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Aston Martin Stops All Manufacturing Operations in UK
The period of manufacturing suspension is initially planned to Monday 20 April 2020, however, Aston will continue to review the situation and will look to resume operations when it is reasonable to do so. Continue reading
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Tagged aston martin, auto industry commentary, autoinformed.com, Kenneth Zino
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Ford to Delay N.A. Plants Resuming Production
“In light of various governments’ orders to stay and work from home, Ford is not planning to restart our plants in the U.S., Canada and Mexico on Monday, March 30 as originally hoped.” Continue reading
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Tagged auto industry commentary, autoinformed.com, COVID-19, Kenneth Zino, Kumar Galhotra, plant closings
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Ford Motor to Help 3M and GE Healthcare Expand Respirator and Ventilator Production
Ford employees are helping 3M to increase the manufacturing capacity of 3M’s powered air-purifying respirator (PAPR) designs, as well as developing a new design using parts from both companies to meet the surge demand for first responders and health care workers. This new respirator could be produced in a Ford facility by UAW workers. Continue reading
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Tagged 3M, auto industry commentary, autoinformed.com, GE Healthcare, Kenneth Zino, N95 respirators
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Ford Stops Production in India, South Africa, Thailand and Vietnam
Ford is changing its original IMG production schedule and will temporarily suspend production market-by-market. Continue reading
Cooper Tire Stops Manufacturing in the Americas
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company today announced it will shut down its tire manufacturing facilities in the United States and Mexico to protect the health and safety of employees and respond to market demand that has been declining by the coronavirus pandemic as the U.S. heads into a recession. Continue reading
Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este Delayed to October 2020
BMW will continue to monitor the development of the spread of the coronavirus and expects a final confirmation this June. Continue reading
Ford Britain Shuts Dagenham and Bridgend Engine Plants
This means production at Dagenham Engine Plant in east London will temporarily cease from Monday, March 23. Bridgend Engine Plant in South Wales will temporarily cease production from the end of the day on Wednesday, March 25. Continue reading
Ford Motor Company Stops South American Production
Effective from 23 March in Brazil and 25 March in Argentina, this action “adjusts the production volumes to the lower consumer demand due to this unprecedented situation.” Continue reading
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Tagged auto industry commentary, autoinformed.com, COVID-19, Ford Argentina, Ford Brazil, Kenneth Zino
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Nissan Stops US production as COVID-19 Expands
Currently, there are no confirmed cases of COVID-19 coronavirus at any Nissan facility. Continue reading
Toyota: New Paint Atomizer with 95% Coating Efficiency
The newly developed airless painter, said to be the first of its kind in the world, achieves more than 95% coating efficiency. Continue reading
Drivers Boot Your Computers for IMSA Racing
The real Mobil 1 Twelve Hours has been rescheduled to the weekend of Nov. 11-14, but IMSA will simulate action from Sebring International Raceway via an iRacing 90-minute online affair with drivers playing video racing. Continue reading
General Motors to Stop North American Production
General Motors executives have finally done the sales and public health math and listened to the UAW and Unifor labor groups and confirmed it will begin a systematic suspension of manufacturing operations in North America due to market conditions and to deep clean facilities and continue to protect people. The suspension will last until at least March 30. Production status will be reevaluated week-to-week after that. Continue reading
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Ford Stops North American Production
The UAW had urged immediate closings this past weekend, but Ford executives refused to do so during the formation of a Coronavirus Task Force along General Motors and Fiat Chrysler management. Continue reading
Mazda Stops Asian, Japanese and Mexican Production
Mazda intends to transfer part of the production originally scheduled for this period to the second quarter of the fiscal year ending March 2021 or later as it monitors how the situation develops. Continue reading →