Coverage tagged Manufacturing.
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BMW commits £750 million to UK MINI production, increasing local supplier content and introducing new engines at Oxford, Swindon and Hams Hall sites.
Ford has fitted a Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid with interior fabrics made from Coca-Cola’s plant-based PET technology, marking the first automotive use of the material.
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.
Toyota has postponed the opening of its new Mississippi assembly plant to mid-2010, citing falling U.S. sales and economic uncertainty.
A judge’s decision has halted New York’s plan for a single taxi model, but Nissan’s NV200 ‘Taxi of Tomorrow’ remains available to buyers and fleets.
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.
A century after Ford’s Highland Park plant revolutionised car manufacturing, the moving assembly line remains the backbone of global automotive production.
Chrysler has reduced SRT Viper output by a third, responding to low demand and a backlog of unsold cars at dealerships across the United States.
A new vehicle warranty law in China, effective from 1 October 2013, increases consumer protection and is expected to raise costs for smaller domestic manufacturers.
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.
Aston Martin has halted production of the Cygnet city car, ending its brief run as the brand’s smallest and most controversial model.
Honda has announced US pricing for the 2014 Accord Hybrid, which enters showrooms from 31 October and claims the highest EPA city mpg rating for any four-door sedan.
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.
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.
A consortium led by Hamburg lawyer Ingo Voigt has tabled a $25 million bid to acquire the insolvent US plug-in car maker Fisker, aiming to restart Karma production in America.
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.
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.
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.
Volkswagen Group will base the upcoming Bentley SUV and next Touareg, Cayenne and Q7 on the MLB architecture, aiming for lighter, more efficient luxury SUVs by 2016.
Dacia’s Mioveni plant has produced its 100,000th 0.9-litre TCe turbocharged engine, less than a year after the unit’s introduction in the brand’s core models.