On July 24, the CFE-CGC union confirmed that Stellantis will shut down its Douvrin plant in 2026, following an announcement at the Works Council meeting.
As Stellantis shifts toward electric mobility, with the nearby ACC gigafactory focusing on battery production, the union stresses the urgent need for proper support

On July 24, UzAuto Motors Powertrain, in a social media post, announced that it has been exporting CSS Prime cylinder blocks to Latin America since December 2024. The total volume of shipments amounts to 40,000 units, worth USD 4.9 million.
It has implemented an HPDC (High-Pressure Die Casting) line, enabling the pro

On July 22, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation announced the termination of its engine business operation at Shenyang Aerospace Mitsubishi Motors Engine Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (hereinafter, SAME) in China and has terminated the joint venture partnership.
Established in August 1997, SAME began engine production in 1998 an

On July 15, Ford Motor Company announced it is recalling 694,271 2021-2024 Bronco Sport and 2020-2022 Escape vehicles equipped with 1.5-liter engines in the U.S. The company warned that a fuel injector may crack and leak fuel inside the engine compartment.
The tally of recalled vehicles includes 339,044 Bronco Sport

Cummins launched the 3rd-generation technology platform for F-series engines in Beijing.
The F series is the world’s first Cummins light-duty engine series, with 2 million units supplied to global customers. The newly launched platform has the following features. It adopts a 2,000-bar ultra-high-pressure common rail

On July 9, Ford Motor Co. announced it is recalling 850,318 vehicles in the U.S. due to a potential low-pressure fuel pump failure, which could cause an engine stall.
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said that a faulty fuel pump can reduce fuel flow from the tank to the engine, causing

On June 24, Horse Technologies, part of Horse Powertrain, announced its new integrated hybrid powertrain – the HR18 HEV. It was developed at the R&D centers in Romania and Spain, and will be manufactured at Horse Technologies’ Bursa plant in Türkiye, and its Valladolid plant in Spain.
The new hybrid system combines a

On June 24, Volvo Group announced that its engine plant in Skovde, Sweden, has been awarded up to EUR 49 million from the EU Innovation Fund to support the CarbonSmart Factory project, known as SPACE. The project aims for significant reduction of CO2 emissions from manufacturing processes within Skovde plant.
Volvo p

On June 22, KAMAZ announced that labour productivity at the transfer case assembly site of its engine plant had increased by 21%, due to improvements made using production system tools.
The KAMAZ team has rearranged equipment, changed worker positions, provided training, used space better, and improved logistics. Thi

Sanoh Industrial Co., Ltd. (Sanoh Industrial) announced that it will acquire all the shares of Winkelmann Powertrain México S. de R.L. (WPM), an automotive components manufacturer in Mexico. WPM was established in 2017 in Mexico and has been supplying automotive components for the North American sales market.
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On June 17, SOLLERS announced that its diesel engine plant in the Alabuga Special Economic Zone has adopted IoT and Big Data technologies for online production control based on the domestic digital platform WINNUM. The initiative was carried out in collaboration with SOLLERS' technology partner, PROF-IT GROUP.
The WI

On June 12, multiple sources reported that Stellantis will shut down the Termoli department that produces the FIRE (Fully Integrated Robotized Engine) engine permanently. The closure is set for June 16, 2025, officially ending production of the long-running engine which began in 1985 and has since built over 23 milli

On May 27, General Motors announced plans to invest USD 888 million in its Tonawanda Propulsion plant to support the production of the sixth generation of GM’s V8 engines, used in full-size trucks and SUVs. 
The investment includes new machinery, equipment, and tools, as well as facility renovations.
Tonawanda is the

Harbin Dongan Auto Engine Co., Ltd. (DAAE) successfully ignited the first unit of the new WE20TG-AA hybrid engine developed with Changan Auto.
The WE20TG-AA, a next-generation high-efficiency engine, is developed to achieve ultimate thermal efficiency. Based on a platform-based design concept that takes factors such

On May 20, Scania introduced the new Super 11 engine, offering top performance and flexibility in the 11-litre class. Positioned between the 9-litre and 13-litre engines, the Super 11 is up to 7% more fuel-efficient than the 9-litre and weighs 85 kg less than the Super 13, allowing for more payload in weight-sensitiv

On May 14, the FISMIC union announced that it has met with all union reps from FIM, UILM, FISMIC, and UGLM present on May 14, 2025. The focus was on job security and the Stellantis Termoli plant’s future.
The growing concern over the planned closure of the FIRE engine department, which employs about 450 people. The r

During the Volkswagen Group's Q1 2025 earnings call on April 30, Volkswagen CFO Arno Antlitz confirmed that Scout will use existing combustion engines for the range extender systems in the Scout Traveler SUV and Scout Terra pickup truck produced in VW's engine plant in Silao, Mexico. Antlitz did not identify the spec

On May 8, Yasunaga Corporation held a completion ceremony for the second phase of expansion at its Mexican subsidiary, Yasunaga Mexico S.A. de C.V. 
With this expansion, the total floor area of the plant in Lagos de Moreno, Jalisco has been expanded from 5,500 square meters to 12,000 square meters. The new building i

On May 2, multiple sources reported that the 8-valve engine line has already shut down, and the 16-valve line will stop by summer 2025 in the Stellantis’ Termoli plant. Even premium engines such as the GME 2.0L and Maserati’s V6 Nettuno are now at risk.
Currently, only GSE FireFly engines which are used in models suc