For Hyundai, Moon Yong Moon's labor protests during the 1990s became such a nuisance that South Korea's largest carmaker laid him off three times. The strategy didn't work.
PSA has moved decisively to rationalise its European production capacity in the face of declining capacity utilisation and a slump in demand for small cars. Aulnay, maker of the Citroen C3, was an obvious weak point in the company's European manufacturing footprint.
French Economic Redevelopment Minister, Arnaud Montebourg, is to appear live on television this evening to be grilled on today's (12 July) dramatic announcement by PSA it is to slash an initial 6,500 jobs at its Aulnay and Rennes sites.
China's passenger-vehicle sales rose 16 percent to 1.28 million units in June as automakers increased shipments ahead of scheduled shutdowns for the summer, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers said.
PSA Peugeot Citroen on Thursday said it would close its Aulnay small car plant in northern France in 2014 with the loss of 3,000 jobs but could transfer up to 1,500 to Poissy where small car production will be consolidated. It will also axe 1,400 of 5,600 posts at Rennes. Another 3,600 posts will be axed in corporate roles.
French automaker PSA Peugeot Citroen, an alliance partner with General Motors, announced 8,000 job cuts and a plant closure as it struggles with mounting losses, a move that could spark more restructuring and political tension in austerity-strapped...
PSA faced mounting criticism in France today after the company said it would close its Aulnay car plant near Paris as the automaker struggles with mounting losses at its core automotive division.
The Volvo V40 will be the first product introduced since China's Zhejiang Geely Holding Group bought the Swedish carmaker in 2010 and highlights the company's attempted transformation into a high-volume premium brand.
McLaren has just released the much anticipated launch video for the new 12C Spider. Fans can see the roadster in high-speed action on the track before it shreds the winding mountain roads of Andalusia in Southern Spain.
Early in the film, the 12C Spider's retractable hard top is lowered with the car in motion. Of course, the roaring engine can be heard at all times!
EcoMotors International, a lightweight diesel engine company partially backed by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, will use a new round of funding to continue the development of a new type of green engine.
China's passenger-vehicle sales rose 16 percent to 1.28 million units in June as automakers increased shipments ahead of scheduled shutdowns for the summer, the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers said today.
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