RIDDLE: Russia’s industrial winter Andras Toth-Czifra on the political economy of industrial decline in Russian car manufacturing and metallurgy.

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Hyundai says can't buy back Russian plant as buyback deadline looms Hyundai Motor Group cannot exercise buyback right for St Petersburg plant sold for symbolic RUB10,000 as January deadline approaches.

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Ericsson’s Private 5G Powering JLR’s Smart Manufacturing Ambitions Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is stepping up its digital transformation with the rollout of Ericsson’s Private 5G network at its Solihull manufac...

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Honda’s profit slips as President Trump’s tariffs take their toll on Japanese automakers Honda reported Friday that its profit for the first fiscal half through September fell 37% from the previous year, as the damage from President Donald Trump’s tariffs offset the lift from solid motorc...

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Russia automotive output slumps to levels of first months of Ukraine war as demand slumps Russia’s automotive industry — once a symbol of the country’s industrial ambitions — has entered another sharp downturn, reversing the fragile recovery seen in 2023 and early 2024.

Russia’s automotive industry — once a symbol of the country’s industrial ambitions — has entered another sharp downturn, reversing the fragile recovery seen in 2023 and early 2024. Bne IntelliNews #Russia #AutomotiveIndustry #UkraineWar #CarManufacturing #EconomicDownturn

China’s CATL sells stake in Finnish subcontract car manufacturer HELSINKI (Reuters) -Chinese battery maker Contemporary Amperex Technology (CATL) is selling its 20.6% stake in subcontract Finnish car maker Valmet Automotive to the Finnish state and another shareholder, Finland’s government said on Monday, amid low electric car sales in Europe. The Finnish state, which already owns 44.96% of Valmet Automotive through its investment company Finnish Industry Investment Ltd, did not say how much CATL was selling its stake for but said the government would also inject an additional 35 million euros ($40.97 million) of new capital into the car factory. Valmet Automotive has previously made some cars for Porsche, Saab, Mercedes-Benz among other carmakers. The Finnish government, in a statement, said the stake sale came amid "a challenging market situation" due to the "slower-than-predicted pace of electrification". "The downturn in the European automobile industry has caused Valmet Automotive’s order volumes to decrease in recent years," it said. CATL bought into Valmet Automotive in 2017. Chinese electric vehicle (EV) makers, often backed by generous state support, have for years challenged traditional European and U.S. carmakers with cheaper, tech-savvy models. After the CATL stake sale and the capital injection, the Finnish state will own a 79% stake in Valmet Automotive, while private investor group Pontos, an existing shareholder, will own 21%, the government said in a statement. "In line with its strategy, Valmet Automotive is expanding its operations to new industrial sectors such as contract manufacturing for the defence industry," the government said. 3rd party Ad. Not an offer or recommendation by Investing.com. See disclosure here or remove ads. While the European Union imposed tariffs on China-made EVs in 2024, industry lobbyists have urged the EU and national governments to bolster domestic players - especially as the sector grapples with a slowdown - to help even the playing field. Under the arrangement announced on Monday, the state, Pontos and pension insurer Varma are also purchasing Valmet Automotive’s shares in its subsidiary, battery maker Ioncor, giving the state a 70% stake in Ioncor through its investment company Finnish Minerals Group. Ioncor, which employs around 1,000 people at its two battery plants in Finland and one in Germany, will seek to expand its operations to heavy-duty vehicles and machinery, Ioncor said in a separate statement. ($1 = 0.8542 euros) Should you invest $1,000 in 300750 right now? Ask WarrenAI, our powerful AI financial research assistant. It's just like ChatGPT for investors, but with access to 10 years of company data, a built-in screener, Wall Street analysts' reports, and earnings call transcripts for real-time, vetted insights. Get answers about 300750 and thousands of other assets within seconds.

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Deal that reduced US tariffs on UK cars and aircraft parts comes into effect (Reuters) -The trade deal signed between U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer lowering some tariffs on imports from Britain has come into effect, the British government said on Monday. British car manufacturers will now be able to export to the U.S. under a reduced 10% tariff quota from an earlier 27.5%, while the current 10% tariffs were fully removed for goods like aircraft engines and aircraft parts, the statement said, reiterating details announced earlier in June. However, the issue of steel and aluminum tariffs remains unresolved. Britain has avoided tariffs of up to 50% on steel and aluminum that the U.S. imposed on other countries earlier this month, but it could face elevated tariffs starting July 9 unless a deal is reached. "... we will continue go further and make progress towards 0% tariffs on core steel products as agreed," the British statement added.

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British carmaker JLR trims FY26 margin forecast to 5%-7% as US tariffs cast shadow (Reuters) -British luxury carmaker Jaguar Land Rover cut its fiscal 2026 earnings before interest and taxes margins forecast to 5%-7% on Monday from 10% earlier, citing uncertainty in the global auto industry as U.S. tariffs loom. Shares in the company’s Indian parent Tata Motors (NYSE:TTM) dropped as much as 4.7% in early trade after the announcement. JLR’s EBIT margin forecast was also below its reported margin of 8.5% for the previous fiscal year. JLR, which gets over a quarter of its sales from the U.S., had temporarily paused shipments to the country after its President Donald Trump slapped a 25% duty on all foreign-made vehicles sold in the world’s second-largest car market. Tata Motors’ ownership of JLR makes it among the most exposed Indian automakers to Trump’s tariffs on vehicle imports. Unlike most of its rivals, including German brands Mercedes- Benz and BMW (ETR:BMWG), JLR has no manufacturing presence in the U.S.

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Volvo Announces Major Job Cuts as Auto Sector Faces Pressure Volvo Cars Slashes 3,000 Jobs Amid Global Industry Turbulence Volvo Cars is laying off 3,000 employees worldwide as part of

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The Future of Car Manufacturing in GCC Countries: Trends, Players, and Market Outlook The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries—comprising Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, and Oman—are rapidly transforming their automotive sectors. Driven by...

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U.S. and Europe putting auto industry at risk, Stellantis’ Elkann says © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: John Elkann, chairman of carmaker Stellantis, looks on before answering questions from an Italian parliamentary committee, in Rome, Italy, March 19, 2025. REUTERS/Yara Nardi/File Photo STLA 5.64% MILAN (Reuters) - Policy and regulatory choices in the United States and Europe, including tariffs and emission regulations, have placed the automotive industry under "extreme pressure", Stellantis (NYSE:STLA) chairman said on Tuesday. "With the current path of painful tariffs and overly rigid regulations, the American and European car industries are being put at risk," John Elkann said during the automakers’ shareholders’ meeting. "That would be a tragedy as car manufacturing is a source of jobs, innovation and strong communities," he added. 0 Latest comments JG Wentworth

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Stellantis is reopening a U.S. car factory. It will take two years Stellantis NV's massive Belvidere Assembly Plant is expected to reopen by early 2027 and build a new Ram midsize pickup, but two other projects previously slated for the factory in the northern Illinois city — a battery plant and large parts distribution hub — are no longer moving forward, local officials and union leaders say. The Belvidere factory employed as many as 5,000 people several years ago, but it closed in early 2023 after Jeep Cherokee production ended. Only a skeleton crew overseeing the building's upkeep and a small parts distribution operation remained. But there are now signs of life at the 5 million-square-foot complex as the automaker prepares to remodel and restaff it. Belvidere's reopening begins just as Stellantis and other automakers face increasing pressure from President Donald Trump to ramp up their domestic production and avoid paying higher tariffs. The automaker announced the plant's revival within days of Trump taking office in January — after it had scuttled those plans last year — and a company executive noted late last year that the empty Illinois factory could be used to help Stellantis respond to Trump's promised import taxes. But Belvidere's reopening timeline, currently about two years away, underscores just how long some of these efforts to rebuild U.S. manufacturing capacity could take. "Trump being elected and threatening tariffs early on, I'd be lying if I said that wasn't a factor," Kevin Gotinsky, who oversees the United Auto Workers' Stellantis department, said of Belvidere's reopening. But he said the union's pressure campaign last year, which included filing grievances and threatening to strike over the company's refusal to reopen the plant as promised, had also played a major role: "Our members standing up, pushing out former CEO Carlos Tavares, definitely was a game-changer. Without that, who knows where we'd be today." Top Stellantis and union officials, including North American manufacturing head Tim Fallon and UAW President Shawn Fain, visited Belvidere earlier this month, and plans are in the works to overhaul the facility's interior and start staffing up. Several hundred workers who were indefinitely laid off or transferred to other far-flung Stellantis plants will likely return to work by next year, and once a $1.2 billion overhaul is complete, more than 1,500 are expected to be back on the job and working in two production shifts by 2027. The return of at least several hundred workers to Belvidere is expected to open up positions at factories in Metro Detroit and Toledo. Yet two key projects that Stellantis initially planned for Belvidere — a $3 billion battery plant and a $100 million Mopar parts mega hub, which was to combine other regional parts facilities into one starting last year — are no longer moving ahead, according to the city's mayor and union leaders. Both had been mentioned in the 2023 labor pact between the union and automaker. Stellantis spokesperson Jodi Tinson said the company has "no updates to share" on those projects. The joint-venture battery plant was expected to be built across the street from the car factory. But Gotinsky said it doesn't appear Stellantis will need more battery production in Belvidere any time soon, given slower-than-expected EV demand and the company's existing capacity at a joint-venture battery facility in Kokomo, Indiana. Meanwhile, Stellantis is expected to continue distributing parts from its other existing sites, including near Detroit, he said. But Gotinsky said the union did recently secure other benefits for laid-off Belvidere workers as they wait for the plant to reopen. One allows them to find a job and still receive supplemental unemployment checks from Stellantis — "so at least they can now sustain, and be able to pay their bills, while they're laid off and until we get them back to work." The laid-off Belvidere workers were also recently offered $75,000 buyouts or retirement incentives by the company, which is more than workers in the Detroit and Toledo areas received. Belvidere Mayor Clinton Morris said he remains hopeful the battery and parts projects could be revived in the future. But for now, he said he's thrilled that vehicle production, at least, will be returning to his city. The assembly plant was Belvidere's top employer before it closed. Morris said it's reopening should bring multiple benefits back to the city, from busier local restaurants, to attracting some more auto suppliers back to town, to cheaper water rates for residents since the plant is such a large user. Matt Frantzen, the president of UAW Local 1268, which represents members at Belvidere, said work is underway to clean out the inside of the plant, and the company has also begun mapping out a renovation that appears likely to include a new roof. Frantzen and Morris said their current understanding is that the plant will produce a Ram midsize truck that could offer hybrid and gas-powered variants. Stellantis has only confirmed the truck would use the company's "multi-energy" options. The automaker abandoned the midsize truck segment in 2011 when the Dodge Dakota was discontinued. Sam Fiorani, vice president of AutoForecast Solutions LLC, said the pickup is expected to be based on the automaker's STLA Large platform, which would give it the ability to be configured in gas, hybrid and fully electric options. He added the pickup is expected to compete with existing offerings such as the Toyota Tacoma, Ford Ranger and Chevrolet Colorado. "It doesn't matter what they bring us," Frantzen said of a particular vehicle. "Just get us going." Among the workers eager to get back home to Illinois once the plant reopens is Kim Ross. The 55-year-old single parent was forced to relocate, along with her two teenagers, to New Jersey so she could keep her job with Stellantis at a parts distribution facility in New York. Ross said a long commute and an "insane" cost-of-living continue to weigh on her family. But she's trying to temper her expectations: She thought Stellantis was set to reopen Belvidere once before, but the company later pulled back and now has reversed course yet again. "We've been listening to these promises and these words for so long," said Ross, who noted that sometimes it feels like she and other Belvidere workers are political pawns. "It doesn't mean anything to us until we see some action."  lramseth@detroitnews.com @lramseth This article originally appeared on The Detroit News: Stellantis is reopening a U.S. car factory. It will take two years

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Trump reverses new tariffs threat on Canada after Ontario rescinds electricity charges | CNN Business President Donald Trump backed down from an extraordinary trade war escalation Tuesday that had threatened a massive surge in Canadian steel and aluminum tariffs and new tariffs on Canadian electricity...

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EGP 1bn Boost to Automotive Industry: Kouchouk Egypt allocates EGP 1bn to localise automotive industry, increasing car manufacturing and local component production to 45%.

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