Volkswagen says cutting 100,000 jobs by end of decade

German car giant Volkswagen said on Thursday (September 3, 2026) that management and unions had agreed to cut a further 50,000 jobs by the end of the decade, bringing total job losses to 100,000. “It is essential to systematically align workforce levels with economic realities,” the 10-brand group said in a statement. The firm had … Read more

Inside JSW’s ‘Chaebol-style’ strategy to disrupt the auto market

The declaration came about nine months after the JSW Group had entered the automobile business after forming a joint venture with China-based SAIC Motor, which now owns the British-origin MG brand of vehicles. Jindal’s intention of doubling down on the automobile business will culminate in India getting its first new homegrown carmaker this millennium. But … Read more

Stellantis Said to Plan $10 Billion in US Turnaround Investments

Stellantis NV is planning to invest about $10 billion in the US as the troubled maker of Jeep sport utility vehicles and Ram pickups refocuses on the market that’s pivotal to its profits, according to people familiar with the situation. The carmaker may announce in the coming weeks about $5 billion in fresh money on … Read more

Why automotive manufacturing firm Stellantis, owner of Jeep, is struggling

Stellantis, an automotive colossus that owns more than a dozen brands including Chrysler, Fiat, Jeep, Peugeot, and Ram, is facing challenges at seemingly every turn. The company’s sales and profit have been plummeting. Dealers stuck with parking lots filled with unsold cars are publicly criticising Stellantis and its chief executive in unusually harsh terms. Stellantis’s … Read more

MG eyes 2nd factory, Rs 5,000 crore raise

Hamstrung by lack of government approvals for its FDI plans, British carmaker MG Motors — a subsidiary of Chinese auto major SAIC — plans to raise up to Rs 5,000 crore through external commercial borrowings (ECBs) or private equity route as it looks to set up a second factory in India, while launching new cars, … Read more

Mahindra XUV700 receives highest safety rating

Mahindra’s latest offering XUV 700 gets another boost – receives a 5 star adult safety rating from Global NCAP. It got 4 star for child occupant protection. “The model has received the highest combined safety score (adult + child) of 57.69 out of a total of 66.00 among the Indian vehicles tested so far by … Read more

Daimler CEO says carmakers could face chip shortage into 2023

By Ilona Wissenbach and Nick Carey MUNICH (Reuters) – Soaring demand for semiconductor chips means the auto industry could struggle to source enough of them throughout next year and into 2023, though the shortage should be less severe by then, Daimler AG’s CEO said on Sunday. Carmakers, forced by the COVID-19 pandemic to shut down … Read more