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Flexible Labor Laws Drive Automakers to Spain

Posted on August 8, 2016 by J Sammy Leave a comment

Germany’s Volkswagen AG and Daimler AG have recently ramped up their production capacity in Spain, encouraged by relatively flexible labor laws and a vast network of local parts suppliers. The country has become Europe’s second-largest producer of vehicles behind Germany, and the eighth-biggest in the world. Spain’s appeal comes largely from labor reforms enacted in 2012. The reforms made it

BMW, VW to Source More Parts from Thailand

Posted on July 15, 2016 by J Sammy Leave a comment

Germany’s BMW and Volkswagen will source more parts from Thailand’s well-developed autoparts industry to enhance competitiveness and expand Asian operations. BMW will establish its first Southeast Asian international procurement base in Bangkok as early as next month with an eye on shipping Thai-made parts meeting quality standards to BMW’s 30 or so factories in 14 countries around the world. In