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IndustriALL Endorses Global Agreements to Fight and Shape Policy on the Growing Number of Auto Plant Closures
So whither auto plants with their well-paid, highly skilled and heavily unionized work? Plant closures and retrenchments in several countries is worrying for unions. Continue reading
North American Production Up, But Sales Down
With 2018 in the rearview mirror, overall sales of imported vehicles increased by just over 2%, with imported SUV sales skyrocketing by more than 15%, due to a lack of regionally-produced models to meet the ever-growing demand for the boxy body style. Continue reading
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Trade Wars: FCA to Expand Production Capacity in Michigan
Given his vast international experience, Manley appears ideal to negotiate the choppy waters of ongoing and yet unknown trade wars and protect FCA’s investment of nearly $14.5 billion since 2009, with ~30,000 jobs created to date. All automakers are against Trump trade policy by twitter. Continue reading
Unions Protest Closing of Ford Plant Leningrad Region
Although the closure of the Vsevolozhsk plant has not been confirmed, Ford announced in January 2019 that it would review its development strategy in Russia. Depending on the review, the plant in Vsevolozhsk and two plants to produce cars and engines in the Republic of Tatarstan may be closed. Continue reading
Chinese Junk Watch – Crate and Barrel Milk Bottles
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled milk bottles and contact Crate and Barrel to receive a full refund. The firm has acknowledged one report of the straw breaking. No injuries have been reported. Continue reading
Ford Exits Heavy Truck Business in South America
Most of these pre-tax special item charges and cash outflows of 4460 million will be recorded in 2019 and are part of the $11 billion in EBIT charges with cash-related effects of $7 billion the company expects to take in the redesign of its global business. Continue reading
Japanese-brand Automakers Generate 1.52 Million Jobs in US
It doesn’t estimate how many are lost to oversees manufacturing and imports. Thus, go the one-sided volleys in the ongoing automotive trade wars. Continue reading
Posted in economy, financial results, labor issues, manufacturing, news analysis
Tagged auto industry commentary, autoinformed, autoinformed.com, automotive blog, connected vehicles, jama, Ken Zino, Manny Manriquez, new vehicle reviews, Rutgers University Economics Professor Thomas J. Prusa, The Contribution of the Japanese-Brand Automakers to the United States Economy
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J.D. Power – Most Owners Love Their Three-Year-Old Wheels
“Vehicle dependability continues to improve, but I wouldn’t say that everything is rosy,” noted Dave Sargent, Vice President of Global Automotive at J.D. Power. “Vehicles are more reliable than ever, but automakers are wrestling with problems such as voice recognition, transmission shifts and battery failures. Continue reading
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Tagged auto industry commentary, autoinformed, autoinformed.com, automotive blog, chrysler, connected vehicles, General Motors Company, J.D. Power 2019 U.S. Vehicle Dependability Study, Ken Zino, lexus, new vehicle reviews, Toyota Motor Corporation
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Cars for Cheese? EU Turning Point in Japanese Localization
In 2018, the three UK Japanese transplants of Nissan, Toyota and Honda collectively produced over 730,000 cars, which represent almost half of all Light Vehicles built in Britain. Continue reading
Ford Invests $1 Billion in Chicago Plants for Explorer, Police Interceptor, Lincoln Aviator
Ford was the No. 1 producer of vehicles in the U.S. and the leading exporter of vehicles from the U.S., building nearly 2.4 million in 2018, Ford says it employs the most hourly U.S. autoworkers. Continue reading
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Tagged 2020 Lincoln Aviator, auto industry commentary, autoinformed, autoinformed.com, automotive blog, Chicago Assembly, chicago auto show, Chicago Stamping, connected vehicles, Explorer ST, ford explorer, ford motor, Ken Zino, new vehicle reviews, Police Interceptor Utility
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Taycan Jobs at Porsche Exceeds 30,000
Porsche claims there’s no sign of that growth stopping. Over the next few months the company is intending to hire upwards of 1,000 skilled employees just to build the Taycan and its derivative Taycan Cross Turismo, both of which are the first electric sports cars to come out of Zuffenhausen. Continue reading
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Mazda Buys Out Ford in Changan Ford Mazda Engine Plant
Changan Ford Mazda Engine Co., Ltd. was established in September 2005 with Changan owning 50% of shares and Ford and Mazda 25%. (The Communist party requires a local partner and has staffing control of auto plants.) Continue reading
GM to Invest $22 Million in Spring Hill for Big V8 Engines
GM’s so-called Dynamic Fuel Management technology is the industry’s first cylinder deactivation technology that enables the fuel thirsty big engines to operate in 17 different cylinder patterns to optimize performance. DFM enables only the cylinders needed to deliver the power that an engine control computer thinks is needed. Continue reading
BMW Manufacturing Largest US Auto Exporter Again
The news comes as the disastrous results of President Trumps’ trade tampering were published. (Trump Record Deficit Watch – Another Proposed Increase) The U.S.’s trade deficit in goods with the rest of the world rose to its highest level in history in 2018 as the United States imported a record number of products, including from China. This increased the deficit to $891.3 billion as Trump caree Continue reading →