Global Scans · Automotive · Weekly Summary

• [New] Repurposing idle automotive plants for artillery and medium-caliber rounds could boost output while preserving industrial jobs, learning from Ukraine's ability to rapidly retool factories under fire. Atlantic Council
• [New] New gigafactory will kick-start the creation of 1,170 new, high-value jobs in Florence, as South Carolina reinforces its status as one of the United States' leading automotive exporters. Envision AESC | United States Locations
• The U.S. government is arguing that tariffs will bring jobs back to American factories, however, experts are warning that layoffs in the automotive sector could happen before any production shifts take effect. Lenx Consulting
• 83,000 of the 240,000 jobs in the automotive sector in the Stuttgart region, where Mercedes has a strong presence, will disappear over the next 20 years. World Socialist Web Site
• The switch to EVs could cost the U.S. 75,000 automotive jobs by 2030. Manhattan Institute
• The EU's ban on combustion-engine cars is likely to cost more than 60,000 automotive jobs in Italy by 2035. Spiked
• There have been widely reported figures that up 25,000 jobs are at risk in the automotive sector following Trump's decision to impose 25% tariffs on UK made cars. Insider Media Ltd
• A pace of vehicle electrification in line with the European Commission's Fit for 55 proposal implies that about half a million jobs would be at stake in the European automotive industry until 2040. Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB
• The scale of disruption will be significant: according to the Institute for Economic Research in Munich, more than 100,000 jobs will change in the German automotive industry by 2030. McKinsey & Company
• Balanced trading relationships that break down tariffs and regulatory barriers to trade will enable automotive companies to grow and get great British products into the hands of consumers all over the world, boosting jobs, business and prosperity at home. GOV.UK
• Currently, the U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods are projected to impact Ontario's automotive industry, potentially causing it to lose up to 500,000 jobs while navigating complex trade challenges and ongoing automation. Career Professionals of Canada
• By 2024, the automotive and transportation industry may need to fill about 642,000 technician jobs. Fox Business
• The West Midlands Gigafactory project, and its immediate area, is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to supercharge UK growth, as well as protect and create tens of thousands of jobs in the automotive and energy storage sectors. Promote News
• The Faraday Institution, which estimates the UK wants seven gigafactories, forecasts declining automobile manufacturing and the potential lack of some 114,000 present automotive jobs by 2040 without home battery manufacturing. News Chant UK
• If the United States fails to make commercial EVs, batteries, and other component parts for the next-generation of automotive and trucking technology, American jobs making internal combustion engines, exhaust systems, and fuel pumps, among other components, could all be lost. Central Asia-Caucasus Institute
• Europe's automotive industry could lose one million jobs and €90 billion in value if the EU backtracks on its 2035 zero-emission car sales ban, a new report warns. Euro Weekly News
• The 10% universal tariff and sector-specific duties shield domestic manufacturing, potentially adding 500,000 jobs in steel and automotive sectors by 2027, as modeled by the Economic Policy Institute. / USA GeopoliticsUnplugged Substack
• Over the last three years, Ontario has attracted more than $28 billion in automotive and EV battery-related investments from global automakers, parts suppliers, and EV battery and materials manufacturers, which are expected to create more than 12,000 new permanent jobs. blogTO
• Without significant growth in domestic EV production, US automotive jobs will likely decline, particularly if the White House realizes its goal of EVs representing 50% of new car sales by 2030. Wired

Last updated: 14 September 2025