The first BMW Group car plant to rely entirely on electricity from renewable energy is moving towards production next month.
Series production of the new BMW iX3 will get underway in late October in Debrecen, Hungary, which is the newest and most innovative manufacturing facility in the company’s global production network.
The cyber-attack on JLR business operations continues to stop production with a possible slow restart from 24 September.
The hackers are thought to have accessed a supplier to the international company with three UK plants as well as India and China and has meant no parts can be sent from component makers, who are financially struggling to cope but who must survive to be ready when JLR production resumes.
Renault Group, Nissan, and Mitsubishi Motors are entering a new phase with a focus on developing electric vehicles and achieving industrial synergies in Europe.
Ampere is gearing up to produce its latest EV models, the all-new Nissan Micra and the next-generation Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross on a new platform being shared among them.
Nissan’s design operations in London and Japan will be downsized.
The strategic consolidation of its global design network, will result in the closure of its design studios in San Diego, US, and São Paulo, Brazil.
About 1,000 jobs are going in the Ford Cologne electric car plant as orders have slumped and the operation is moving to a single shift programme.
Last year the ev plant was introduced to make EVs for Europe but earlier this summer shelved plans for a new vehicle platform as it faced rising costs and intensified competition from Chinese challengers.
