Saab’s new owner, National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS), has built two Saab 9-3 test cars at the brand’s Trollhattan assembly plant in Sweden ahead of a production launch later this year. Onlookers watch as the first pre-series NEVS Saab 9-3 car leaves the assembly line in Sweden.
Nissan Motor Co. has started production of its new Note subcompact model at its factory in Sunderland, northeast England, the carmaker said today.
PSA/Peugeot-Citroen will seek further plant cuts from French unions to reduce overcapacity, CEO Philippe Varin said. Varin said that production line shutdowns were “exactly the discussion we are having” but said he would present cutbacks to unions before announcing details.
Ford Motor will halt production for one week at its factory in Romania next month to adjust to weak European market demand.
Nissan has applied for permission to extend its factory at Sunderland in northeast England, already Britain’s largest car making plant, where it plans to produce a new premium compact car for its Infiniti brand starting in 2015.
