the same time. Buyers will benefit from attractive concessions for charging via WeCharge for up to 3 years. All seven ID.3 models will be eligible for the maximum state subsidy of EUR 9,480 granted as an environmental bonus in Germany. Subsidies will also be available for the ID.3 in many other European countries. On December 23, Volkswagen announced that production...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/03/18