Bridgestone Americas Announces Restart of Commercial Tire and Diversified Products Operations in North America

NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Bridgestone Americas (Bridgestone) has announced plans to restart its North American commercial tire plants as well as its North American Firestone Industrial Products and Firestone Building Products manufacturing facilities on April 13. The company’s start-up plans reflect the performance trend in several key areas of its commercial and diversified products… Continue reading Bridgestone Americas Announces Restart of Commercial Tire and Diversified Products Operations in North America

Press Releases – Corona crisis: almost 1.5 million vehicles in production losses for European auto makers

Brussels, 9 April 2020 – Factory shutdowns as a result of the COVID-19 crisis have resulted in lost production amounting to 1,465,415 motor vehicles to date, according to new figures published by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA). This figure – covering passenger cars, trucks, vans, buses and coaches – is up from 1.2 million… Continue reading Press Releases – Corona crisis: almost 1.5 million vehicles in production losses for European auto makers

@Ferrari: ‘Back on Track’, Ferrari’s project to protect the health of employees upon the restart of production

An App for the containment of Covid-19 will help the return to working life.   Maranello, 8 April 2020 – Ferrari presents the project “Back on Track”, the fruit of a partnership with a pool of virologists and experts, supported with the patronage of the Emilia Romagna Region, which aims to provide a safe working… Continue reading @Ferrari: ‘Back on Track’, Ferrari’s project to protect the health of employees upon the restart of production

Blood test, health app and contact tracking: the Ferrari plan for phase 2

We will then continue giving each collaborator the opportunity to download an App to receive medical health support in monitoring the symptoms of the virus. Thanks to the application it will also be possible to track the contacts of individual users, anonymously and in aggregate form. Data management will be entrusted to an external company… Continue reading Blood test, health app and contact tracking: the Ferrari plan for phase 2

Fiat Chrysler in talks with unions for production restart in Italy

MILAN (Reuters) – Fiat Chrysler (FCA) (FCHA.MI) and unions are discussing plans for beefed-up health measures at Italian plants to pave the way for most profitable production to restart as soon as the government eases a national lockdown, unions said on Wednesday. FILE PHOTO: New Fiat Panda and Fiat 500 mild-hybrid cars are seen in… Continue reading Fiat Chrysler in talks with unions for production restart in Italy

Press Releases – UK trade deal: EU auto makers call for far-reaching agreement

Brussels, 6 April 2020 – The scale and ambition of the trade agreement that replaces the United Kingdom’s membership of the EU must reflect the deeply intertwined nature of the automotive sector, urges the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA). If not, this would not only severely damage the industry and the wider economy, but it… Continue reading Press Releases – UK trade deal: EU auto makers call for far-reaching agreement

March 30, 2020 Via raises Series E financing to expand access to efficient, sustainable, and equitable public mobility across the globe John…

March 30, 2020 Via raises Series E financing to expand access to efficient, sustainable, and equitable public mobility across the globe John Elkann, Chairman and CEO of EXOR, lead investor in the financing: “More important than ever to work for an innovative and sustainable future.” March 30, 2020 (New York, NY) — Via, the company… Continue reading March 30, 2020 Via raises Series E financing to expand access to efficient, sustainable, and equitable public mobility across the globe John…

Ferrari N.V.: Termination of the third tranche of the disclosed multi-year share repurchase program

Maranello (Italy), 01 April 2020 – Ferrari N.V. (NYSE/MTA: RACE) (“Ferrari” or the “Company”) announces that under the third tranche of the common share buyback program announced on 14 November 2019 (“Third Tranche”), the Company has purchased additional common shares – reported in aggregate form, on a daily basis – on the Italian Stock Exchange… Continue reading Ferrari N.V.: Termination of the third tranche of the disclosed multi-year share repurchase program

McLaren to put staff on furlough, F1 drivers take pay cut

LONDON (Reuters) – McLaren became the first Formula One team to furlough staff because of the coronavirus on Wednesday, with drivers Lando Norris and Carlos Sainz joining senior management in taking a pay cut. FILE PHOTO: Formula One F1 – Pre Season Testing – Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain – February 21, 2020 McLaren’s Lando… Continue reading McLaren to put staff on furlough, F1 drivers take pay cut

@Ferrari: Ferrari N.V.: Termination of the third tranche of the disclosed multi-year share repurchase program

Maranello (Italy), 01 April 2020 – Ferrari N.V. (NYSE/MTA: RACE) (“Ferrari” or the “Company”) announces that under the third tranche of the common share buyback program announced on 14 November 2019 (“Third Tranche”), the Company has purchased additional common shares – reported in aggregate form, on a daily basis – on the Italian Stock Exchange… Continue reading @Ferrari: Ferrari N.V.: Termination of the third tranche of the disclosed multi-year share repurchase program