Plant News
This site features data on automakers’ production facilities, along with news on business plans, models, and equipment.
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Toyota Thailand announces production halt at Samrong, Ban Pho, Gateway plants from Oct. 5–10
Oct 2026
| Toyota Motor Thailand (TMT), Ban Pho Plant | Asia / Thailand / Chachoengsao |
| Toyota Motor Thailand (TMT), Gateway (Chachoengsao) Plant | Asia / Thailand / Chachoengsao |
| Toyota Motor Thailand (TMT), Samrong (Samutprakarn) Plant | Asia / Thailand / Samut Prakan |
| Toyota Motor Thailand Co., Ltd. (TMT) | Asia / Thailand / Samut Prakan |
Lucid Q3 production down 24.1%, deliveries down 6.7% as company resets (built at Casa Grande Plant)
Oct 2026
| Lucid Motors (Lucid Group, Inc.), Casa Grande plant (AMP-1) | The Americas / USA / Arizona |
Volvo VNL Autonomous, Waabi begin operations with Warp in Texas (built at New River Plant)
Oct 2026
| Volvo Trucks North America Inc., New River Valley (Dublin) Plant | The Americas / USA / Virginia |
Stellantis Windsor Assembly Plant to be idled for additional 3 weeks as contract talks stalled
Oct 2026
| Stellantis, FCA Canada, Brampton Assembly Plant and Brampton Satellite Stamping Plant | The Americas / Canada |
| Stellantis, FCA Canada, Etobicoke Casting Plant | The Americas / Canada |
| Stellantis, FCA Canada, Windsor Assembly Plant | The Americas / Canada |
Rivian production up 84.2%, deliveries up 45.8% in Q3 as R2 ramps up (built in Normal, Illinois)
Oct 2026
| Rivian, Normal Plant (former Mitsubishi Motors North America, Normal Plant) | The Americas / USA / Illinois |
Tan Chong Motor, SGMW join forces on EV battery localization in Malaysia
Oct 2026
| Tan Chong Motor Assemblies, Segambut (Kuala Lumpur) Plant | Asia / Malaysia |
TopBest continues hiring for manufacturing-related positions at its Pathum Thani Plant
Oct 2026
| Topbest Manufacturing, Pathum Thani plant | Asia / Thailand / Pathum Thani |
Kia’s all-new 2027 EV3 arrives at U.S. dealerships (built at Pesqueria Plant)
Oct 2026
| Kia Motors Mexico, Pesqueria Plant | The Americas / Mexico / Nuevo León |
Toyota Battery Center of North America opens at TMNA R&D Saline campus
Oct 2026
| Toyota Battery Manufacturing, North Carolina (TBMNC) | The Americas / USA / North Carolina |
| Toyota Motor North America Research and Development (TMNA R&D) - Saline | The Americas / USA / Michigan |
Toyota Grand Highlander Woodland Edition new for 2027 lineup (built at Princeton Plant)
Oct 2026
| Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Indiana, Inc. (TMMI), Princeton Plant | The Americas / USA / Indiana |
Major news topics are listed below.
| Business Plans | production capacity, operating status, production and sales plans, company-wide business directives, partnerships, investment plans |
|---|---|
| Models | mid-/long-term vehicle projects, EV / PHEV / HEV / FCV, export models, discontinued models |
| Technology | retooling, robots, test facilities, solar power generation, smart factories, recycling, renewable energy, carbon neutral |



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