FILE PHOTO: The corporate logo of Ford is seen at Brussels Motor Show, Belgium January 9, 2020. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir (Reuters) – General Motors Co (GM.N), Ford Motor Co (F.N) and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV (FCAU.N) are targeting May 18 to resume some production at their U.S. factories after shutting down plants in March due to… Continue reading GM, Ford and Fiat Chrysler target May 18 U.S. restart date: WSJ
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@GM: General Motors Takes Additional Steps to Fortify Balance Sheet
General Motors Takes Additional Steps to Fortify Balance Sheet 2020-04-27 DETROIT – General Motors Co. (NYSE:GM) has extended $3.6 billion under its three-year revolving credit agreement to April 2022, to further strengthen its liquidity position. This complements the extension of the $2 billion 364-day revolving credit agreement to April 2021 that GM and GM Financial… Continue reading @GM: General Motors Takes Additional Steps to Fortify Balance Sheet
Tesla delays return of Fremont factory workers amid shutdown extension
Tesla is delaying the return of its Fremont factory workers as it is going to extend its factory shutdown due to an extension of the shelter-in-place order in the Bay Area. Last weekend, there were reports of Tesla calling some Fremont employees back to work ahead of reopening the plant. Fremont, Tesla’s main factory, has… Continue reading Tesla delays return of Fremont factory workers amid shutdown extension
FCA helps dealers maintain links with customers
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles UK (FCA UK) has launched a video conferencing system to allow its retailers to maintain an essential link with customers and prospects. The CAR@HOME system allows retailers to help customers configure their car, send in videos and images for a trade-in evaluation and even send through finance offers. From next week FCA… Continue reading FCA helps dealers maintain links with customers
UPDATE 3-Europe restarts car factories amid uncertain demand
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – German carmaking giant Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) resumed production at its biggest factory on Monday as part of a broader industry drive to get back to work in Europe, where the coronavirus pandemic has hammered demand and pushed up inventory levels. Encouraged by a fall in infection rates, Germany has eased lockdown rules and… Continue reading UPDATE 3-Europe restarts car factories amid uncertain demand
@Toyota: Toyota and FAW Restructure their Joint Company’s Management Systems with the Aim of Sustainable Growth in China
Toyota City, Japan, April 27, 2020―China FAW Group Co., Ltd. (FAW) and Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) will restructure their management systems with the aim of achieving sustainable growth in China. As part of the restructuring, Tianjin FAW Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. (TFTM) will become a FAW-Toyota manufacturing and supervising affiliate; all other body and engine… Continue reading @Toyota: Toyota and FAW Restructure their Joint Company’s Management Systems with the Aim of Sustainable Growth in China
Fiat Chrysler resumes van production in Atessa, some other Italian operations
MILAN (Reuters) – Fiat Chrysler (FCHA.MI) resumed van production on Monday at its Atessa plant in central Italy, a week before the country plans to start lifting a national lockdown put in place to limit the spread of the coronavirus. FILE PHOTO: The logo of car manufacturer Fiat is seen in Zurich, Switzerland October 30,… Continue reading Fiat Chrysler resumes van production in Atessa, some other Italian operations
@Tata-JLR: JAGUAR LAND ROVER SCALES UP FACE VISOR PRODUCTION FOR NHS STAFF FIGHTING CORONAVIRUS
Jaguar Land Rover’s response to Covid-19 Jaguar Land Rover engineering and community efforts globally:• We are also focusing our efforts supporting our local communities by providing Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles to organisations such as the British Red Cross and emergency services. To date, Jaguar and Land Rover has deployed more than 308 vehicles… Continue reading @Tata-JLR: JAGUAR LAND ROVER SCALES UP FACE VISOR PRODUCTION FOR NHS STAFF FIGHTING CORONAVIRUS
Alcantara Re-Opens Umbria Plant In Italy
“Our decision to close the plant in March was based on a need to guarantee the safety of our employees,” said Alcantara Chairman and CEO Andrea Boragno. The facility has since undergone a deep-sanitization process and returning employees are being provided with masks, gloves and goggles as they enter the plant. Boragno added “It is… Continue reading Alcantara Re-Opens Umbria Plant In Italy
Lear Releases Second Edition of Safe Work Playbook with New Content and Advanced Protocols for Facility Safety
Playbook offers 80-plus pages of education, training, communication and auditing toolkits SOUTHFIELD, Mich., April 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Lear Corporation (NYSE: LEA), a global automotive technology leader in Seating and E-Systems, today released the second edition of its Safe Work Playbook which provides new content for integrating health and safety protocols into day-to-day operations to help… Continue reading Lear Releases Second Edition of Safe Work Playbook with New Content and Advanced Protocols for Facility Safety