Automotive and business brief

Snapshot

• VW Future Plan 2030: ~50k more cuts; EU footprint concept mid-2027
• Stellantis Mirafiori: September stoppages
• Tesla Giga Berlin → 7,500 Model Y/week

Top Developments

1. VW Future Plan 2030: ~50k more cuts; EU footprint concept mid-2027

   Board approved Future Plan 2030 (3 Sep): ~9m vehicles, ~9% margin by 2030; ~€135bn CapEx/R&D 2027–31. Models −~50%, complexity −~75% by 2035. EU capacity excess >500k; Emden/Zwickau/Hanover/Neckarsulm lack 2031–34 allocation; footprint concept due end-Jun 2027. Further ~50k cuts. Source: restructuring cost ~€16bn (VW no comment).

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   Sources: VW PR · Reuters · Reuters €16bn

2. Stellantis Mirafiori: September stoppages

   Halt 2–4 Sep (Teksid shortage vs weak 500 demand per FIOM). After 4-week summer stop. Mid-month: Sep idle days to six; Uilm seeks bridge model to 2030.

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   Sources: Reuters · Torino Cronaca

3. Tesla Giga Berlin → 7,500 Model Y/week

   Mid-Oct target 7,500/wk (now <6,500). Three mandatory Sep extra shifts (assembly; Drive/Battery/Cell out). Only EU vehicle plant.

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   Sources: ecomento · elektroauto-news

4. Renault Douai ElectriCity September pace-up

   Jul PR: +550 temps since Oct’25, half night shift, Sep pace-up; +300 permanent by 2027. 600k EVs at Douai+Maubeuge. Multi-brand (Renault/Alpine/Nissan/Mitsubishi). Local: >350 temps recruiting.

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   Sources: Renault · Tarantas

5. Aptiv unifies Interconnect + HV brands

   1 Sep: Winchester→Aptiv Interconnect; Intercable→Aptiv High-Voltage Technologies; Connection Systems unchanged.

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   Sources: Aptiv · eeNews

6. Anfia: 80% tariff on Chinese cars AND parts above 8%

   Duty-free to 8% of EU registrations; 80% above; includes components. Chinese-brand share >9% H1’26. Warns IT→DE exports −40–50% by 2028; criticizes IAA FTA loopholes.

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   Sources: Reuters

7. EP tightens Made-in-Europe (IAA)

   Rapporteurs want Commission list for third-country equivalence. Steel/EVs: procurement + 90% aid need EU content; waiver if cost +>40% (vs 25%).

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   Sources: EUROMETAL · EC annexes

8. Copper: US tariff undecided; LME ~$14k/t

   White House undecided on refined copper tariffs (10 Sep). Floated path 15% Jan’27→30% ’28. LME ~$14,000/t mid-Sep.

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   Sources: Reuters · Bloomberg

9. Versigent (ex-Aptiv EDS) Q2: +10.8% sales; dividend mid-Sep

   Sales $2.444bn; Adj. EBITDA $272m (11.1%). FY sales guide $9.4–9.6bn. $0.13 dividend payable 18 Sep.

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   Sources: SEC EX-99.1

10. AMS: zonal harness DfA / BMW −600m wire

    VW modular connectors: mfg time to 18% of prior in one example. Next2OEM ~10%→~90% automation when designed for it. BMW Neue Klasse: −600m wire, harness −~30% weight.

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    Sources: AMS reinvented · AMS robot-ready

11. Stellantis Filosa: US wall vs China partners in EU

    Jefferies 10 Sep: US = domestic-only; RoW partners (Leapmotor, Dongfeng) for EU capacity/distribution.

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    Sources: Reuters · Stellantis Dongfeng

12. TE buys HENN Fluid Line (air/fluid connectors)

    Announced 4 Aug; coverage 1 Sep. Plastic fluid quick-connects + electrical/fluid assemblies; TE office Dornbirn.

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    Sources: HENN PR · Charged EVs

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