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Stellantis Lays Off 1,100 at Truck Plant, Closing Arizona Proving Grounds
In August, Stellantis warned it would lay off as many as 2,450 hourly workers. The first batch got their walking papers as 1,100 employees at its Warren Truck Plant, just north of Detroit. However, the cost cutting doesn’t stop there as the company revealed plans to shut down its Arizona Proving Grounds as well. Headlight.News has details.
Chinese Automakers Planning to Add Overseas Production to Sidestep Tariffs, Trade Barriers
Chinese automakers are rapidly expanding exports to key regions like Europe and Latin America after long focusing on their home market. But that’s created problems as target markets fight back with new tariffs and other trade restrictions. As a result, some Chinese manufacturers are looking to shift production abroad – and that could include factories in the U.S.
Headlight.news Podcast For The Week of 10-14-2024 – Tesla Debuts Cybercab – Exec Shakeups at Tesla and Stellantis – Toyota ad Hyundai Team up and More
In this week’s episode of the podcast, we discuss Tesla's unveiling of the CyberCab and the exec shakeup it and fellow firm Stellantis are experiencing. We also reveal a new team-up between Toyota and Hyundai before taking a look at This Week in Automotive History....
Under Increasing Pressure, Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares to Retire – But Not Until 2026
Facing mounting criticism for the automaker’s recent plunge in sales and earnings, Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares will retire in 2026. The announcement comes amidst a major shake-up in the automaker’s Euro-American management team.
What’s Coming to This Year’s Paris Motor Show
The Paris Motor Show has traditionally been a big event for European automakers and, in some ways, it could prove even more important this year, as Western manufacturers roll out new products designed to hold back increasingly aggressive Chinese competitors. Headlight.News looks at some of the most important products set to debut in the City of Lights this coming week.
Jeep Teases Next Generation Compass, Will be Built on New STLA Medium Platform
Jeep provides the first preview of the next-generation Compass as it prepares to reassert itself in the compact CUV wars to help give the brand a much-needed sales boost.
Stellantis Goes to Court to Block UAW Strike Vote
Stellantis is again squaring off with the United Auto Workers in a critical battle over the company’s efforts to trim costs and cut production, charging in a lawsuit the UAW is violating its contract with the company by filing what its lawyers describe as sham grievances.
Stellantis CEO Tavares Squashes Renault Merger Reports
With Stellantis trying to sort out what to do with its 14 brands, i.e. which ones to keep, CEO Carlos Tavares dismissed the notion that the company is looking to add another: French automaker Renault. Find out more at Headlight.News.
Mopar Teases Ram 2500 Custom Build for 2024 SEMA Show
Mopar has been an iconic presence at the annual SEMA show in Las Vegas and the accessory brand confirms that it will be bringing a rugged Ram 2500-based creation to the event with a new teaser image suggesting that it will be a beats out on the trail.
Toyota Investing Another $500 Million in Flying Cab Start-up Joby Aviation
As the first flying cabs approach production, Toyota is more than doubling down on its stake in Joby Aviation, a California-based an electric air mobility start-up that is now test flying its first production prototypes.
Jeep Recalls Over 150,000 Wrangler and Cherokee 4Xe Models Due to Fire Risk
The National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration issues a new recall for over 154,000 Wrangler and 4Xe models due to fire risk with the latest recall shining a spotlight on a growing problem for Stellantis as it struggles to contain rapidly rising number of vehicle recalls