Tesla’s Gigafactory Texas will seemingly idle production the week of May 26 according to workers who have received notices to take off extra time during Memorial Day week, or else spend that time cleaning and training.
While Tesla has been known to take breaks before, employees say this one is longer than usual. They

On May 14, multiple sources reported that IG Metall, the workers' union, organized a 24-hours strike at the Ford factory in Cologne, Germany, bringing operations to a near halt. The strike began on May 14, 2025, and is scheduled to end on May 15, 2025, with the end of the last night shifts.
The strike comes in respon

On May 12, AvtoVAZ restarted the production of auto components, cars and assembly kits after modernization carried out during the corporate vacation and the May state holidays.
From May 1 to May 11, 2025, AvtoVAZ performed more than 9,000 different works on the prevention and modernization of equipment worth more tha

Stellantis will not soon be adding a third shift to its Windsor Assembly Plant and production may fluctuate over the next 12 weeks.
Unifor Local 444 told its members in a memo “the expected addition of a third shift at the Windsor Assembly Plant in the second half of 2025 will be postponed until 2026”, though did not

On May 8, FIOM-CGIL union confirmed that 200 more workers are set to leave Stellantis’ Termoli plant, Italy, through voluntary redundancies, in addition to recent job cuts shared with local unions.
The union warns that job losses are rising due to a lack of new investments, slow arrival of new models, and no real pro

On May 7, multiple sources reported that the production has resumed at the Mirafiori plant on May 5, following a long pause caused partly by upgrades to prepare for the upcoming FIAT 500 hybrid, which is set to launch in a few months.
For now, operations are limited to a single shift due to low demand for the electri

On May 7, multiple sources reported that Ford has scheduled six additional days of vehicle production shutdowns in June 2025, following the four days already scheduled for May 2025, as part of the RED mechanism at the Almussafes factory in Valencia, Spain.
The Valencian factory will have no vehicle production on May

thyssenkrupp AG (thyssenkrupp)’s management of the Springs and Stabilizers business unit has decided to phase out production at the Hagen site in Germany and close the Competence Center there. This move will affect around 300 jobs, which will be cut over the next two years.
The business unit's headquarters will be gr

On May 6, multiple sources reported that Stellantis plans to cut about 200 jobs at its Termoli plant in Italy. The company aims to do this through voluntary exits, a strategy it has used before in other Italian factories.
An early retirement plan is being prepared for workers close to retirement age. Those who qualif

On May 2, General Motors announced it will cut a shift at its truck plant in Oshawa, Ontario, this fall in response to President Donald Trump's trade war with Canada. Trump enacted a general 25% tariff on Canadian imports, with some exceptions. Canada followed with a 25% countertariff as well.
Oshawa Assembly plant b

On May 2, multiple sources reported that the 8-valve engine line has already shut down, and the 16-valve line will stop by summer 2025 in the Stellantis’ Termoli plant. Even premium engines such as the GME 2.0L and Maserati’s V6 Nettuno are now at risk.
Currently, only GSE FireFly engines which are used in models suc

On April 28, Stellantis paused production of Jeep Gladiator pickups in Toledo as it works to "align parts inventory with demand". 
The Toledo Assembly Complex's south plant normally builds the Gladiator on two shifts. The Toledo facility also makes the Jeep Wrangler.
Stellantis says it "will continue to monitor the s

On April 30, AvtoVAZ announced that it will carry out a range of works to modernize the existing production and prepare for the release of new models during the planned annual unified corporate vacation from May 5 to 7, 2025, as well as during weekends and public holidays from May 1 to 4 and from May 8 to 11. All pro

On April 29, it was confirmed there would be a technical stoppage at the GM plant in Ramos Arizpe.
The halt in production is scheduled from April 28 to May 2, affecting 3,500 workers. The pause was agreed upon between the company and the union to prevent layoffs amid ongoing uncertainty caused by new tariff adjustmen

On April 29, multiple sources reported that Spanish car factories have mostly resumed operations after a major power outage forced many to halt production. The outage began in the afternoon on April 28, 2025, and affected Renault in Valladolid, Seat in Martorell and Zona Franca (Ebro), and Volkswagen in Navarra. Powe

On April 29, BYD announced that it will begin production of the Dolphin Mini at its Camaçari plant in Brazil starting June 2025.
The news was confirmed by Stella Li, BYD’s global vice president, during a press conference in Shengzhou, China.
The Camaçari facility, formerly owned by Ford, will be BYD’s first car assem

On April 28, BMW’s Regensburg plant developed a new software from the “GenAI4Q” pilot project which is helping to improve vehicle inspections. It uses AI to give tailored inspection tips for around 1,400 cars made each day. BMW ensures top product quality with many tests during production. Before any car leaves the p

On April 24, it was announced that the VW plant in Puebla, Mexico, will suspend operations in one production area due to a shortage of components. 
The shutdown will affect the first and second shifts in Segment 3, responsible for assembling the Taos model, from April 28 to April 30.
According to the Volkswagen Indep

Stellantis plans to soon launch the expansion at its assembly plant in Saltillo, Mexico, which has been delayed now to late May due to construction issues. The Saltillo plant has a capacity of 200,000 pickups annually, but actual production volumes have been revised downward to build 86,000 units this year amid loomi