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Volvo Signs MoU with Belgium to Support Ghent Plant

Protecting thousands of jobs by enabling Ghent to build cars for other brands would help the plant avoid EU import tariffs.

Bosch Starts Sample Production at Roseville Silicon Carbide Fab

Nio’s ES9 Ramp Drives Record Revenue as Older Models Cool and Costs Rise

Mercedes-Benz CEO Opens Door to Limited Defense Production

VW Extends Lifeline to Harz Suppliers as Saxony Pitches China JV for Zwickau

Saxony Minister Urges Chinese Joint Venture at VW’s Zwickau Plant

Nissan Weighs Shift to Distributor Model in Argentina After MOU With SIMPA and Tagle

MANN+HUMMEL to Close Speyer Plant and Shift Work to Other Sites by 2028

JLR Pauses Range Rover Production at Solihull After Supplier Fire

Germany’s Auto Suppliers Look to Defense as New Study Maps Viable Path

Nissan Kyushu to Cut 1,200 Vehicles This Month, Following Toyota's Earlier Reduction

Indra Explores Seat Partnership to Produce Light Military Vehicles in Spain

Toyota Canada Begins Paid Deployment of Seven Agility Humanoids at Woodstock Factory

Toyota Elevates CFO Kenta Kon to President as Koji Sato Moves to Vice Chairman

Stellantis Touts 2026 Production Lift in Italy as Unions Protest Algeria Shift and Cassino Stops

Aumovio to Cut 4,000 Jobs Worldwide, With Deep R&D Reductions at German Sites

Jaguar Denies Hybrid Plan, Reaffirms EV-Only Relaunch

GM Cuts 1,900 Jobs in Mexico as Argentina Plant Extends Monthly Production Pauses

Mexico Auto Output Slips 0.9% in 2025 as Exports Drop 2.7%, INEGI Says

Volkswagen’s Zwickau Plant Prepares for ‘Third Reinvention’ as Circular-Economy Hub