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Volkswagen plans to employ 50,000 people by 2018, in its quest to become the world’s largest carmaker. Currently, Europe’s biggest automaker has around 550,000 employees worldwide. Most of the new jobs are expected to go outside the Eurozone, which has been affected by economic uncertainty for the past few years. Read more »
- Skoda Planning New Suv Larger Than The Yeti And 5-door Rapid Hatchback
Skoda is likely to add a second SUV to its lineup, one that would be larger than the VW Tiguan-based Yeti. The second SUV is part of the VW-owned company’s plans to increase global sales by 50 percent over the next few years. Skoda’s target...
- Japan’s Economic Future In Doubt: A National Introspective
It’s not been a good year for Japan. China has recently overtaken the Land of the Rising Sun as the world’s second biggest economic power and a recall of over ten million vehicles by one of the nation’s biggest and most respectable...
- Gm To Shut Down Antwerp Plant In Belgium, Announces More Cuts For Opel / Vauxhall
General Motors has turned its focus on its European division as a little after the announcement on its decision to wind down its Saab unit, the U.S. carmaker revealed that it intends to close Opel's manufacturing plant in Antwerp, Belgium, which...
- Suzuki To Slash More Than 20% Of Its Workforce In Hungary
The latest automaker in Europe to resort to laying off employees to cope with the difficult economic climate is Suzuki. The Japanese automaker said on Friday that it plans to slash more than 20 percent of its workforce in its Hungarian unit near Budapest...
- Gm - Uaw Deal: Non-core Workers To Get Half Pay!
As many insiders predicted when General Motors and the United Auto Workers (UAW) shook hands earlier this week, the shift of $50 billion in health-care obligations to the union fund was just half the story. Citing people with knowledge of the plan, Bloomberg...
Cars
VW to Hire 50,000 Workers by 2018, Mostly Outside Europe
Volkswagen plans to employ 50,000 people by 2018, in its quest to become the world’s largest carmaker. Currently, Europe’s biggest automaker has around 550,000 employees worldwide. Most of the new jobs are expected to go outside the Eurozone, which has been affected by economic uncertainty for the past few years. Read more »
- Skoda Planning New Suv Larger Than The Yeti And 5-door Rapid Hatchback
Skoda is likely to add a second SUV to its lineup, one that would be larger than the VW Tiguan-based Yeti. The second SUV is part of the VW-owned company’s plans to increase global sales by 50 percent over the next few years. Skoda’s target...
- Japan’s Economic Future In Doubt: A National Introspective
It’s not been a good year for Japan. China has recently overtaken the Land of the Rising Sun as the world’s second biggest economic power and a recall of over ten million vehicles by one of the nation’s biggest and most respectable...
- Gm To Shut Down Antwerp Plant In Belgium, Announces More Cuts For Opel / Vauxhall
General Motors has turned its focus on its European division as a little after the announcement on its decision to wind down its Saab unit, the U.S. carmaker revealed that it intends to close Opel's manufacturing plant in Antwerp, Belgium, which...
- Suzuki To Slash More Than 20% Of Its Workforce In Hungary
The latest automaker in Europe to resort to laying off employees to cope with the difficult economic climate is Suzuki. The Japanese automaker said on Friday that it plans to slash more than 20 percent of its workforce in its Hungarian unit near Budapest...
- Gm - Uaw Deal: Non-core Workers To Get Half Pay!
As many insiders predicted when General Motors and the United Auto Workers (UAW) shook hands earlier this week, the shift of $50 billion in health-care obligations to the union fund was just half the story. Citing people with knowledge of the plan, Bloomberg...