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Continental AG plans to increase its workforce by 7,000 in 2014, focusing on growth markets including China, the US and Romania, alongside a €1bn investment programme.
With Honda and Mazda opening new plants and major investment from Volkswagen to Chrysler, Mexico’s car output is set to approach 4.5 million units by 2020.
General Motors will expand its Tychy plant to produce a new 1.6-litre diesel, targeting 200,000 engines a year as part of Opel’s European recovery plan.
BMW is in advanced talks with Mexican officials about a potential $1.5 billion plant that could build 1 and 3 Series models for export as early as 2016.
Volkswagen has agreed to allow workers at its Chattanooga, Tennessee factory to vote on United Auto Workers representation, marking a potential first for a foreign-owned US car plant.
Chrysler will halt its Sterling Heights plant for 30 days to retool for the new 200 sedan, as Fiat Chrysler Automobiles projects €8 billion in group capital expenditure for 2014.
Union efforts intensify at Toyota’s Ontario factories and Nissan’s Mississippi plant as organisers seek a foothold in North American transplant operations.
Infiniti is nearing a decision on a new North American factory, with the luxury brand’s president confirming a shortlist of US and Mexican sites and a verdict expected within the quarter.
BMW will add 1,000 permanent positions at its four UK manufacturing sites, with the majority of new roles based at the Mini plant in Oxford.
With retirement set for June 2014, Bob King’s efforts to unionise foreign-owned Southern US auto plants will define his leadership of the UAW.
Volkswagen is under pressure from IG Metall to establish a works council at its Chattanooga plant, but faces legal and political obstacles to union representation in the US.
BMW commits £750 million to UK MINI production, increasing local supplier content and introducing new engines at Oxford, Swindon and Hams Hall sites.
Bosch is working to avoid redundancies at its European plants as stagnant demand and excess capacity weigh on the supplier’s 2013 outlook.
Toyota has postponed the opening of its new Mississippi assembly plant to mid-2010, citing falling U.S. sales and economic uncertainty.
BMW is preparing to expand the Mini range to as many as ten different variants, with future models based on the group’s new front-wheel-drive UKL architecture.
The US government will auction Fisker Automotive’s assets this week in an effort to recover $168 million in federal loans, with interest from Wanxiang, Bob Lutz and others.
Volkswagen’s global works council chairman Bernd Osterloh has publicly supported the UAW’s efforts to represent workers at the company’s Chattanooga, Tennessee factory, intensifying debate over unionisation at foreign-owned US plants.
A century after Ford’s Highland Park plant revolutionised car manufacturing, the moving assembly line remains the backbone of global automotive production.
Renault's Oran facility will assemble the Symbol saloon from late 2014, marking the company's first manufacturing venture in Algeria and creating hundreds of jobs.
Elon Musk says Tesla is planning factories in Europe and Asia to support future mass-market electric car production as Model S demand outpaces current capacity.
Volkswagen is preparing to invest in a new assembly facility in Indonesia, with plans potentially tied to the country’s green car incentives and eco-friendly vehicle production.
BMW has confirmed early discussions with Mexican authorities about building a manufacturing plant, but any decision is tied to progress on a US–EU free trade agreement.
More than 700,000 passenger cars were built by Mercedes-Benz in the first six months of 2013, putting the company on track to surpass its previous annual record.
More than 2,150 workers walked out at BMW’s Rosslyn plant near Pretoria, stopping 3 Series output and disrupting export schedules to key global markets.