On August 26, multiple sources reported that Ford will halt vehicle production for six days and engine production for one day at its Almussafes plant in September 2025. The plant will also undergo seven additional vehicle production stoppages in October 2025 under the RED mechanism at the factory.
According to the UG

Schaeffler AG (Schaeffler) has announced it will stop production at its Bearings & Industrial Solutions division (B&IS)’s Steinhagen site in Germany by the end of 2026, resulting in the closure of the plant and affecting around 200 employees.
The decision follows years of declining sales, high fixed costs, and increa

On August 21 and 22, multiple sources reported that the Stellantis’ Kragujevac plant, Serbia will hire 800 workers from Nepal and Morocco to cover labour shortages. Serbia is turning to foreign workers as fewer locals are interested in low-paid factory jobs.
The new workers will support a third production shift start

On August 25, 2025, Fiem Industries Limited reported a fire incident in the afternoon at its Unit-8, located at Plot No. SP1-C, Industrial Area Tapukara, District Alwar, Rajasthan. There were no injuries or loss of life, and the fire was brought under control with the help of fire tenders. The company stated that the

On August 21, it was reported that Hugo Tlalpan, leader of the Independent Union of Volkswagen Automotive Industry Workers (SITIAVW), revealed that at least one thousand workers could be dismissed due to reduced production at Volkswagen’s plant in Puebla, Mexico.
He explained that the layoffs, expected in October, we

On August 20, multiple sources reported that fires in Ourense, Spain, and road issues are still disrupting supply deliveries to the Stellantis Vigo plant, forcing the suspension of the August 21 afternoon shift on production line 2.
The line builds the Citroën Berlingo, Peugeot Partner/Rifter, Opel Combo, Fiat Dobló,

On August 19, multiple sources reported that the Stellantis Atessa plant has resumed work after the summer break, but now employs 400 fewer workers due to redundancy programs.
The plant can build 970 vehicles per day with three shifts, but only two shifts are running, producing about 650 vehicles daily since the nigh

On August 19, multiple sources reported that Stellantis Melfi plant will restart production on August 25, 2025, but output will stay low.
The old Jeep Compass is now fully discontinued, while the Jeep Renegade and Fiat 500X will continue for a few more months. The Renegade will be built only as a mild hybrid until Oc

On August 19, multiple sources reported that the Stellantis Vigo plant has suspended its afternoon shift for System 2 again because parts couldn’t reach the Balaidos plant due to road closures from forest fires in Ourense, Spain.
The forest fire in Galicia damaged Autoneum’s warehouse in A Rua (Ourense), which is a k

On August 18, multiple sources reported that Stellantis has resumed the production of the Peugeot 208, Opel Corsa, and Lancia Ypsilon at its Figueruelas (Zaragoza) plant, Spain. About 5,000 workers have been mobilized to keep up the pace of work.
The two production lines are running at full capacity based on orders,

On August 18, multiple sources reported that AvtoVAZ enterprises had resumed operations after a three-week corporate vacation. AvtoVAZ has assembly sites in Tolyatti and Izhevsk.
During the vacation, the company repaired and upgraded equipment and improved employee working conditions.
Additionally, the Avtozavod Sain

On August 11, multiple sources reported that JSC Ural Automobile Plant has resumed work after a two-week planned corporate vacation. The car plant employees were on holiday from July 28 to August 10, 2025.
Based on multiple sources

On August 4, multiple sources reported that Mercedes-Benz South Africa has restarted production at its East London plant after a scheduled break from June 25 to the end of July 2025. Operations resumed on July 31, 2025, with a two-shift system.
The plant builds the C-Class sedan for both local and export markets.
The

On July 29, Toyota Argentina resumed production at its Zarate plant after an 11-day scheduled shutdown for maintenance and technological upgrades.
The downtime, aligned with the winter school holidays, involved improvements across all areas of the facility, including streets, drainage, cafeterias, and parking lots. T

On August 4, VinFast inaugurated its electric vehicle (EV) assembly plant at the SIPCOT Industrial Park in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, India. This marks the company’s first manufacturing facility outside Vietnam and its third operational plant globally.
The 400-acre plant features advanced, automated production lines an

On August 1, multiple sources reported that the production of the Maserati GranTurismo and GranCabrio ended at the Stellantis Mirafiori plant. The final cars were celebrated with a traditional farewell photo. With Maserati moving back to its Modena site, around 250 employees left the plant between June and July 2025

On August 2, Toyota Motor Manufacturing France announced that most of its workforce will begin a three-week summer break at its Valenciennes plant.
Meanwhile several hundred employees and partner companies will remain on-site to carry out essential equipment and workshop upgrades. This work during the summer break i

On July 31, multiple sources reported that Toyota Automotive Manufacturing Turkey (TMMT) will suspend operations at its Sakarya factory from August 4 to 16, 2025, to carry out maintenance and overhauls on the facility’s production lines. This planned shutdown will affect production of the Corolla and C-HR models.
Toy

On July 31, EBRO announced that it had introduced a night shift at its Free Trade Zone facility with the addition of 75 new workers. The EBRO Factory expects to employ over 900 people by the end of summer.
The company is also integrating advanced robots into the M1 production line to enhance welding, assembly, and p