AUSTRALIA: 100 temps going as Holden switches to single shift assembly
General Motors’ Australian unit Holden is to introduce a new single shift at its vehicle manufacturing plant in Elizabeth, South Australia and axe 100 temporary workers.
VIETNAM: Bridgestone to build $575m export tyre plant – reports
Vietnam’s northern port city of Hai Phong has approved the construction of a US$575m tyre factory by a subsidiary of Bridgestone, the state-run newspaper Nhan Dan quoted municipal authorities on Thursday as saying.
UK: Jaguar Land Rover hiring 133 apprentices
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) will recruit 133 apprentices in 2012, its largest intake ever. Its programme, this year searching for both advanced and higher apprentices launches on Monday 6 February coinciding with National Apprenticeship Week here in the UK.
COMMENT: Where does the Chinese car industry really stand?
Investment banker Meyrick Cox describes the development of the Chinese auto industry, its structure and offers a view on the challenges it faces in the future.