The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to assess whether €95 million of public support granted by Poland to chemical company LG Chem Group (“LG Chem”) for investing in the expansion of its battery cell production facility for electric vehicles (EV) in Biskupice Podgórne in the Dolnoślaskie region (Poland) is in line with EU rules on regional State aid. Read more

Two leading European banks are promoting the electric car industry with an investment in a new plant in central Poland run by global chemicals and sustainable technologies group Johnson Matthey. Read more

Boryszew Automotive Plastics (BAP) Group has received the Gold Award for European Suppliers of Toyota Boshoku in the category “Cost Improvement”. Read more

The expansion of the plant in Poznań has taken over two years – now the preparations for full production of the new Caddy are nearly finished. Read more

Full production of the e‑Crafter has now begun at the Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles plant in Września. Read more

Former existing offices, test laboratories, and model shop facilities are now consolidated within the 11,000 sqm TCK (Technical Center Krakow) building. Read more

In Q1 2020, Boryszew Group (“Boryszew”) generated consolidated revenues of PLN 1.6 billion, with the consolidated EBITDA of PLN 81 million. Read more

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a €125 million loan with Umicore, the Belgian-based global materials technology and recycling group, to finance part of the greenfield production facility for cathode materials in Poland. Read more

Volkswagen AG and the automotive supplier Brose are planning to create a joint venture devoted to complete seats, seat structures and seat components. Read more

Toyota Motor Manufacturing France (TMMF) has started production of the new generation Toyota Yaris at its manufacturing plant in Valenciennes in Northern France, on July 6. Read more

In this period of crisis, Groupe PSA reaffirms the strategic importance of a win-win partnership with its suppliers during the "2020 Supplier Awards" which took place on June 10th by videoconference from Poissy. Read more

Last year, Volkswagen and Ford announced a comprehensive cooperation that encompasses collaborating on electric and light commercial vehicles and taking joint steps towards developing self-driving systems. Read more

Nissan Sunderland plant resumed (8th June) vehicle production after almost three months, with a new Nissan Juke the first car off the line. Read more

Toyota Motor Manufacturing Poland (TMMP), in Jelcz-Laskowice, has started production of the latest generation of the 1.5L petrol engine that has been designed within the overarching framework of Toyota’s New Global Architecture (TNGA). Read more

Toyota Motor Europe (TME) will resume production at its two remaining manufacturing sites in the Czech Republic and the United Kingdom in the week commencing May 25, after restarting its other vehicle and component plants in France (Yaris), Poland (engines and transmissions), Turkey (C-HR and Corolla Sedan), the United Kingdom (Deeside engine plant) and Russia (Camry and RAV4) earlier in May and April. Read more

Hyundai Motor has announced the start of production of the new Hyundai i30 at its European manufacturing plant, Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Czech (HMMC) starting on May 25th. Read more