21 сентября 2024 года
General Motors said it would spend US$75m at its Toledo, Ohio transmission manufacturing plant to increase capacity to build 10-speed automatic transmissions for full size trucks including the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra. Work has started.
Bearing supplier SKF said it achieved "a very strong underlying [Q4 2020] operating profit" of SEK2,582m (versus SEK2,181m the previous year), representing an adjusted operating margin of 13.2% (10.3%) despite flat demand and a negative currency impact of SEK645m.
British labour body, Unite, says proposals by GKN to shutter its plant in the UK Midlands city of Birmingham with the potential loss of 519 jobs, has left the workforce "shocked and angry."
Adient has posted first-quarter net income of US$150m, while adjusted EBITDA rose US$81m to US$378m.
It has been reported that China's First Automotive Works (FAW) is in talks to acquire Brilliance China Automotive Holdings (Brilliance) for $7.2bn. The deal is raised as a prospect with Brilliance's major shareholder, Huachen Automotive Group, on the brink of bankruptcy.
Logistics UK says the industry needs British government support in the forthcoming 2021 budget to ensure the continued health of the country's supply chain.
Volvo Cars reported record second half profit and sales volume in 2020, illustrating, it said, "the company's success in mitigating and recovering from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic earlier in the year".
Tesla's CEO, Elon Musk recently sat down with auto engineer Sandy Munro to take a deep dive into some of the tech secrets that will underpin Tesla's range over the next few years. The discussion ranged from the 'hell' of moving to full-scale production, to material science breakthroughs, to streamlining both hardware and software through each new vehicle iteration. This briefing will look at critical revelations from the discussion to get an idea of what Teslas of the future will look like.
SsangYong Motor said on Friday it would extend the suspension of its local plant due to a lack of parts supplies from contractors.
Denso is to transfer ownership of its Higashi Hiroshima plant to subsidiary, Denso Kyushu, on 1 April, 2021.
