In a statement, General Motors Co stated, it was gradually restarting its transmissions and motors lines at its Mexican plants in Ramos Arizpe located in the northern state of Coahuila and in the central city of Silao. The assembly plants… Read More ›
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Bruno Le Maire to take stock of French automotive industry this week
On Monday, French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire stated, he would be holding new meetings later this week with representatives of the country’s automotive industry which has been hit hard by the coronavirus. In an interview to BFM Business radio… Read More ›
Smithfield Foods Inc to resume South Dakota pork plant from May 7
Late on Wednesday, Smithfield Foods Inc, the world’s biggest pork processor said, it will restart its Sioux Falls, South Dakota plant from May 7. The plant has been idling for more than three weeks because of the coronavirus outbreak. Smithfield… Read More ›
GM to produce 1.5M face masks a month in Mexico from this month end
In a statement, General Motors Co said, by the end of April it will start producing 1.5 million face masks a month at its Mexican factory, located in the city of Toluca and will aim to produce 9 million masks… Read More ›
Smithfield Foods, biggest U.S. pork processor indefinitely shuts down Sioux Falls, South Dakota, plant due to coronavirus pandemic
Smithfield Foods, the world’s biggest pork processor stated, it will shutdown a U.S. plant indefinitely following a hike in the number of coronavirus cases among employees. It also warned that the country is moving “perilously close to the edge” in… Read More ›
Toyota extends factory shutdown in Europe till April 20
On Monday, Toyota Motor Corp said, it will be extending a suspension of production at its factories in Europe with the exception of Russia until further notice. A restart of operations could potentially start after April 20. Following the Wuhan… Read More ›
Tesla slashes on-site staff at Nevada plant, NY plant to make ventilators
In a statement, the local county manager of U.S. electric carmaker Tesla Inc stated, the on-site staff at its Nevada battery plant will be slashed by 75% because of the Wuhan coronavirus. The development comes in the wake of Panasonic… Read More ›
GM extends North American shutdown of plants without stating restarting date
In a statement, General Motors Co disclosed, it will extend the shutdown of its North American plants beyond March 30. It did not set a restart date. In an e-mail to suppliers, General Motors said, “given the unprecedented circumstances, exactly… Read More ›
JLR to suspend production at UK facilities from next week
Late on Thursday, as a measure to stop the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus, Jaguar Land Rover said it will temporarily halt production at its UK manufacturing facilities from next week. Production is likely to resume in the week of… Read More ›
Tesla scouting for new U.S. Gigafactory in central U.S.
Testla Inc is looking for a new U.S. location to build its Cybertruck Gigafactory. In a tweet, Tesla’s Chief Executive Officer, Elon Musk said, he was looking for locations in the central United States to build the company’s new Gigafactory… Read More ›