The Fiat plant in Rivalta, near Turin in Italy, is set to become one of Mopar’s global parts distribution centres serving Europe, the Middle East, Africa (EMEA).  This project will transform a former vehicle production plant into an innovative, energy-efficient and environmentally-sustainable parts and accessories storage and distribution warehouse. The new facility will support over 5,000 facilities, [...]

Lear Corporation and Gateshead College have teamed up to kick-start the roll-out of a UK-wide apprenticeship programme. Lear Corporation, Gateshead College ,and partner Cidori, are to develop a skills programme designed to help the Detroit-headquartered firm improve efficiency, boost productivity and increase employee engagement. Initial training has already taken place at Lear’s Coventry operation and [...]

Nissan has announced the proposal of removing chairman Carlos Ghosn from his position due to claims of financial misconduct, according to the BBC. Carlos had been under-reporting his pay the firm stated after conducting internal investigations that were several months long. Additionally, the firm found ‘numerous other significant acts of misconduct’ including ‘personal use of [...]

VW’s largest electric car plant is currently being created in Zwickau: in future, up to 330,000 electric models per year are to roll off the production line there. Volkswagen is converting an entire plant from the internal combustion engine to e-mobility. At the end of 2019, the production of the ID.1, Volkswagen’s first electric model [...]

SsangYong Motors has announced that it has been successfully appointed as a supplier on the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) Vehicle Purchase Framework RM6060 Agreement. The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) is a public sector organisation which acts on behalf of the UK Government to drive savings for the taxpayer through procurement efficiencies and improved quality of [...]