Euro Auto Trends

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.

First Drive: 2013 Volkswagen Jetta Hybrid The other fuel-sipping Jetta.

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.

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.