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Volkswagen Reopens Europe Plants, Offering a Vision of the Postvirus Factory – The Wall Street Journal

BERLIN—Volkswagen AG will restart car plants across Europe next week, offering a pandemic-era blueprint for other global manufacturers that will alter workers’ daily lives and, at least temporarily, relegate productivity to the back seat. The world’s biggest car maker by sales is issuing new manuals to its global workforce, detailing a list of 100 workplace… Continue reading Volkswagen Reopens Europe Plants, Offering a Vision of the Postvirus Factory – The Wall Street Journal

Ricardo provides chassis/EV safety tech to Geely – just-auto.com

Ricardo’s functional safety teams based in China and the UK will provide support for aspects of chassis and new energy systems relating to a new vehicle in compliance with ISO26262 (Road vehicles – Functional safety). Ricardo has been contracted by Geely Automotive Research Institute, the research and development organisation of the Chinese automaker located in… Continue reading Ricardo provides chassis/EV safety tech to Geely – just-auto.com

Turkey’s Mercedes Benz factories operational next week, others hint at resuming soon – Daily Sabah

Mercedes Benz Türk said in a statement Thursday that it will start production starting next week at its two plants in Turkey after taking a short break in production within the scope of the measures taken to curb the spread of the coronavirus in the country. The company’s Hoşdere Bus Factory in Istanbul will be… Continue reading Turkey’s Mercedes Benz factories operational next week, others hint at resuming soon – Daily Sabah

Geely-Kandi Affiliate Fengsheng Automotive Introduces Pure Electric SUV Maple 30X – GlobeNewswire

 —First 30x Model Released via Online Launch Ceremony——Available for Pre-Order Immediately—JINHUA, CHINA, April 13, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —  Kandi Technologies Group, Inc. (the “Company,” “we” or “Kandi”) (NASDAQ GS: KNDI), today announced that Fengsheng Automotive Technology Group Co., Ltd. (the “Affiliate Company” or “Fengsheng”), introduced its first pure electric SUV, the Maple 30x. Available for… Continue reading Geely-Kandi Affiliate Fengsheng Automotive Introduces Pure Electric SUV Maple 30X – GlobeNewswire

Daimler to resume German engine output as China rebounds – Automotive News Europe

FRANKFURT — Daimler’s Mercedes-Benz brand expects production in Germany will slowly be able to resume at some key manufacturing functions later this month. Powertrain plants will reopen first to build up a supply of key parts for vehicle assembly plants, Daimler said in a statement on Wednesday. The automaker’s engine plants and its Kamenz factory… Continue reading Daimler to resume German engine output as China rebounds – Automotive News Europe

Fiat reaches deal with unions on measures for production restart in Italy – Automotive News Europe

ROME — Fiat reached a deal with unions over measures to adopt in its Italian plants once the government eases restrictions on business activity put in place to contain the coronavirus outbreak. Italy, the epicenter of the virus emergency in Europe, imposed a nationwide lockdown on March 9. Two weeks later non-essential businesses including car,… Continue reading Fiat reaches deal with unions on measures for production restart in Italy – Automotive News Europe

Audi readies production restart in Europe – Automotive News Europe

FRANKFURT — Audi plans to resume engine production at its factory in Hungary on Tuesday to build up supplies for its European car plants. An Audi spokeswoman said the automaker expects the site in Gyor, one of the world’s largest powertrain factories, will begin operating again after the Easter holiday. The factory produced 1.97 million… Continue reading Audi readies production restart in Europe – Automotive News Europe