The auto industry jobs purge
UK: GKN to axe jobs as auto demand slides
Automotive supplier GKN has warned that the prospect of further deterioration in demand in auto markets globally will see its…
RUSSIA: GAZ Group making cuts
Automaker GAZ Group is planning production and staff cuts and expecting reduced profits. One fifth of its staff face the…
AUSTRALIA: GMAC axes vehicle finance
General Motors Acceptance Corporation (GMAC) is scaling back its Australian and New Zealand operations with the loss of 185 jobs.…
INDIA: Tata Motors trims temporary workforce
A slow down in the demand for commercial vehicles has prompted Tata Motors to trim its workforce and cut production,…
US: Chrysler axing 25% of white collar workers
Chrysler chairman and CEO Bob Nardelli on Friday told employees by letter the automaker would cut additional salaried and supplemental…
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SPAIN: Workers take to streets to protest Nissan cuts
Spanish unions conducted a march through the streets of Barcelona Thursday (23 October) as a protest to plans by Nissan…
US: GM set to slash salaried jobs
General Motors Corp looks set to cut salaried jobs as the automotive slump in Europe and the US continues to…
US: Chrysler makes more cuts
Chrysler on Thursday said it would eliminate one shift of production at its Toledo North Assembly Plant and pull ahead…
GERMANY: Job cuts feared from early 2009
Some 10-15% of all automotive jobs could be lost in Germany, according to one analyst. The warning follows statements from…
GERMANY: GM quiet over possible cuts
General Motors' German unit Opel has declined to comment on a local newspaper report it may extend production suspensions to…