Toyota’s attempt to prop up an ailing Mazda along with the politically convenient claim about creating jobs?
In Huntsville, Alabama dirt is now moving for what will become a jointly owned-and-operated automotive production plant that will have the capacity to build 300,000 vehicles a year.
Beginning in 2021. Mazda Toyota Manufacturing, U.S.A., Inc. (MTMUS) is expected to create 4,000 jobs, with a $1.6 billion investment split by the two companies.
The plant will build Toyota’s Corolla, whose all-new 2020 model which will make its public debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show in California, and Mazda’s yet-to-be revealed crossover model. (Read AutoInformed on: Toyota and Mazda JV to Build Cars in U.S. Trumped?, Mazda and Toyota Establish JV to build Vehicles in Alabama) Continue reading
VW Group Electric Shuffle – Emden, Hanover to build EVs
The transition to e-mobility means fewer jobs as a result.
The Supervisory Board of Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft has approved new production assignment plans that ultimately will eliminate assembly jobs. The plants in Emden and Hanover will be converted to build electric vehicles: models from the ID. Family. They will begin rolling off the assembly lines in 2022. In order to serve growth in Europe going forward, the Group will be expanding its production capacity post-2022 with an additional plant in Eastern Europe. WV Group has 660,000 employees all over the world – 290,000 of them in Germany.
In the future, electric small cars and sedans from several brands will be built in Emden, while Hanover will specialize in the production of the ID. BUZZ family, in addition to building vehicles with conventional drives. I.D. BUZZ, a VW Microbus like EV, will arrive at dealerships after a compact four-door I.D. model in 2022. Volkswagen is mainly targeting the markets in North America, Europe and China with both the I.D. BUZZ and the I.D. family overall. Continue reading →