Cars
Toyota Motor Manufacturing France (TMMF) will start 3-shift operations in June 2014 to meet increasing demand for the Yaris supermini. Originally built to operate on two shifts, the Valenciennes plant will add a third shift, with 500 additional staff to be recruited. Read more »
- Audi To Add Third Shift At Hungary Plant As It Prepares To Launch New Tt
Audi said it will add a third shift at its assembly plant in Hungary from mid-August to meet increasing demand for its premium models and to prepare for the start of production of the all-new TT sports car. Read more »...
- Toyota Begins Production Of The Yaris Hybrid At French Plant
Toyota today announced that it has commenced production of the new Yaris Hybrid at its Valenciennes plant with the first vehicle to roll off the production line going to a customer in northern France. The hybrid version of the third generation Yaris...
- Nissan To Build Murano Suv In Russia From 2011
Nissan has announced plans to build the Murano SUV at its St Petersburg factory in Russia. The start of production is planned for the beginning of 2011 and these models are for the Russian market only and not for export. Since the start of sales in Russia...
- Nissan Hires Extra Staff At Uk's Sunderland Plant To Meet Higher European Demand
The Nissan factory in Sunderland UK is recruiting an additional 100 manufacturing staff on temporary contracts to meet a short term spike in demand being delivered by the ongoing car scrappage schemes around Europe. The news comes in only a few weeks...
- Bentley To Lay Off Up To 300 Workers As Sales Fall
In contrast to rival luxury automaker Rolls-Royce that is seeking to increase its staff to keep up with demand (read here), Bentley is axing the night shift on the Continental production line at its Crewe plant in response to falling sales for its high-end...
Cars
Toyota Adds Third Shift at French Plant on Strong Yaris Demand
Toyota Motor Manufacturing France (TMMF) will start 3-shift operations in June 2014 to meet increasing demand for the Yaris supermini. Originally built to operate on two shifts, the Valenciennes plant will add a third shift, with 500 additional staff to be recruited. Read more »
- Audi To Add Third Shift At Hungary Plant As It Prepares To Launch New Tt
Audi said it will add a third shift at its assembly plant in Hungary from mid-August to meet increasing demand for its premium models and to prepare for the start of production of the all-new TT sports car. Read more »...
- Toyota Begins Production Of The Yaris Hybrid At French Plant
Toyota today announced that it has commenced production of the new Yaris Hybrid at its Valenciennes plant with the first vehicle to roll off the production line going to a customer in northern France. The hybrid version of the third generation Yaris...
- Nissan To Build Murano Suv In Russia From 2011
Nissan has announced plans to build the Murano SUV at its St Petersburg factory in Russia. The start of production is planned for the beginning of 2011 and these models are for the Russian market only and not for export. Since the start of sales in Russia...
- Nissan Hires Extra Staff At Uk's Sunderland Plant To Meet Higher European Demand
The Nissan factory in Sunderland UK is recruiting an additional 100 manufacturing staff on temporary contracts to meet a short term spike in demand being delivered by the ongoing car scrappage schemes around Europe. The news comes in only a few weeks...
- Bentley To Lay Off Up To 300 Workers As Sales Fall
In contrast to rival luxury automaker Rolls-Royce that is seeking to increase its staff to keep up with demand (read here), Bentley is axing the night shift on the Continental production line at its Crewe plant in response to falling sales for its high-end...