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Tariffs, competition and challenging markets put European OEMs under more pressure

The European vehicle manufacturing sector faces major challenges amidst ongoing geopolitical and economic turmoil. This review looks at US tariffs, the slower adoption of electric vehicles (EVs), low factory utilisation, and the rising competition from the Chinese vehicle manufacturers.

Ian Henry

Stellantis: too big to fail or too big to be managed?

With Stellantis experiencing financial woes and now facing tariff challenges across both its North American and European arms, its senior management team will be tested and stretched more than ever.

Ian Henry

Digital twin technology is bridging the physical and digital worlds in automotive manufacturing

OEMs and Tier suppliers are actively deploying digital twin solutions to enhance their manufacturing capabilities. This article explores the latest trends, ongoing developments, key challenges, and critical steps in deploying digital twins in the automotive industry.

Nick Holt

Trump’s 25% tariffs on Mexico & Canada take effect, China import tax rises to 20%

Donald Trump’s 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada have officially taken effect, along with an additional 10% increase on Chinese goods, raising the total import tax to 20%.

AMS Editorial

Nissan slashes jobs, closes 3 factories and scales back production in a bid to recover from sustained losses and a failed merger with Honda

Nissan is closing factories, slashing jobs and scaling back production as it fights to reverse sustained losses. CEO Makoto Uchida is under pressure after merger talks with Honda collapsed. But analysts warn the measures may not go far enough to secure the company’s future.

Tag: factory investment

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Tariffs, competition and challenging markets put European OEMs under more pressure

Stellantis: too big to fail or too big to be managed?

Digital twin technology is bridging the physical and digital worlds in automotive manufacturing

Trump’s 25% tariffs on Mexico & Canada take effect, China import tax rises to 20%

Nissan slashes jobs, closes 3 factories and scales back production in a bid to recover from sustained losses and a failed merger with Honda

Stellantis to reopen Belvidere plant, build new pickup truck and dodge durango, investing $5bn in US production amid strategic reshuffle

Rivian strengthens EV ambitions with $6.6B federal loan to develop advanced manufacturing facility in Georgia

Dürr to equip BYD’s first European passenger car factory in Hungary with advanced sustainable painting and cleaning technologies, marking a milestone for both companies, and the EU tariff question

Coventry and Warwick Gigapark aims to transform UK EV battery production amid competition and policy pressure

The automotive industry weighs the challenges of geopolitics and market factors in 2025

BMW’s San Luis Potosí plant in Mexico is driving global sustainability with solar power, water reuse, and AI-driven carbon reduction

Ford’s Halewood facility begins production of electric drive units strengthening the UK’s role in EV manufacturing

Nissan’s Sunderland plant: Electric Vehicle hub or cost-cutting casualty amid global restructuring?

Exclusive: How Henkel is co-developing the EV batteries of the future at its Battery Engineering Center

Watch: Henkel invites AMS for an exclusive look inside its Battery Engineering Center

BMW debrecen ramps up for Neue Klasse production as test vehicles signal progress in electric innovation

BMW reinforces EV production quality with first phase go-ahead for new Wackersdorf battery testing centre in Germany

AMS Automotive Evolution: Reducing costs, fast-tracking development, embracing change

AMS Evo 2024 blog: Focusing on North America’s flexible, digital and lean production future

Market-driven decisions: Statevolt pivots from EV Batteries to Energy Storage Solutions, and from the US and Europe, to UAE

How BMW is ‘Designing for Circularity’ to become a sustainability leader in automotive production

Mexico’s automotive industry is a balancing act between foreign investment and domestic concerns

EV transition slowdown and domestic politics challenge the US Big Three in new and unexpected ways

Hyundai and Skoda sign MOU on hydrogen tech collaboration

Volkswagen’s plan to close two German assembly plants is an existential crisis for legacy auto – but only part of the solution

Stellantis invests $406M in three Michigan plants for EV and multi-energy strategy

Denso expands electrification-focused inverter line and sustainable digital production

Canada – Mixed fortunes for production operations

BMW and Toyota’s mixed powertrain approach sees collaboration to produce Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle options for passenger cars

Holon seeks to transforms urban mobility with new Florida autonomous shuttle vehicle plant

Chinese EV giant BYD presses pause on Mexico production plant plans as it awaits US election outcome

Volkswagen warns of German plant closures and the end of job security amid EV struggles

Valmet Automotive’s battery business to become an independent company

GM and Samsung SDI seal $3.5B deal for Indiana Electric Vehicle battery plant

Ford revises EV strategy and boosts hybrid production

Stellantis appoints Tim Fallon as head of manufacturing North America

Can Rivian navigate production challenges and scale up in the electric vehicle world?

GM continues path towards 2040 carbon neutral target

Poor financial results and slow EV transition forces Nissan to rethink plans

Musk halts Tesla Mexico gigafactory until after US election

GM Invests $500M in Lansing Grand River for EV transition

Electric Dreams: Tesla’s gigafactory network and EV battery production blueprint

Volkswagen’s Traton eyes third European battery plant to meet Electric Vehicle demand

Audi may close Brussels plant amid low demand for its Q8 e-tron EV

BeyonCa sets stage for Hong Kong’s automotive jump with new EV assembly plant

Hyundai’s Metaplant America announces launch of 2025 IONIQ 5 to pioneer electric mobility

BMW opens its first North American press shop at Spartanburg and unveils the new BMW X3

The future may be all electric, but not just yet

Comau’s Innovations and Solutions in Battery Manufacturing

GKN Automotive reduces direct CO2e emissions in 2023

Stellantis marks 60 years of vehicle production at Ellesmere Port

ACC halts construction of two European gigafactories

Vietnam’s VinFast weighs delaying $4 Billion US assembly plant to refocus expansion in Southeast Asia

Volkswagen announces new affordable European EV

Exclusive: BMW Group improves efficiency with additive manufacturing gripper

Q&A with Patrice Haettel: CEO of powertrain technology company HORSE

APK 2024 – Increasing circularity in automotive production

How Mercedes-Benz and Seat are transforming their plants

Balancing digitalisation with production output

Design4Production: Recap blog

BMW builds gigafactory for Neue Klasse in Mexico

Electric promise in the Middle East: Why Statevolt is building a gigafactory in the UAE instead of Europe

Rivian secures $827m funding, plans expansion and brings in Javier Varela as new COO

Bentley prepares electric future with groundbreaking for new paintshop as part of £2.5 bn investment program

Toyota invests $1.4B in US manufacturing for new BEV SUV

Renault subsidiary, HORSE, kicks off Power Electronics Box production

Statevolt’s $3.2bn UAE Gigafactory to bolster electrification in Middle East

ZF unveils automotive tech facility in Monterrey, Mexico, focused on fusing engineering, design and product development

Reshaping the future: Innovations and developments in automotive production engineering: propulsion by Electrification and Digitalisation

Compas wins category for site transformation at FYA: Interview with Santiago Jurado, chief quality officer

“Our future viability is not a given”: BMW Leipzig’s plant manager Petra Peterhänsel

Tesla’s Berlin factory set to restart production after arson attack

GM and Honda 50/50 Joint Venture Fuel Cell System Manufacturing (FCSM) kicks off production of hydrogen battery fuel cells to power sustainable future

BMW gears up for round-the-clock production with three-shift operation in Leipzig to accommodate electric Mini Countryman expansion

Powertrain – Reducing waste in machining fluids

Investment is main barrier to sustainable automotive manufacturing

Porsche plant in Leipzig wins Factory of the Year

Porsche launches all-electric Macan