Tag Archives: Manufacturing

VW in delicate dance with German union over U.S. plant

VW in delicate dance with German union over U.S. plant

Volkswagen officials in Germany and the United States are performing a delicate dance with VW’s influential German union as they wrestle with the possible representation of workers at the company’s plant in Tennessee.

to prolong boom Spanish car plants look beyond low labor costs

to prolong boom Spanish car plants look beyond low labor costs

While much of the European car industry is struggling, Spanish assembly plants are raising production, winning new models and creating jobs despite years of recession.

Can Jaguar Land Rover maintain manageable, profitable growth

Can Jaguar Land Rover maintain manageable, profitable growth

Just how great is Jaguar Land Rover’s ambition? The company insists it does not want to become a volume manufacturer, like BMW. But the available evidence suggests it could well be headed in that direction.

union official say, PSA offers French factory pledges for labor deal

union official say, PSA offers French factory pledges for labor deal

PSA/Peugeot-Citroen has offered commitments to produce at least 1 million vehicles annually in France over the next three years and keep all domestic plants open, a union official said on Wednesday.

unhealthy employees is Ford’s new cost target

unhealthy employees is Ford's new cost target

In its push for more efficient auto factories, Ford Motor Co. is zeroing in a new manufacturing cost item: unhealthy Ford workers.