Toyota Motor Corp. will resume automobile production in all of its manufacturing bases around the world for the first time since February, a source with knowledge of the matter said Sunday. Toyota’s factory in Venezuela, the last where output had remained suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic, is expected to restart operations on Monday, according… Continue reading Toyota to fully resume global output for 1st time since February – Kyodo News Plus
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Nexteer Automotive announces job cuts – WJRT
FLINT, Mich. (WJRT) (07/16/2020) One of the region’s largest employers–Nexteer–announcing it would be forced to cut jobs at its US facilities, citing the coronavirus pandemic and other industry-wide challenges impacting auto makers. Nexteer Automotive is a global steering and driveline business. The company has made its name as a parts supplier to the biggest auto… Continue reading Nexteer Automotive announces job cuts – WJRT
Exclusive: Nissan plans 30% cut in output to Dec as virus hits demand -sources – Reuters UK
TOKYO (Reuters) – Nissan Motor Co (7201.T) is planning a 30% year-on-year cut in global vehicle production through December as falling demand due to the COVID-19 pandemic complicates its turnaround efforts, two sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A logo of Japan car manufacturer Nissan is pictured at a dealership Kyiv,… Continue reading Exclusive: Nissan plans 30% cut in output to Dec as virus hits demand -sources – Reuters UK
Vauxhall’s Ellesmere Port factory to restart car production after 5 MONTHS – This is Money
Production at Vauxhall’s UK car factory will resume from August 17, exactly five months after owners Groupe PSA closed the shutters on the vehicle plant. The assembly line was forced to stop operating on 17 March, one week before Britain was put into lockdown as global industries closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. But while… Continue reading Vauxhall’s Ellesmere Port factory to restart car production after 5 MONTHS – This is Money
Jaguar Land Rover reported to be delaying launch of electric XJ model – Coventry Telegraph
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Fiat Chrysler ends third shift at Windsor, Ontario plant eliminating 1375 jobs – World Socialist Web Site
Fiat Chrysler ends third shift at Windsor, Ontario plant eliminating 1,375 jobs By Carl Bronski10 July 2020 Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) announced last week that the end of the third shift at its Windsor, Ontario auto assembly plant is irrevocably slated for next Monday, July 13. The announcement finalizes earlier plans to eliminate the… Continue reading Fiat Chrysler ends third shift at Windsor, Ontario plant eliminating 1375 jobs – World Socialist Web Site
WeRide to test fully driverless cars in Guangzhou for first time – South China Morning Post
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Elon Musk: Tesla ‘very close’ to Level 5 autonomous cars – Sky News
Elon Musk says Tesla is “very close” to developing a completely autonomous driving system, the basics of which he is confident will be completed before the end of the year. During a video played at an AI Conference in Shanghai, Musk said the company had solved most of the problems associated with so-called Level 5… Continue reading Elon Musk: Tesla ‘very close’ to Level 5 autonomous cars – Sky News
DHL to Lay Off 2,200 U.K. Workers Based at Jaguar Land Rover – BloombergQuint
Jul 08 2020, 2:22 AMJul 08 2020, 3:02 PMJuly 08 2020, 2:22 AMJuly 08 2020, 3:02 PM (Bloomberg) — Logistics company DHL International GmBH plans to lay off as many as 2,200 U.K. workers based at Jaguar Land Rover factories in the latest blow to automotive jobs in the nation. Go to Source Go to… Continue reading DHL to Lay Off 2,200 U.K. Workers Based at Jaguar Land Rover – BloombergQuint
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles resumes production in Serbia – reports – just-auto.com
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) Serbia has resumed production activities at its Kragujevac factory, local media reported. “Today we work regularly, in shifts from 0600 to 1400 and from 1400 to 2200,” news agency Tanjug quoted the leader of Nezavisnost trade union at the Kragujevac factory, Zoran Stanic, as saying, SeeNews.com reported. Workers still did not… Continue reading Fiat Chrysler Automobiles resumes production in Serbia – reports – just-auto.com