AeroDef Manufacturing 2025 will be co-located with three other plants
SOUTHFIELD, MI — AeroDef Manufacturing 2025Billed as “the most comprehensive event focused on advancing the aerospace and defense industry,” it is proving that there is strength in numbers. The program is presented by Small and medium enterprisesThe Nonprofit Association of Manufacturing Professionals will be held April 8-10, 2025 at Huntington Square in Detroit. It will be held concurrently with three other major industry events: SME and Rapid New Group’s RAPID + TCT, North America’s premier additive manufacturing event for additive manufacturing (AM) and industrial 3D printing; SAE’s signature mobility event, the World Congress Experience (WCX), highlighting advanced mobility innovation; and America Makes’ Spring Technical Review and Exchange (TRX), the nation’s leading public-private partnership for additive manufacturing technology and education. three day event — It originated in aerospace but has now expanded to land, air, sea and space — is a combination of technical exhibitions and educational sessions presented by manufacturing industry experts and aerospace and defense leaders. related. Preparation and…
Volkswagen may not finally close German plants
However, nothing is certain as both Piech and the Porsche family are said to support aggressive cost-cutting measures go through Brad Anderson December 13, 2024 07:50 The company's supervisory board is considering the possibility of closing two plants. One of the plants employs 2,300 people and produces the Porsche Cayman, Boxster and Volkswagen T-Roc Cabriolet. Volkswagen and the IG Metall unions continue to negotiate on how to resolve the issue. Volkswagen has been threatening to close factories in Germany for months as it seeks ways to cut costs and improve its financial position. However, the company's supervisory board is currently considering the possibility of making it public, which would undoubtedly be welcomed by employees and local unions. If Volkswagen closes its factories in Germany, it would mark the first time in the company's history that it has taken such drastic measures. The company faces increasing competition from new brands entering the European market, especially from Chinese automakers, a situation that…
Volkswagen to close German plants and lay off thousands of jobs
At least three Volkswagen plants in Germany to close in major restructuringVolkswagen is preparing for a massive restructuring in Germany, with possible plans to close at least three domestic plants and lay off tens of thousands of employees. Volkswagen union chief Daniela Cavallo said the move was part of a larger cost-cutting plan to make the automaker more competitive amid economic challenges. While Volkswagen has long been negotiating with unions over a range of cost-cutting strategies, the proposals mark the first time it has considered closing a German plant.Cavallo stressed the seriousness of the situation and viewed potential closures and layoffs as part of Volkswagen's larger restructuring strategy rather than a bargaining tactic. The aim is to address falling demand in key markets including China and Europe, which has left Volkswagen with an urgent need to adjust operations to maintain profitability. However, the specific circumstances of which factories may be closed and the specific number of employees affected have not…
Volkswagen may close three German plants and lay off thousands of jobs
Volkswagen is preparing for deep spending cuts, details likely to be announced later this week October 28, 2024 15:50 Volkswagen plans to close three factories in Germany and lay off "tens of thousands" of employees, according to reports. More details are expected later this week, but it sounds like we can expect significant cuts to affect workers across Europe. The automaker faces high costs, declining sales and competition from China. Volkswagen has been warning that job cuts are coming, and they appear to be quite deep, as the company's works council revealed that the carmaker plans to close at least three different plants. This could lead to "tens of thousands" of layoffs. More information is expected later this week, but Reuters quoted the head of Volkswagen's works council as saying: "Management is absolutely serious about all this. This is not a tense situation in collective bargaining." Daniela Cavallo added that the plan was the start of a "...German sell-off." MORE:…
General Motors lays off hundreds of part-time temporary workers at two U.S. plants
Unions don't want part-time employees stranded without promotion to more secure positions go through Brad Anderson September 30, 2024 09:10 Union officials are asking GM to convert part-time temporary workers into full-time positions to prevent layoffs. About 95 of Fort Wayne's 250 part-time temporary workers have been on the job for 18 months. UAW leaders claim GM is delaying promotions for part-time temporary workers to avoid hiring them. Hundreds of part-time temporary workers at two General Motors plants in the United States will lose their jobs in the coming days if the United Auto Workers union refuses to retain them as part-time temporary workers and attempts to make them full-time temporary or permanent employees. The vast majority are based at the Fort Wayne, Indiana, assembly plant where the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra are built. The plant has about 4,000 employees working three shifts, about 250 of whom are part-time and temporary workers. The remaining unemployed temporary workers are at…
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