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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.
BMW has named J. Chris Koenders and Petter Witt to senior positions in its US operations, as the company seeks to strengthen its position in the American luxury market.
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.
The Center for Automotive Research in Ann Arbor has secured $1.5 million in federal funding to advance the use of agricultural materials in automotive manufacturing, with benefits expected across 22 Michigan counties.
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.
Ford COO Mark Fields has reiterated that CEO Alan Mulally remains committed to the automaker, rejecting speculation linking Mulally to the soon-to-be-vacant Microsoft leadership role.
German supercar firm Gumpert has officially closed after a failed investment left the company unable to recover from insolvency, ending nearly a decade of Apollo production.
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.
Higher wages and active unions in South Korea have led General Motors to consider scaling back its manufacturing presence in the country, which currently builds a fifth of its global output.
Infiniti has named Vincent Gillet as its new Vice President of Marketing, with the experienced brand executive set to take up the Hong Kong-based role in September 2013.
Fiat has kept thousands of Italian autoworkers on state-backed paid leave, idling factories for months as car sales slump across Europe.
Volkswagen’s Chattanooga factory has created more than 12,000 jobs and generated over $643 million in annual income, according to University of Tennessee research.
France’s finance ministry is seeking external financial advice as PSA Peugeot Citroën explores potential alliances and faces ongoing financial pressure in 2013.
Two unions at Daimler's Portland, Oregon, truck plant remain on strike over pay and benefits, with union leaders aiming to revive stalled contract negotiations.
Unionised workers at GM Korea held a six-hour partial strike on 4 July, halting production and refusing overtime as wage talks stalled and concerns grew over future manufacturing plans.
National Electric Vehicle Sweden moves closer to reviving Saab car production in Trollhättan, Sweden, with plans to recruit 27 assembly workers ahead of a targeted restart.
Andreas Offermann will take over SEAT’s sales and marketing from September 2013, replacing Paul Sevin as Volkswagen seeks to revive its struggling Spanish brand.
US-based Miles Electric Vehicles, known for its low-speed electric fleet vehicles, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on 11 June 2013 after struggling with liabilities far exceeding its assets.
Opel is weighing a move to assemble the Mokka subcompact SUV at its Figueruelas plant in Zaragoza, Spain, as European demand outpaces expectations.