Carmakers

Europe's leading car manufacturers, OEMs include 16 major car, truck, van and bus makers: BMW, DAF, Daimler-Benz, Ferrari, Ford, Honda, Hyundai, Iveco Group, Jaguar Land Rover, Mercedes, Groupe Renault, Stellantis, Toyota, Volkswagen, Volvo Car and AB Volvo.

Carmakers

BYD - a leading Chinese electric cars manufacturer, abandons EU expansion plans

The world's largest supplier of electric and hybrid cars has ruled out building its first European car factory in the UK due to Brexit. China's BYD has set out ambitious plans to dominate the region's electric vehicle market

Carmakers

Bosnia and Herzegovina has won an important deal related to Tesla

The "Pass" factory in Bijeljina, which produces flexible pipes for the automotive industry, announced the expansion of its plant and the possibility of the American company "Tesla", which is owned by Elon Musk, coming to Bosnia and Herzegovina. Now this information has been confirmed by the

CzechRepublic

ŠKODA AUTO’s Vrchlabí plant: Ten years of producing transmissions and targeted further development

ŠKODA AUTO site since 1946, state-of-the-art component plant since 2012 The Vrchlabí plant was founded back in 1864 and has been a ŠKODA AUTO site since 1946. The company initially manufactured cars here before the production facility was converted into a cutting-edge component plant, with a new factory hall being

Carmakers Featured

Mercedes-Benz signs supply deal with Rock Tech Lithium for EV-ramp up

Battery raw material sourcing: Mercedes-Benz AG and Rock Tech Lithium Inc. sign an initial supply agreement for on average 10,000 tonnes of battery-grade lithium hydroxide per year – enough for around 150,000 electric vehicles

UK

BMW to shift production of electric Minis from Britain to China

BMW is set to phase out all UK production of the award-winning electric Mini and move it to China, dealing a serious blow to hopes the UK could be a global hub for manufacturing zero-emission vehicles .

Belgium

European industrial groups suffering high energy prices

European industrial giants have feared for months that gas shortages will paralyze production this winter. But even with available fuel, companies cannot afford it. "It's not about standing still

Turkey

Turkey's car industry, looking for new markets in place of Europe's decline

Turkey's auto industry, which accounts for around 80% of its exports to Europe, is now looking to alternative markets as sales in the region begin and are expected to fall further. The semiconductor crisis and supply problems continue to have a negative impact on the automotive industry. In

eMobility

Italvolt commissions AECOM to manufacture batteries

Italvolt has partnered with AECOM for a range of professional services aimed at optimizing operations throughout the project lifecycle for its battery gigafactory in Italy.

Germany Featured

Great Wall boosts its European expansion with its headquarters in Germany

The automaker presented electric models of its Wey and Ora brands at the Munich auto show BERLIN - Great Wall has opened its European headquarters in Munich as the Chinese automaker steps up expansion plans in the region. The company plans to start selling cars in Europe next year after

Carmakers

Cupra begins manufacturing all-electric Born in Germany, Zwickau

Cupra is now starting series production of its first fully electric Born model at the Volkswagen plant in Zwickau. With the start of sales in November, Cupra introduced a new sales strategy with the agency model. In addition, customers have the option of purchasing El Born by subscription. El Born

Carmakers

Hungarian automotive production drops 33% yoy due to Chips shortage

The output of Hungarian automobile production, the engine of industrial growth, declined 33.7% yoy in August as the global semiconductor shortage hit factories, the Bureau of Statistics (KSH) said in a second reading in October. KSH confirmed that aggregate industrial production increased by 2.6% and 0.6% after

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Ford picks UK for e-vehicle components plant, in Europe, ahead of Germany

London / Cologne The automaker said it is investing £ 230 million ($ 316 million) in converting its transmission plant in Halewood, northwest England, to produce electric propulsion units for future all-electric Ford cars and commercial vehicles that will be sold in Europe. Production is scheduled to begin in 2024, Ford announced on

semiconductors Featured

Chip shortage strengthening pricing policy of EU carmakers

An unprecedented and worsening material shortage, especially in semiconductors, is creating a mismatch between supply and demand in the European automotive sector that could last until the first half of 2022. This gives automakers a unique opportunity to drop prices after nearly $ 20. increase of + 3-6% years of compulsions. In

semiconductors

Daimler plant in Hungary, Kecskemet, shut down due to chips-shortage

A shortage of chips has shut down German carmaker Daimler's plant in Hungary until May 2, state news wire MTI reports citing a local news portal. Baon.hu, the news portal for Bács-Kiskun County, home to the Daimler plant, learned that production stopped on Wednesday and the shutdown

Italy Featured

Stellantis to establish a battery factory in Italy, Termoli

On Thursday, Stellantis announced it would invest more than 30 billion euros ($ 35.54 billion) in the electrification of its vehicle lineup by 2025. The plant will be located at its engine plant in Termoli, Italy, and will join previously announced plants in Germany and France. The automaker has also

UK Featured

Vauxhall owner Stellantis announced £100m invest in building electric cars and vans in Ellesmere Port

Vauxhall owner Stellantis has announced that it will invest £ 100m in building electric cars and vans in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, making it the UK's first major vehicle-only factory. It will build four electric vans and their car equivalents under the Vauxhall, Opel, Peugeot and Citroën brands by Stellantis

Carmakers

Romanian electric bus manufacturer, ATP, begins production at factory, in Baia Mare

The first electric bus manufactured in Romania was called UpCity and was presented in Baia Mare and Cluj-Napoca. The new vehicle has 83 seats, of which 26 on the seat, and a range of 200 kilometers. The first electric bus "Made in Romania" is manufactured in Baia Mare

Carmakers

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Czech Republic TMMCZ adds second TNGA car model

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Czech Republic (TMMCZ) will add the second TNGA (Toyota New Global Architecture) model to its portfolio, this time on the new GA-B platform A new segment A model will be produced at TMMCZ. Toyota Motor Europe today confirmed that it will continue to produce a new segment

eMobility

Nissan planning to build battery Gigafactory in UK

Nissan is reportedly urging the UK government to allocate tens of millions of pounds to build a new electric car battery "gigafactory" in Sunderland. The Japanese automaker hopes to support the construction of a facility that can produce up to 200,000 batteries per year at Nissan'

France

Ineos Grenadier 4X4 delayed till 2022

Billionaire Sir Jim Ratcliffe's Ineos Grenadier 4X4 has been delayed until 2022 due to "unavoidable delays" after the Welsh factory closed for the benefit of the French. Sir Jim Ratcliffe's hopes of putting his new Ineos Automotive Grenadier on the road before the end

semiconductors

Stellantis and Foxconn, an Apple iPhone contract-maker, strike a JV

Stellantis and Apple iPhone contract assembler Foxconn have reached an agreement to form a joint venture, and an auto industry supplier, that will focus on developing technologies for connected cars. They say the company, called Mobile Drive, will accelerate time-to-market for the industry's most advanced connected car and

automation

Semiconductor Chips Shortage

For the past 18 months, the auto industry has had to weather the uncertainty of Brexit and a global pandemic, but there's another crisis that's just beginning: a global shortage of microchips. What started out as an inconvenience for those looking to buy a PS5, Xbox,

Germany

Tesla's new German Gigafactory, 'Elon Musk ist ein Berliner'

It is by far the largest industrial settlement in the region for a century, and the Brandenburg Minister for Economic Affairs, Jörg Steinbach, has described it as an opportunity for the region to "become a leading location for the energy transition in Germany and Europe". Musk has promised

Germany

German industrial & auto supply chains face Corona border restrictions

Travel restrictions on the German border with the Czech Republic could, according to the German VDA car manufacturers' association, cut the automobile supply lines, which could trigger a wave of production stoppages

Germany

Germany's automakers face serious challenges in post-coronavirus world

The economically important automotive industry in Germany is in a phase of shutdown, production standstills and declining sales. The sector supports tens of thousands of jobs in Germany, and exports are vital to the economy of the entire country. However, demand has fallen and the industry is facing major challenges