Monthly Archives: August 2013

U.S. Auto manufacturers increase hiring 9 percent

During July of 2013, more than 8,500 jobs were advertised online in the automotive and automotive parts manufacturing industries in the United States, according to WANTED Analytics, the leading source of real-time business intelligence for the talent marketplace.

With motor vehicle sales growing, manufacturers need to increase production with new technologies, innovative designs and lean production. The number of job ads in auto manufacturing reached a four-year high in July, growing 9 percent compared to one year ago. In addition, hiring increased by more than 250% during the past four years.

U.S. requires car makers to offer data about recalls

Starting next summer, U.S. consumers will be able to search a giant database to find out if their cars or motorcycles have been recalled and if the vehicles have been fixed.

Only about 70 percent of recalled vehicles are taken to dealers for repairs, leaving thousands of cars on the road with potentially critical safety flaws.

no quick end to Europe price war says Ford of Europe sales boss

no quick end to Europe price war says Ford of Europe sales boss

Europe’s car market may have finally stopped shrinking, but a manufacturers’ price war will not let up until sales increase significantly, Ford of Europe’s sales boss, Roelant de Waard, said.

Hyundai, Kia brace for second straight year of S. Korea labor strikes

Hyundai, Kia brace for second straight year of S. Korea labor strikes

Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Motors Corp. workers in South Korea have agreed to go on strike for a second straight year to demand higher wages.

Hyundai, Kia recalling about 270,000 vehicles in the U.S.

Hyundai, Kia recalling about 270,000 vehicles in the U.S.

Hyundai said road salt used in cold-weather states can lead to rust on the steel on the underside of some Sonata models, which can lead to misaligned real wheels, according to a filing with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.