Transformation continuing apace: Zwickau car factory to produce only electric models in future After 116 years: the end of production of the Golf Estate concludes Zwickau tradition of combustion engine vehicles Made in Zwickau: 6,049,207 Volkswagen vehicles produced since 1990 Transformation into Europe’s largest electric vehicle factory: six electric models of the brands Volkswagen, Audi… Continue reading Volkswagen Ends Production Of ICE Cars At Zwickau And Goes Electric
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General Motors lays off 680 workers and eliminates third shift at its Spring Hill, Tennessee plant – World Socialist Web Site
General Motors lays off 680 workers and eliminates third shift at its Spring Hill, Tennessee plant By Zac Thorton26 June 2020 On Wednesday, June 24, General Motors (GM) announced that it was preparing to file a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) with the state of Tennessee in announcing its plan to lay off… Continue reading General Motors lays off 680 workers and eliminates third shift at its Spring Hill, Tennessee plant – World Socialist Web Site
Changes on the board of management of Robert Bosch GmbH
Stuttgart, Germany – Effective December 31, 2020, Christoph Kübel (60) will be retiring from the board of management of Robert Bosch GmbH. He will then devote himself to other company-related activities, which will be made public in due course. Kübel began his more than 30-year career at Bosch in 1986, as a commercial trainee. He… Continue reading Changes on the board of management of Robert Bosch GmbH
TuSimple seeking $250 million in new funding to scale self-driving trucks
TuSimple, the self-driving truck startup backed by Sina, Nvidia, UPS and Tier 1 supplier Mando Corporation, is headed back into the marketplace in search of new capital from investors. The company has hired investment bank Morgan Stanley to help it raise $250 million, according to multiple sources familiar with the effort. Morgan Stanley has sent… Continue reading TuSimple seeking $250 million in new funding to scale self-driving trucks
GM seeks U.S. appeals court ruling to continue legal fight with Fiat Chrysler
FILE PHOTO: The GM logo is seen at the General Motors Assembly Plant in Ramos Arizpe, state of Coahuila, Mexico October 7, 2019. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril DETROIT (Reuters) – General Motors Co (GM.N) on Friday asked a U.S. appeals court to allow it to continue pursuing its civil racketeering suit against rival Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV… Continue reading GM seeks U.S. appeals court ruling to continue legal fight with Fiat Chrysler
Ford, VW will stay neutral on challenges to Trump vehicle emissions rule: document
FILE PHOTO: The Ford logo is seen at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan, U.S., January 15, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Four major automakers will not take a position on legal challenges to the Trump administration’s decision to dramatically weaken Obama-era fuel economy standards but want to weigh in… Continue reading Ford, VW will stay neutral on challenges to Trump vehicle emissions rule: document
UK engine production down by -75% in May as manufacturing emerges from lockdown
26 June 2020 #SMMT News #UK Manufacturing UK Auto builds 55,836 engines in May – skyrocketing from just 830 in April, but still down -75.0% on last year. Dedicated support needed to accelerate production restart against a backdrop of subdued demand. Year-to-date production down by almost half a million units compared with 2019 – a… Continue reading UK engine production down by -75% in May as manufacturing emerges from lockdown
Commercial vehicle production down -61.6% in May as some factories stay closed
26 June 2020 #SMMT News #UK Manufacturing 810 commercial vehicles built in May, down -61.6% as many plants remain shuttered amid coronavirus lockdown. Year-to-date production down -29.8%, compared with an already low volume May in 2019 amid key model changeovers.1 Production for both home and overseas markets falls, down -60.3% and -63.2% respectively. UK commercial… Continue reading Commercial vehicle production down -61.6% in May as some factories stay closed
UK car production falls -95.4% in May as sector begins to restart
British car production falls -95.4% in May with plants either closed or restarting at reduced capacity. Just 5,314 units roll off production lines as social distancing measures and market lockdowns restrict output. Year-to-date UK factories turn out 324,763 cars, down -41.7% on 2019. UK car manufacturing output fell -95.4% in May with just 5,314 vehicles… Continue reading UK car production falls -95.4% in May as sector begins to restart
@VW Group: Transformation continuing apace: Zwickau car factory to produce only electric models in future
The last model with a combustion engine left the assembly line today at the Zwickau car factory. The seventh generation Golf R Estate with 2.0-litre petrol engine in Oryx White Pearl Effect was produced for a customer in Germany. From today on, only electric models of Volkswagen and in future also of the sister brands… Continue reading @VW Group: Transformation continuing apace: Zwickau car factory to produce only electric models in future