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GM to Federal and Ontario Governments – Oshawa Doomed
GM said it does not have a viable business case for production at Oshawa Assembly past the end of this year because of rapid changes in the North American car market, the cancellation of Oshawa products and persistent low utilization at the plant. Continue reading
Volkswagen and Ford Announce Alliance Without Cross Equity
The history of such industry collaborations is difficult and littered with road kill. The problem is whether the two global giants and hundreds of thousands of workers can walk in step together or stumble over each other. Continue reading
Posted in auto news, economy, engineering, financial results, manufacturing, marketing, mobility company, new vehicle, news analysis
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GM Rejects Unifor Proposals for Oshawa Plant Closing
The study shows there would be an immediate fallout in 2020, with Ontario’s GDP expected to fall by $5 billion and a decline in Ontario government revenues of $330 million. In the long-term, Ontario’s economy would shrink by an average of $4 billion each year to 2030, leading to a reduction in Ontario government revenues of nearly a half billion and federal government revenues of just over half a billion a year. Continue reading
Posted in auto news, labor issues, manufacturing, news analysis, transportation
Tagged auto industry commentary, autoinformed, autoinformed.com, automotive blog, Canadian auto jobs, connected vehicles, General Motors Unifor Meeting, Jerry Diaz, Ken Zino, new vehicle reviews, Ontario GDP, oshawa assembly plant, SaveOshawaGM.ca, unifor
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Stefan Juraschek on BMW Electric Car Development
We currently produce the following electrified models: the BMW i3 (third model evolution with 120 Ah) , BMW i3s, BMW i8 Coupe, BMW i8 Roadster, BMW 740e, BMW 740Le, BMW 530e, BMW 225xe Active Tourer, MINI Cooper S E Countryman ALL4 and, in China, the BMW X1 xDrive25Le. Continue reading
British Car Manufacturing Declines -19.6% In November
While home production fell by -1.9% in the month, exports experienced a steeper -22.8% drop – falling for the fifth month in a row. Just over 105,000 cars were exported to global markets in November, still representing some eight in every 10 cars leaving British factories. Continue reading
The GM Grinch that Stole Christmas, or Did It?
There will be a 15% reduction in GM’s salaried workforce, the closing of the Lordstown and Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plants in the US and the Oshawa complex in Canada in 2019. Baltimore Operations and Warren Transmission plants will also be shut down in 2019. The arrival of year-end auto sales data makes things clearer in the view of consultancy LMC. Continue reading
Posted in auto news, autonomous vehicles, car sharing, economy, labor issues, manufacturing, marketing, mobility company, news analysis
Tagged auto industry commentary, autoinformed, autoinformed.com, automotive blog, connected vehicles, General Motor restructuring, Ken Zino, lmc, new vehicle reviews, plant closings
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Porsche Commissions MAN eTruck for Green Logistics
In producing the eTruck for Porsche, MAN claims it passes another milestone on its e-mobility roadmap, according to which the first small series of the MAN eTGM is planned from early 2019. Continue reading
Honda R&D Americas Expanding Raymond Ohio
Workers at the Raymond, Ohio, R&D center – Honda’s second-largest R&D center in the world – are responsible for creating advanced technologies and automobile and powersports products for Honda and Acura customers in North America and global markets. Continue reading
Restructuring Storm Building as Ford Announces Senior Retirements in Treasury, Product Development, Manufacturing
A couple of the exits are noteworthy for signaling that major disruptive actions are about to occur. For example – was Kent responsible for the addled brained idea that Ford would cut its dividend that Ford Family members depend on? Nevertheless, the pressure remains for Ford to cut costs and start once again, yet again on a restructuring plan. to increase shareholder value. Continue reading
BMW Group Threatens Trump on US Jobs
Buried at the bottom of the release was the following threat clearly aimed in AutoInformed’s view at President “tariff” Trump and his owning trade bluster and politically motivated policies that are threatening US jobs. Continue reading
Posted in auto news, economy, labor issues, manufacturing, news analysis, transportation
Tagged auto industry commentary, autoinformed, autoinformed.com, automotive blog, bmw group, connected vehicles, Ken Zino, new vehicle reviews, Spartanburg, trade and tariffs, Trump auto industry tariffs
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FCA and Trade Unions Meet in Turin on Employment
The fate of other FCA plants is murkier given the FCA stated goal of “strong synergies achieved through common application of electrified powertrains and platform sharing” as presented 2018-2022 Business Plan at FCA’s Capital Markets Day last June in Balocco. They are currently operating under capacity without full employment. Continue reading
Unifor Blasts GM Canada Closings
AutoInformed notes that since its announcement this week, GM now says that the “unallocated” plants in the U.S. will not be closed but rather “idled,” subject to negotiations with the UAW next fall. Unifor says that is a first step in Canada as well. Continue reading
General Motors Kisses Trump’s Butt
This was after its actions yesterday revealed the weakness if not downright falsity of President Trump’s claim to be creating jobs… “We appreciate the actions this administration has taken on behalf of industry to improve the overall competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing.” Continue reading
Posted in auto news, environment, fools 'n frauds, labor issues, manufacturing, mobility company, news analysis
Tagged auto industry commentary, autoinformed, autoinformed.com, automotive blog, climate change, connected vehicles, Ken Zino, Negative effects of ongoing climate change, new vehicle reviews, Trump
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General Motors Revises 2015 Strategy to Slash Costs and Streamline Engineering as Market and Competition Toughen
General Motors (NYSE: GM) said this morning that it will accelerate its business plan, building on the strategy it laid out in 2015 that has resulted in lack-luster returns for shareholders. GM is acknowledging what most automakers hold private: the marketplace is moving faster than automakers. Continue reading
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Tagged auto industry commentary, autoinformed, autoinformed.com, automotive blog, autonomous vehicles, connected vehicles, electrification of vehicles, fuel cells, GM plant closings, gm reorganization, Ken Zino, new vehicle reviews
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Unifor Inteva Canadian Plant Walks Out Against GM
Unifor’s message expressed by president Jerry Dias, remains consistent – GM Oshawa Assembly must not close. GM can change course, and work with Unifor and government to develop a new plan that saves Oshawa GM. Continue reading →