PSA: the conventional collective break signed by 5 unions concerns sites in the Paris region

The FO, CFE-CGC, CFDT, CFTC and GSEA organizations, which account for nearly 78% of the votes, signed the Collective Conventional Breakdown (CCR) project, management said in a statement. Only the CGT (19.6%) opposed it. The Central Works Council (CCE) has at the same time examined all the “job and skills adjustment” measures for 2018. In… Continue reading PSA: the conventional collective break signed by 5 unions concerns sites in the Paris region

Collective bargaining breaks at PSA: unions say yes

PSA’s plan for collective breaks has been widely approved by the unions. Review: 1,300 departures and 1,300 hires planned this year, which should allow a renewal of trades. It’s official: PSA will be the first company to use the conventional collective breaks device. While the unions had already largely voted in favor of this device,… Continue reading Collective bargaining breaks at PSA: unions say yes

VW subsidiary Electrify America to install 2,800 charging stations at workplaces and multi-unit dwellings

Electrify America has announced it will install more than 2,800 workplace and residential charging stations by June 2019 in 17 of the biggest US metropolitan areas, part of a $2-billion investment in EV infrastructure and education in the US over the next 10 years. Electrify America is the Volkswagen subsidiary established to fulfill Volkswagen’s commitments… Continue reading VW subsidiary Electrify America to install 2,800 charging stations at workplaces and multi-unit dwellings

Audi aims to compete with Tesla Energy through a new ‘Smart Energy Network’

Ever since Tesla launched its own ‘Tesla Energy’ division to address the energy storage and generation side of the electric vehicle revolution, several automakers have launched similar programs. Audi becomes the latest with its ‘Smart Energy Network’. Home Solar Power The program is currently being tested in a pilot project in households located in the… Continue reading Audi aims to compete with Tesla Energy through a new ‘Smart Energy Network’

PSA wants to deploy Opel out of Europe

It’s a beginning. While Opel wants to enter twenty new countries in five years, the new property of PSA will start by pushing the fires in Chile and Ukraine, two countries where the mark with the lightning is already present epsilonnesque. Along the Andes Cordillera, “we want to triple or quadruple sales in 2018,” says… Continue reading PSA wants to deploy Opel out of Europe

Number of electric cars California needs to cut 2030 emissions unclear: 4 million or 7 million?

2018 Kia Niro Plug-In Hybrid charging at Crevier BMW, Santa Ana, California, Dec 2017 Enlarge Photo One of California’s largest electricity producers recently published a white paper that analyzed how the state will achieve its 2030 greenhouse-gas targets—and it called into question targets set forth by California regulators. Specifically, Southern California Edison (SCE) said the… Continue reading Number of electric cars California needs to cut 2030 emissions unclear: 4 million or 7 million?

Collective bargaining breaks at PSA: Mulhouse would lose 177 jobs according to the CGT

Following the announcement on January 9 of PSA to want remove 2200 jobs(while hiring 1,300 people), the CGT detailed the entire plan by site. According to the trade union organization, 177 jobs would be cut on the PSA site in Mulhouse. In this conventional disruption process, PSA management gained support from FO, CFTC, CFDT and… Continue reading Collective bargaining breaks at PSA: Mulhouse would lose 177 jobs according to the CGT

PSA releases the first conventional breaks

Pimkie failed, PSA did: the automaker received a green light from a majority of unions for its project of conventional collective breaks, a first since the recent reform of the Labor Code that introduces the device. This Friday the PSA works council is in progress and should not finish until late morning. The unions FO,… Continue reading PSA releases the first conventional breaks

Group layoffs: PSA Metz and Trémery would be affected

The term, the abbreviation, “RCC” (collective conventional break) is now well known to trade union organizations. AT PSA, the syndicate CGT of PSA Valenciennes indicates, Thursday, January 19, 2018 that this new procedure would touch multiple sites group, for a total of 1,300 positions. In Lorraine, two establishments could potentially be affected, Metz and Trémery.… Continue reading Group layoffs: PSA Metz and Trémery would be affected

Qualcomm & NXP – EU allows takeover

The European antitrust authorities have allowed Qualcomm to acquire NXP. The semiconductor industry could get a new heavyweight: Qualcomm, The company has been dedicated to vehicle networking in the form of 5G and C-V2X – also with a view to the autonomous driving. The semiconductor manufacturer NXP is also strongly represented in this segment. Qualcomm… Continue reading Qualcomm & NXP – EU allows takeover