The GM logo in Warren Michigan More By Chayut Setboonsarng BANGKOK (Reuters) – General Motors has cut about 350 jobs from its Thai subsidiary’s operations, a labour representative said on Friday, slashing more than 15% of the workforce for the U.S. automaker that has two factories in Thailand. Thailand is a major manufacturing hub in… Continue reading General Motors cuts some 350 jobs in Thailand operations – Yahoo Finance UK
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TOYOTA Motorsport and 3D Systems team up to develop automotive additive manufacturing solutions
Leading 3D printer OEM 3D Systems and German automotive R&D center TOYOTA Motorsport GmbH (TMG) have announced a partnership to develop “first-to-market” additive manufacturing solutions. Both 3D Systems and TMG will merge their respective expertise to create advanced 3D printing technologies and materials catered for high-performance applications in the automotive industry. Aiming to break new… Continue reading TOYOTA Motorsport and 3D Systems team up to develop automotive additive manufacturing solutions
General Motors cuts some 350 jobs in Thailand operations
BANGKOK (Reuters) – General Motors (GM.N) has cut about 350 jobs from its Thai subsidiary’s operations, a labor representative said on Friday, slashing more than 15% of the workforce for the U.S. automaker that has two factories in Thailand. FILE PHOTO: A sign of the General Motors (GM) plant is pictured in the Eastern Seaboard… Continue reading General Motors cuts some 350 jobs in Thailand operations
Didi Chuxing to launch self-driving rides in Shanghai and expand them beyond China by 2021
Didi Chuxing will begin picking up ride-hailing passengers with self-driving cars in Shanghai in just a few months, according to company CTO Zhang Bo (via Reuters). The plan is to roll out autonomous pick-ups in Shanghai first, starting in one district of the city, and then expand the program from there – finally culminating in… Continue reading Didi Chuxing to launch self-driving rides in Shanghai and expand them beyond China by 2021
Toyota plans post-Brexit pause at Burnaston factory
Toyota Staff at Derbyshire plant will not work on 1 November amid fears of no-deal disruption New Toyota cars are transported from the Burnaston plant in Derbyshire. Photograph: Darren Staples/Reuters Toyota is planning to halt production at its factory in Burnaston on 1 November in anticipation of possible disruption to deliveries of parts, amid growing… Continue reading Toyota plans post-Brexit pause at Burnaston factory
Ford Motor Co. to invest $550M in Louisville plants ahead of Escape's relaunch
CLOSE This is the Escape’s first complete redesign since the 2013 model year. Ford Motor Company, Wochit Amid anxiety about a global recession, slowing vehicles sales and looming job cuts, Ford Motor Co. delivered some good news to Louisville workers Thursday — a $550 million investment in its local factories and plans to retain union jobs. Most of the spending will… Continue reading Ford Motor Co. to invest $550M in Louisville plants ahead of Escape's relaunch
(LEAD) Audi Volkswagen Korea to apply lemon laws for cars sold since Jan.
(ATTN: ADDS details in paras 8-9) SEOUL, Aug. 29 (Yonhap) — Audi Volkswagen Korea said Thursday it will retroactively apply lemon laws on its vehicles sold since January in a move to boost declining sales in Asia’s fourth-biggest economy. The decision came as the German carmaker’s four brands — Audi, Volkswagen, Lamborghini and Bentley —… Continue reading (LEAD) Audi Volkswagen Korea to apply lemon laws for cars sold since Jan.
Bloomberg: VW’s Audi Negotiates Battery Supply Agreement With BYD
With Audi as a customer, BYD probably will need to step up its investments in battery production capacity again. According to Bloomberg’s unofficial sources, Audi (part of the Volkswagen Group) is in talks with Chinese BYD about lithium-ion battery supply for new models. Adding BYD to the list of suppliers would be important from the… Continue reading Bloomberg: VW’s Audi Negotiates Battery Supply Agreement With BYD
In Toyota and Suzuki alliance, two families find common ground
TOKYO — The formation of the capital partnership between Toyota Motor and Suzuki Motor, which spans an empire that produces 16 million vehicles globally, stemmed from a conversation that occurred only three months ago. “I asked [Toyota] President Akio Toyoda for a capital alliance in May,” Suzuki Chairman Osamu Suzuki told Nikkei Wednesday. Toyota will… Continue reading In Toyota and Suzuki alliance, two families find common ground
UPDATE 1-Ivory Coast, Toyota sign assembly plant deal
FLE PHOTO: A Toyota logo is displayed at the 89th Geneva International Motor Show in Geneva, Switzerland March 5, 2019. REUTERS/Pierre Albouy (Reuters) – Ivory Coast’s government signed an agreement on Thursday with Toyota (7203.T) to build a vehicle assembly plant in the West African nation, the office of Ivorian Prime Minister Amadou Gon Coulibaly… Continue reading UPDATE 1-Ivory Coast, Toyota sign assembly plant deal