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Because of the sales slump that hit the Russian car market in recent months, some automakers are shutting down plants while others are considering exporting vehicles from their local assembly plants to curb losses.
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- Honda Exports More U.s. Cars Than It Imports From Japan For The First Time
For the first time in its history, Honda’s U.S. subsidiary has become a net exporter in 2013, exporting 108,705 U.S.-made Honda and Acura vehicles versus 88,537 vehicles it imported from Japan. Read more »...
- Marchionne Says Fiat May Close Two Italian Plants If U.s. Export Plans Fail
Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne may have succeeded in signing a deal with the Italian worker unions, yet decreasing demand in the struggling European market may still force him to take extreme measures. And while Marchionne does not expect the situation in...
- Chrysler To Reopen Seven More Assembly Plants By End Of June
About a week after emerging from bankruptcy protection and finalizing a deal with the Fiat Group, Chrysler Group LLC confirmed today that in addition to the reopening of the Dodge Viper's Conner Avenue factory in Detroit on Monday, the firm plans...
- Nissan To Begin Production Of X-trail And Teana Sedan In Russia
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Nissan president Carlos Ghosn took part in the opening ceremony of the Japanese automaker's first plant in Russia on Tuesday. Located at St. Petersburg, Nissan's new US$200 million assembly plant has a production...
- Gm Shutting Down 13 Plants For Multiple Weeks
In the midst of tumbling U.S. car sales and a constantly growing inventory of vehicles, GM seems to have no choice other than to significantly cut output by shutting down 13 of its North American assembly plants for multiple weeks from May through to...
Cars
VW Thinking About Exporting Cars Made In Russia
Because of the sales slump that hit the Russian car market in recent months, some automakers are shutting down plants while others are considering exporting vehicles from their local assembly plants to curb losses.
Read more »
- Honda Exports More U.s. Cars Than It Imports From Japan For The First Time
For the first time in its history, Honda’s U.S. subsidiary has become a net exporter in 2013, exporting 108,705 U.S.-made Honda and Acura vehicles versus 88,537 vehicles it imported from Japan. Read more »...
- Marchionne Says Fiat May Close Two Italian Plants If U.s. Export Plans Fail
Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne may have succeeded in signing a deal with the Italian worker unions, yet decreasing demand in the struggling European market may still force him to take extreme measures. And while Marchionne does not expect the situation in...
- Chrysler To Reopen Seven More Assembly Plants By End Of June
About a week after emerging from bankruptcy protection and finalizing a deal with the Fiat Group, Chrysler Group LLC confirmed today that in addition to the reopening of the Dodge Viper's Conner Avenue factory in Detroit on Monday, the firm plans...
- Nissan To Begin Production Of X-trail And Teana Sedan In Russia
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Nissan president Carlos Ghosn took part in the opening ceremony of the Japanese automaker's first plant in Russia on Tuesday. Located at St. Petersburg, Nissan's new US$200 million assembly plant has a production...
- Gm Shutting Down 13 Plants For Multiple Weeks
In the midst of tumbling U.S. car sales and a constantly growing inventory of vehicles, GM seems to have no choice other than to significantly cut output by shutting down 13 of its North American assembly plants for multiple weeks from May through to...