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http://uk.reuters.com/article/companyNews/...6?symbol=FIA.MI I quote : "MILAN, April 16 (Reuters) - Production at Alfa Romeo's main plant in Italy remained partly suspended on Wednesday as union workers kept up their protest despite police intervention, said the sports car maker's parent, Fiat (FIA.MI: Quote, Profile, Research). Workers have blocked the entrance to the plant, in the town of Pomigliano d'Arco, near Naples, to protest against plans to transfer about 300 employees to another building as part of a reorganisation. The plant, which makes the 147 hatchback and the 159 sedan, has had to partially suspend production because the protesting workers have prevented trucks loaded with parts from passing through its gates. Fiat obtained a court order to have police clear the workers from the entrance on Tuesday, but the protest has resumed unabated. Fiat has also used a helicopter to bring parts to the plant, union workers told Reuters this week. Recently renamed after Italian philosopher Giambattista Vico, the plant had restarted operations on March 3 after a two-month shutdown for refurbishment. It employs about 5,000 workers, some of whom conducted protests on a number of issues during the shutdown. (Reporting by Gilles Castonguay; Editing by Andrew Hurst) " So , expect more delay on the new 159 etc... IMO , they should move production to poland to punish the swines. it would cut costs and improve quality.

Strike at South Korea's Hyundai Motor shuts down production SEOUL : Workers demanding higher pay have stepped up their strike action at South Korea's largest automaker, Hyundai Motor, forcing management to shut the plant down for 12 hours. "Power switches are already turned off and all assembly lines are quiet," an official of Hyundai Motor in the southern city of Ulsan told AFP by phone. Some 16,000 workers walked out at 10:00am (0100 GMT) for a six-hour strike. Workers on the overnight shift will carry on the stoppage for a further six hours from 11:00 pm. "Thousands of workers, many of them wearing red headbands, are now gathering outside the headquarters office. Loudspeakers are being set up," the official said. Hyundai employs about 34,000 people in Ulsan alone, producing an average of 5,600 cars a day, about half of the leading automaker's worldwide output. The strike action began Thursday when the workers downed tools for two hours, calling for higher wages and better working conditions. The company said Thursday's action alone incurred 31.4 billion won (US$31 million) in losses by failing to produce 2,165 cars. Friday's loss is expected to hit 89.2 billion won.