in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture, and accepted the demands of the Toyota Motor Workers' Union (Executive Committee Chairman: Keisuke Kito) in full. This marks the sixth consecutive year that the company has accepted the demands in full. The company also agreed to the union’s request for an annual bonus amounting to 7.3 months' worth of base wages. This response addresses the recent rise in prices and acknowledges the union’s efforts to improv...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/19

rently builds the Atlas, Atlas Cross Sport and ID.4 SUV. The deal, which now goes to a vote by members, includes a 20% raise over the four-year contract, a 20% health care cost reduction for members, as well as long-term job security provisions for workers. The agreement includes a USD 6,550 worker bonus upon ratification, plus annual USD 2,550 bonuses. The UAW said the agreement reflects significant improvements over VW’s last proposal in fall...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/03/04

ebla, Mexico in order to readjust its workforce. VW had offered a two-year temporary leave, in which workers would receive one full year of salary and benefits, and return to the same or a similar position, a definitive voluntary retirement with a settlement equivalent to 200% of their salary and a bonus of USD 20,000, or a transfer to the Audi plant in San Jose Chiapa or the engine plant in Silao with no guarantee of permanent work. The General...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/03/03

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: 2026/03/03

17 that it is reducing the price of Viva by up to MYR 5,300. The reduction in price begins on June 17 at all 181 sales outlets nationwide. The new price range is between MYR 22,000 and MYR 36,800, which is the most affordable entry level car prices in Malaysia. Perodua is also giving a MYR 800 cash bonus to those who register a Viva between June 17 and the end of August 2014. An MPV "Boon Luminas/Passo Sette," which was jointly developed by Daiha...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/03/02

million. The program is planned to be implemented until all available funding is used, but no longer than December 31, 2029. The new support programme plans to give EUR 4,000 for buying a new electric car or plug-in hybrid and EUR 3,000 for buying a used electric car. It will also give a EUR 2,000 bonus for scrapping an old ICE car by taking it to a recycling company. Based on press release from the Ministry of Climate and Energy (KEM), Latvia...

News  Updated at: 2026/02/24

e, securing pay raises, job protections and a win for the United Auto Workers union in the South. “VW workers are leading the way for the entire labor movement and non-union autoworkers everywhere. Welcome to the UAW family," UAW President Shawn Fain said. Workers will immediately get a USD 6,550 bonus when the contract goes into effect on February 23. They will also receive a 20% wage increase across the life of the contract, which ends in Feb...

News  Updated at: 2026/02/21

l of the ZOE was released at the Geneva Motor Show in March 2012. Renault started accepting bookings after Paris Motor Show in September and it will arrive at Renault dealerships in the first quarter of 2013. Base price of the ZOE is 20,700 euros and it qualifies for up to 7,000 euros environmental bonus from the French government. Renault has opened its order books for the Estate version of New Clio which was launched on October 11, 2012. New Cl...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/02/16

now order the full package which includes the BMW Wallbox Professional, an E.ON V2G electricity tariff, and a smart meter if one is not already installed. Charging and discharging are handled automatically using a joint BMW–E.ON system. Customers earn money whenever their car is plugged in, with bonuses of up to EUR 720 per year. BMW iX3 drivers can drive up to 14,000 km annually without paying for charging. The first 100 BMW iX3 customers who...

News  Updated at: 2026/02/10

BEVs as well as PHVs and EREVs that meet certain conditions. The budget is approximately EUR 3 billion and covers approximately 800,000 vehicles.• Special depreciation system for corporations (tax deduction when purchasing EVs)France• The EV purchase subsidy program known as the "Environmental Bonus" will continue into 2026. Up to approximately EUR 5,700 in subsidies for low- and middle-income groups Italy• Ecobonus program continues, with...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2026/02/09

ic vehicles should be defined by four areas: vehicle production and R&D, electric powertrains, battery cells, and key electronic components. Every vehicle that meets the ‘Made in Europe’ criteria should receive a label and qualify for several benefits. These vehicles should also receive a CO₂ bonus. And if a manufacturer meets the ‘Made in Europe’ requirements for a large proportion of its fleet, such a CO₂ bonus should even be recogn...

News  Updated at: 2026/02/06

r the four-year contract, what union officials described as a 20% health care cost reduction for members, as well as long-term job security provisions for workers at the Chattanooga plant that currently builds the Atlas, Atlas Cross Sport and ID.4 SUV. The agreement also includes a USD 6,550 worker bonus upon ratification, plus annual USD 2,550 bonuses. The UAW said the agreement reflects significant improvements over VW’s last proposal in fall...

News  Updated at: 2026/02/06

ged 31.9% to 45,495 units with a 19.3% share, LPG-powered cars increased 15.9% to 891 units with a share of 0.4% and diesel cars fell 7.2% to 28,871 units with a share of 12.3%.In addition to the low sales volume in September 2024 as a rebound from the last-minute demand before the EV environmental bonus is abolished at the end of 2023, the fact that there was one more business day in September also helped. In addition, the new incentives for EVs...

Automotive Sales Data  Updated at: 2026/02/05

himbun on May 17, 2012) Yachiyo Industry Co., Ltd. announced on January 13 that it will offer a special early retirement assistance program to streamline its workforce structure faced with a projected decline in orders for minivehicles from Honda. Applicants for the program are to receive a special bonus in addition to ordinary severance payment when they retire from the company on April 30. Yachiyo is planning to reduce the operation schedule at...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2026/01/28

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: 2026/01/21

All Toyota Workers' Unions decide to request five-months’ bonus in spring 2026 wage negotiations The Federation of All Toyota Workers' Unions (ATWU, Chairman Katsuyoshi Nishino) with 362,000 members decided on January 16 at its “Central Committee” meeting how to tackle spring 2026 wage negotiations. It did not set a unified request for a base wage raise for the sixth year in a row. As for bonuses, it will request, as in the previous year, a...

News  Updated at: 2026/01/20

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: 2026/01/15

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: 2025/12/18

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 July 8, Seat during the company’s press confere...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/12/09

production is up to full speed, as many as 130,000 vehicles per year can in the future be produced in Hannover. On May 18, Volkswagen announced pre-sales of the new ID. Buzz and ID. Buzz Cargo starts in Germany and most European markets on May 20, 2022. Without taking into account the environmental bonus in Germany, the gross list price for ID. Buzz Pro is EUR 64,581 (in Germany) and ID. Buzz Cargo is EUR 54,430 (in Germany). The first vehicles w...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/12/09