CLOSE Scenes from Detroit as residents learn to live and adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic and find their new normal. Detroit Free Press A Fiat Chrysler Automobiles worker based at the Chelsea Proving Grounds and diagnosed with the novel coronavirus died Thursday morning, the UAW said. This is the 12th confirmed death of an FCA employee… Continue reading FCA worker based at Chelsea Proving Grounds dies as COVID-19 toll climbs
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@GM: GM to Share Face Mask Production Plans with Michigan Manufacturers Association and Original Equipment Suppliers Association
GM to Share Face Mask Production Plans with Michigan Manufacturers Association and Original Equipment Suppliers Association Due to surging demand for face masks, GM is also increasing production capability at its Warren, Michigan plant to fight COVID-19 pandemic 2020-04-09 DETROIT – Based on the overwhelming number of requests for face masks for frontline workers, GM… Continue reading @GM: GM to Share Face Mask Production Plans with Michigan Manufacturers Association and Original Equipment Suppliers Association
@VW Group: Volkswagen and IG Metall successfully complete pay negotiations
Volkswagen and IG Metall have brought their negotiations for Volkswagen AG employees covered by the company collective agreement to a successful conclusion. As a result of the coronavirus crisis, the negotiations took place under extremely difficult conditions. The parties agreed that the pay agreement, which had been terminated with effect from April 30, 2020, should… Continue reading @VW Group: Volkswagen and IG Metall successfully complete pay negotiations
@VW Group: Volkswagen Group China: Clear signs of business recovery
Volkswagen Group China’s operations are showing clear signs of business recovery. All 2,000 Volkswagen brand dealerships are now open again, with showroom traffic during the last weekend of March comparable to the same period last year. Over 95% of the dealerships of the other locally producing brands Audi and ŠKODA have also reopened. The SAIC… Continue reading @VW Group: Volkswagen Group China: Clear signs of business recovery
GM plans to extend shutdown of Brazil auto production by 60 days
SAO PAULO, April 9 (Reuters) – General Motors Co plans to keep its Brazilian factories shut down for at least 60 more days, the company said on Thursday, as the final batch of unionized workers voted on the automaker’s proposal. GM’s plants have already stopped production amid the novel coronavirus outbreak and the new 60… Continue reading GM plans to extend shutdown of Brazil auto production by 60 days
Hyundai’s Czech plant set to restart after coronavirus halt
The car industry is central to the Czech economy and its closure since mid-March has had knock-on effects for the many companies that supply it.
@Toyota: Toyota Research Institute’s Kelly Kay Is Transforming Mobility
Toyota Research Institute (TRI) Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Kelly Kay, is a proponent of change. So much so, she’s centered her entire career around helping companies transform and grow. Early in her career, which began in the banking industry, she helped move the company online at a time when no one else… Continue reading @Toyota: Toyota Research Institute’s Kelly Kay Is Transforming Mobility
PSA seeks to shift Fiat Chrysler merger into high gear
The tie-up was announced at the end of October and originally scheduled to be finalised in early 2021 at the latest, in order to create the world’s fourth-largest automaker Paris: The teams working on the merger of carmakers PSA Group and Fiat Chrysler (FCA) are “picking up the tempo” to finalise the merger, the head… Continue reading PSA seeks to shift Fiat Chrysler merger into high gear
Toyota to halt Indonesia production as Jakarta locks down
JAKARTA — Toyota Motor will temporarily shut down production in Indonesia, Nikkei learned Thursday, with the government ordering a partial lockdown in the capital to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus. Toyota will halt operations from Monday through April 17. Toyota subsidiary Daihatsu Motor is to suspend production for eight days starting Friday. Toyota’s annual output capacity in the country totals… Continue reading Toyota to halt Indonesia production as Jakarta locks down
Nissan seeks $4.6bn credit line to raise liquidity amid pandemic
TOKYO — Nissan Motor is seeking a credit line worth 500 billion yen ($4.6 billion) from Japanese banks, led by Mizuho Bank. The move is aimed at staving off funding problems for the Japanese automaker as vehicle sales plunge amid the new coronavirus outbreak. The Japanese automaker decided to make the request at a board meeting on… Continue reading Nissan seeks $4.6bn credit line to raise liquidity amid pandemic