On May 29, Volvo spokesman Russell Datz confirmed that the company halted production at its U.S. assembly plant in Ridgeville, South Carolina because of a parts shortage. He did not disclose the affected part or say when output at the underutilized factory might resume.
“We are working to resume production as quickly

On May 29, multiple sources reported that Ford Almussafes has announced seven more days of total vehicle production shutdowns and one engine shutdown in July 2025.
The production stoppages are scheduled for July 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 21, and 28, 2025, in addition to the previously announced dates for June 2, 9, 16, 23, 27,

On May 28, BYD confirmed that operations at its new plant in Camaçari, Bahia, will begin on June 26 at 9 a.m., with the Dolphin Mini as the first model to be assembled.
Vice President Alexandre Baldy stated the launch is ahead of the contractual deadline of July 20, 2025, despite prior delays and union concerns.
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On May 29, multiple sources reported that the Stellantis Cassino plant will shut down again from May 30 till June 9, 2025, due to a lack of orders. It's another blow to the site, which has seen frequent stoppages.
So far in 2025, the plant has operated only 48 out of 98 possible days, i.e., less than 10 working days

On May 15, Maserati announced that production of the GranTurismo and GranCabrio models will return to its Modena plant in Italy, starting late 2025. All versions of both models will be built there, beginning in Q4 2025.
This marks a new chapter for Maserati, bringing the iconic models back to where previous generatio

On May 16, multiple sources reported that Renault Algeria's factory still has not been approved to restart in Oued Tlelat, Oran. It has been shut since 2020 and is still waiting for approval to restart. The government has not given the green light yet.
In March 2025, the Ministry of Industry's technical committee den

On May 15, the FIOM-CGIL, FIM-CISL, and FISMIC unions announced that Stellantis has decided to shift all Maserati production (GranTurismo and GranCabrio) from the Mirafiori plant in Turin to Modena, Italy. This highlights the serious challenges facing the brand. Current production volumes at both plants are too low t

On May 14, the FISMIC union announced that it has met with all union reps from FIM, UILM, FISMIC, and UGLM present on May 14, 2025. The focus was on job security and the Stellantis Termoli plant’s future.
The growing concern over the planned closure of the FIRE engine department, which employs about 450 people. The r

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.
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