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Nissan UK commits to Qashqai and X-Trail at Sunderland plant

2016-10-31T10:03:31Z

Months of doubt over Nissan’s plans for investment in its Sunderland plant following the UK’s decision to exit the European Union (EU) seem to have been resolved with the announcement that the carmaker will make the next model Qashqai there as well as adding the X-Trail, which is currently made ...

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FCA strikes new labour deal with Canadian union

2016-10-19T10:50:27Z

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles has agreed a new four-year deal with Canadian union Unifor that includes a commitment to invest $325m in a rebuild of the carmaker’s Brampton assembly plant paint shop and a $6.4m investment in upgrading equipment at the Etobicoke casting plant.The contract also involves two wage increases of ...

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Schenkel chosen to lead Mercedes-Benz Poland engine unit

2016-10-14T15:03:43Z

Dr Andreas Schenkel has been named as the first CEO of Mercedes-Benz Manufacturing Poland, as the carmaker confirmed an announcement in May about a €500m investment in an engine plant in the city of Jawor.The 49-year old graduate mechanical engineer and economist (pictured) has been with the group since joining ...

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Ford ends production in Australia after more than 90 years

2016-10-11T17:27:57Z

[Updated October 13th] Ford has closed its assembly plant in Broadmeadows in the Australian state of Victoria, as first announced back in 2013.The plant opened in 1959 but Ford had been making cars in Australia for 91 years when the Model T went into production in 1925. The last Falcon ...

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GM stays tight-lipped over plans for production in St Petersburg

2016-10-11T15:49:55Z

GM has declined to comment on suggestions that production at its plant in St Petersburg could restart by the end of the year.Production was stopped at the plant back in mid-2015 because GM could see no likelihood of improvement in the Russian market on the horizon.Comments made recently by policymakers ...

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MG Motor calls time on assembly at Longbridge

2016-09-28T10:15:22Z

MG Motor UK is to cease final assembly of cars later this year at Longbridge, in the UK, after parent company SAIC Motor decided to move the operation to China.In a statement issued on Friday (September 23rd) MG said the decision had been taken as part of a strategic UK ...

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Unpacking conventional wisdom

2016-04-01T09:00:31Z

Whether one-way or returnable, owned by OEMs and tier suppliers or rented from specialist providers, current packaging models are being re-evaluated in the search for efficiency and cost-savings. Within the North American manufacturing operations of global automotive supplier Magna International, a fascinating pilot project is underway. After a year-long study ...