Plant OpeningsMagneti Marelli expands China production of lighting componentsMay 21, 2013 09:15 CET  Magneti Marelli has opened a plant in the southern China city of Foshan to produce rear lights, headlamps and other lighting components. The company aims to secure a 10 percent share of China's lighting market in the midterm.... Read More »
Magna opens body, chassis plant in China's ChongqingMay 20, 2013 09:36 CET  Magna's Cosma unit has opened a plant in southwest China to supply body and chassis parts to automakers in the area including Ford Motor Co. and Volkswagen.... Read More »
Volkswagen starts construction of 300,000-vehicle plant in ChinaMay 16, 2013 09:04 CET  Volkswagen has begun construction of a new factory in Changsha, China, with an annual capacity of 300,000 vehicles, the company said in a statement today. The plant is one of seven factories being built by the company as it seeks to expand annual capacity in China to 4 million vehicles by 2018 in order to meet growing demand.... Read More »
VW confirms report it will build factory in Changsa, ChinaMay 11, 2013 18:46 CET  VW Group has confirmed a German newspaper report that said it will build a factory with an annual capacity of 300,000 vehicles in Changsa, Hunan province, China.... Read More »
Growing Audi demand prompts TRW to boost output at new Romania plantMay 7, 2013 11:09 CET  TRW will boost production at a new eastern European factory on growing demand from Audi and other automakers. The U.S. supplier plans a fivefold output boost at a steering wheel leather wrapping plant in Baia Mare, Romania, that opened in January.... Read More »
Spain's Gestamp opens China parts factoryApril 23, 2013 13:32 CET  Spanish supplier Gestamp has opened its sixth China plant. The new factory is in the northeast city of Shenyang and will to supply carmakers in the region including BMW, VW, Daimler, Hyundai and GM.... Read More »
PSA declines to comment on report of Algeria investmentDec. 13, 2012 11:11 CET  PSA has declined to comment on a French news report that says the Algerian government plans to discuss an investment in the automaker with French officials during a visit by President Francois Hollande to the country next week.... Read More »
Autoliv to build airbag component plant in U.S.Dec. 11, 2012 06:01 CET  Swedish supplier Autoliv will spend $13 million to build a plant in Promontory, Utah, to produce gas propellant for airbags. The company also is spending $5 million to build production lines in its plant in Tremonton, Utah, which produces airbag initiators. The new lines eventually will add up to 30 percent more production capacity.... Read More »
Autoliv to build airbag component plant in Utah 12:01 am U.S. ET | Dec. 11, 2012 Autoliv Inc. will spend $13 million build a plant in Promontory, Utah, to produce gas propellant for airbags. The company also is spending $5 million to build production lines in its plant in Tremonton, Utah, which produces airbag initiators. The new lines eventually will add up to 30 percent more production capacity.... Read More »
UK's GKN builds precision parts plant in ChinaNov. 20, 2012 11:24 CET  GKN Powder Metallurgy, a unit of UK-based supplier GKN PLC, is building a plant in Yizheng in east China's Jiangsu province to produce small parts for engines, transmissions and chassis.... Read More »
Bosch opens new r&d center, factory in southeastern ChinaOct. 26, 2012 10:26 CET  Robert Bosch is opening an r&d center and factory in Changsha, southeastern China, to produce starter motors, generators, thermal systems and wipers.... Read More »
BMW plans $261 million plant to tap Brazil's growing marketOct. 23, 2012 06:01 CET  BMW will invest $261 million in a Brazil factory to boost sales in the fast-growing market and to counter Audi.... Read More »
Hitachi to build suspension component factory in Mexico 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 9, 2012 Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas Inc. has started building a factory in Queretaro, Mexico. By 2016, Hitachi expects to spend $100 million on the plant.... Read More »
Prism builds new plant and headquarters in Detroit area 12:01 am U.S. ET | Oct. 9, 2012 Prism Plastics has moved into its new factory and corporate headquarters in suburban Detroit, a $2.5 million complex in Chesterfield Township, Mich.... Read More »
Fiat mulls second plant in China as it cuts costs in EuropeSept. 21, 2012 11:15 CET  Fiat says it is considering a second car factory in China as it plays catch-up in the world's largest car market and cuts investment in crisis-hit Europe. Fiat currently operates a joint venture in China with Guangzhou Automobile Group Co., that builds the Viaggio compact.... Read More »
German supplier Edscha builds hinge factory near ShanghaiSept. 4, 2012 11:45 CET German supplier Edscha has begun construction of a 9,000 square-meter factory in the south Chinese city of Kunshan to produce hinges.... Read More »
Infiniti weighs possibility of Mexico factoryAug. 20, 2012 09:46 CET  Japanese luxury maker Infiniti is entertaining the possibility of building a new small car in Mexico, the brand's new global president says.... Read More »
Jaguar Land Rover's plan to build China plant gets environmental OKJune 27, 2012 14:01 CET  Jaguar Land Rover's proposal to build a Chinese plant with partner Chery has won approval from China's Ministry of Environmental Protection, according to the ministry. Now the joint venture must receive approval from the National Reform and Development Commission, China's central economic agency.... Read More »
Brose buys factory in Michigan 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 12, 2012 Brose North America Inc. has signed an agreement to buy a 380,000-square-foot former Mopar factory in New Boston, Mich.... Read More »
Janesville Acoustics opens plant in Celaya, Mexico 12:01 am U.S. ET | June 12, 2012 Janesville Acoustics, a suburban Detroit producer of insulation and decorative trim, has opened a 90,000-square-foot plant in Celaya, Mexico, to produce acoustic insulation.... Read More »
VW will build second dual-clutch transmission plant in ChinaJune 1, 2012 10:36 CET Volkswagen will invest 927 million euros in a second plant in China to produce its dual-clutch transmission for locally built vehicles. The automaker has received customer complaints about the transmission and last week announced it would extend its warranty on vehicles fitted with the gearbox.... Read More »
BMW's new China plant will quadruple local productionMay 24, 2012 13:49 CET  BMW began production of the X1 compact SUV at a new plant in China, as the automaker seeks to quadruple output in the country. Combined with an existing plant in Da Dong, the Tiexi facility will boost capacity to as many as 400,000 cars a year from the current 100,000.... Read More »
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