Plant Closings

FCA envisions turning small Detroit plant into museum for car collection

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles will transform a small former assembly plant in Detroit where the Dodge Viper was hand built into a new home for its sprawling automobile collection.

Can a defunct factory return to relevance?

When they are no longer needed, the transition from auto plant to a second life can be painful.

GM's Korea retrenchment gets an early start

General Motors is already scaling back operations in South Korea ahead of an announced plant closure there in May.

PSA will continue Vauxhall recovery plan after talks with UK union

PSA said it would move ahead with recovery plans for its Vauxhall plants in Britain after agreeing to further talks with the UK's biggest trade union.

Vauxhall boss says UK plant's future linked to sales

Vauxhall's new boss said the future of the Ellesmere Port plant, where a third of the workforce is being cut, is closely linked to Opel/Vauxhall's sales, which have nose-dived in the brand's British home market.

Honda to close Japan plant amid refocus on EVs

Honda is taking the rare step of shuttering a Japanese assembly plant as it rearranges its domestic factory footprint to shift manufacturing toward electrified cars.

U.S. auto production undergoes a decade of transformation

The Great Recession accelerated change in North American auto production. Since 2007, the manufacturing footprint has become more efficient, diverse and truck-oriented as it has shifted away from its Detroit roots.

Pence to speak at auto supplier that sent jobs to Mexico in 2009

Vice President Mike Pence is scheduled to appear this week at American Axle, which drew condemnation for negotiating concessions from a union and then shifting production to Mexico anyway.