Comau, one of the global leaders in advanced industrial automation products and solutions, and Exechon, an international company whose patented technologies are being used to develop advanced Parallel Kinematic Machine solutions, have joined forces to design and produce a new Comau machining centre able to handle lightweight framing and structural components for multiple sectors with… Continue reading Comau partners Exechon for new machining centre, focuses on electrification and lightweighting
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Fiat Chrysler to cut shift at Windsor Assembly Plant; move affects 1,500 workers
CLOSE A 2017 Chrysler Pacifica is on the skillet line at Fiat Chrysler’s Windsor Assembly Plant in May 2016. FCA announced Thursday that it would cut a shift at the plant this year, affecting 1,500 workers. (Photo: Eric Seals, Detroit Free Press) Fiat Chrysler Automobiles plans to cut a shift this year at its Windsor… Continue reading Fiat Chrysler to cut shift at Windsor Assembly Plant; move affects 1,500 workers
GM to add shifts, 1,200 jobs at Lansing plants
Detroit — General Motors Co. will add more than 1,200 jobs at its Lansing factories to meet customer demand for its mid-size SUVs and to support the introduction of two all-new Cadillac sedans, the Detroit automaker said Friday. GM’s Lansing Grand River Assembly will get a second shift resulting in the addition of almost 400 employees to build the new Cadillac CT4 and… Continue reading GM to add shifts, 1,200 jobs at Lansing plants
Fiat Chrysler to cut Windsor’s 3rd shift as it drops Dodge Grand Caravan
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV said Thursday it will cut the third shift at Windsor Assembly this summer as it begins to phase out production of the Dodge Grand Caravan. The June 29 deadline is the fourth new deadline granted to the 1,500 employees working in the minivan plant. It comes as the company “works to align volumes… Continue reading Fiat Chrysler to cut Windsor’s 3rd shift as it drops Dodge Grand Caravan
FIA make private settlement with Ferrari over F1 engine
FILE PHOTO: Formula One F1 – Pre Season Testing – Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain – February 20, 2019 A Ferrari engineer holds a placard with the times as Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel drives during testing REUTERS/Albert Gea LONDON (Reuters) – Formula One’s governing body said on Friday it had reached a settlement with Ferrari after… Continue reading FIA make private settlement with Ferrari over F1 engine
Axing of Geneva car show forces manufacturers to rethink car launches
FRANKFURT, Feb 28 (Reuters) – Carmakers were scrambling to reorganise press conferences and vehicle presentations after Swiss authorities forced the cancellation of the Geneva car show on Friday in an effort to contain the coronavirus.
More than 160 exhibitors were scheduled to show off their cars and services at the 90th Geneva Motor Show, which was due to start on Monday and last until March 15.
BMW and Mercedes-Benz said they would use live-streaming to present the BMW Concept i4 and a revamped Mercedes E-Class respectively.
Ferrari does not plan to arrange alternative events, and Fiat Chrysler said it had no plan B, but that it was considering ways to show off a new electric Fiat 500.
French brand DS, part of PSA Group said it was seeking a venue near Paris to showcase a new concept car and was rescheduling interviews with executives by telephone.
Audi, a premium brand belonging to Volkswagen, said it would seek to use digital channels to launch its Audi A3 sportback and Audi e-Tro..
Geneva Motor Show 2020: the cars we would have seen at cancelled show
The 2020 Geneva Motor Show was due to open its doors to the world’s press on Tuesday 3rd of March, but has now been cancelled by show organisers due to the developing outbreak of coronavirus in Europe. Geneva is one of the most important events in the motoring calendar, acting as a stage for some of… Continue reading Geneva Motor Show 2020: the cars we would have seen at cancelled show
Fiat Cuts 1,500 Jobs at Canada Minivan Plant as Demand Weakens
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV is cutting production at its Canadian minivan plant, eliminating about 1,500 jobs as it grapples with flattening demand for new vehicles.
Howes: Failed execution, culture weigh on Ford performance, shares – The Detroit News
When historians record the six years since Alan Mulally retired as CEO of Ford Motor Co., the chapter could be entitled “A Chronicle of Wasted Time.” Here was COO-designate Jim Farley using a Wednesday presentation to investors to deliver a message as bracing as a bucket of ice water: “I can see it on the face of… Continue reading Howes: Failed execution, culture weigh on Ford performance, shares – The Detroit News
FCA CEO Manley’s total compensation was $14.4M in 2019
CLOSE Fiat Chrysler CEO Mike Manley had total compensation of $14.4 million in 2019, although his direct compensation for the year was less. (Photo: Junfu Han, Detroit Free Press) Mike Manley had more than $14.4 million (13.3 million euros) in total compensation in 2019, his first full year as CEO of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. The figure,… Continue reading FCA CEO Manley’s total compensation was $14.4M in 2019