General Motors Following announcement that company will close three plants, Oshawa employees wonder why theirs is shutting down General Motors workers gather for a meeting near the assembly plant in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada on 26 November. Photograph: Carlos Osorio/Reuters Wet flurries blanketed a sombre Oshawa as hundreds of workers quietly shuffled out of the General… Continue reading ‘GM is Oshawa’: Canadians respond to General Motors’ decision to close plant
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Carlos Ghosn sacked as Mitsubishi Motors chairman
Carlos Ghosn Carmaker’s board follows Nissan in ousting executive after misconduct allegations Mitsubishi Motors’ Carlos Ghosn has been accused of under-reporting his income by millions of dollars. Photograph: Etienne Laurent/EPA Carlos Ghosn has been sacked as chairman of Mitsubishi Motors, a week after he was arrested over allegations that he under-reported his income by millions… Continue reading Carlos Ghosn sacked as Mitsubishi Motors chairman
Nissan crisis sheds new light on Japan Inc’s awkward secrets
The Observer Corporate governance Nissan crisis sheds new light on Japan Inc’s awkward secrets The fall of Carlos Ghosn is the just latest in a series of shocks involving some of the country’s biggest companies Nissan’s Carlos Ghosn is now under arrest. Photograph: Toru Yamanaka/AFP/Getty Images Even as Carlos Ghosn sits alone in a tiny… Continue reading Nissan crisis sheds new light on Japan Inc’s awkward secrets
Carlos Ghosn no longer capable of leading Renault, says French minister
Nissan Car executive, who is also chairman of Nissan, arrested in Japan over alleged misconduct Carlos Ghosn presents Renault’s 2010 results. Photograph: Emma Foster/EPA France’s finance minister has declared Carlos Ghosn is no longer capable of leading Renault, after the executive, one of the leading figures in the global car industry, was arrested on Monday… Continue reading Carlos Ghosn no longer capable of leading Renault, says French minister
No-deal Brexit must be avoided at all costs, says Toyota president
Brexit Akio Toyoda says apprehension is growing as Brexit negotiations continue Cars on the production line at a Toyota factory in Japan. Toyota’s plant in Burnaston, Derbyshire, employs 2,500 people. Photograph: Bloomberg via Getty Images The president of Toyota has said a no-deal Brexit should be avoided “at all costs”, in the latest intervention by… Continue reading No-deal Brexit must be avoided at all costs, says Toyota president
MPs call for ban on petrol and diesel car sales by 2032
Automotive industry UK risks falling behind global switch to electric vehicles with ‘unambitious’ target of 2040, says committee Scotland has set 2032 as its own target for banning the sale of fossil fuel-powered vans and cars. Photograph: Danny Lawson/PA MPs have urged ministers to bring forward their ban on new petrol and diesel car sales… Continue reading MPs call for ban on petrol and diesel car sales by 2032
Ford U-turn: no-deal Brexit could force carmaker to reconsider UK plans
Ford Change of heart comes as AstraZeneca and Nissan also sound alarm about hard Brexit Ford’s Bridgend plant. Photograph: Dimitrios Legakis for the Guardian The US carmaker Ford has described a no-deal Brexit as a “red line” that would force it to reconsider the scale of its presence in Britain in a dramatic reversal of… Continue reading Ford U-turn: no-deal Brexit could force carmaker to reconsider UK plans
Man who got swagger back for Aston Martin is ready for long game
Aston Martin Despite carmaker’s disappointing stock market debut, Andy Palmer says investors feel ‘pretty good’ Andy Palmer, the CEO of Aston Martin, says his hardest day at the luxury carmaker ‘was in 2015, when I had to make 400 people redundant’. Photograph: Sarah Lee for the Guardian Andy Palmer has written himself into the history… Continue reading Man who got swagger back for Aston Martin is ready for long game
Bumper to slumper: New emissions tests choke UK car sales
Automotive industry New car registrations drop 20% in September amid Brexit uncertainty, new testing rules, and diesel decline Sales in people carriers and sports cars dropped by more than half compared to last year, with Volkswagen the hardest hit manufacturer. Photograph: Paul Ellis/AFP/Getty Images UK sales of new cars plunged by a fifth in September… Continue reading Bumper to slumper: New emissions tests choke UK car sales
Nissan becomes latest manufacturer to warn against hard Brexit
Nissan Carmaker says success of Sunderland operations enabled by frictionless trade with EU Nissan’s manufacturing plant in Sunderland is Britain’s biggest car factory and employs over 8,000 people. Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA The Japanese carmaker Nissan has warned the government that serious disruption will be caused to its huge manufacturing operation in the north-east of England… Continue reading Nissan becomes latest manufacturer to warn against hard Brexit