Production of the 2026 Cadillac XT5 is currently scheduled to finish in late 2026, marking the end of the first-generation ICE-based crossover in the North American market. Cadillac will pause XT5 production for approximately nine months before beginning production of the second-generation XT5 in Q3 2027 for the 2028
On July 2, 2026, Toyota Tsusho Manufacturing (Cambodia) Co., Ltd inaugurated the assembly line for the Toyota Hilux Travo at its plant in the Royal Group Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone.
The Minister of Industry, Science, Technology & Innovation said Toyota has assembled a total of 6,260 Fortuner and Hilux vehicles
On July 1, Alpine announced that it is preparing its Dieppe Jean Redele plant, France, for production of the third-generation Alpine A110. The new model will use the all-new Alpine Performance Platform (APP) and is expected to become the brand’s first electric sports car.
Alpine’s EVs are built with support from its
On July 1, multiple sources reported that Tofaş has ended production of the Fiat Egea after nearly 11 years of manufacturing in Türkiye. The last Fiat Egea sedan model rolled off the assembly line on June 30, 2026.
The Fiat Egea, which entered production in 2015, was offered in sedan, hatchback, crossover, and statio
On July 1, BMW Group started production of the new BMW 7 Series at its Dingolfing plant, Germany. The model is the first existing BMW to use technologies from the Neue Klasse platform. BMW also plans to introduce Neue Klasse technologies across 40 models by the end of 2027.
The new 7 Series is built on the same produ
On June 30, it was reported that Toyota officially completed the transfer of Corolla production from its Indaiatuba plant to its manufacturing complex in Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, ending vehicle production at the Indaiatuba facility after 28 years of operation.
The production transfer is part of Toyota's BRL 11 billion in
On June 29, multiple sources reported that Stellantis Mirafiori plant’s body shop will close for four weeks, from the last week of July through the first three weeks of August 2026.
The shutdown was originally expected to last only two weeks, but unions are increasingly concerned about temporary workers' contracts, a
On June 24, GM announced it is making a combined USD 275 million investment across the Spring Hill Manufacturing complex as part of a broad commitment to strengthen domestic manufacturing and American innovation.
• At Spring Hill Assembly, GM is investing more than USD 150 million to support a future Cadillac ICE
On June 25, production of the Cadillac CT4 was officially concluded at the GM Lansing Grand River Assembly plant in Michigan. The compact luxury sedan, including the high-performance CT4-V and CT4-V Blackwing variants, exits the lineup without a direct replacement.
Final retail orders for the CT4 were closed on April
On June 25, Stellantis announced an equipment acquisition that advances the two stamping plants in Michigan that supply critical components for North American vehicle production, the Warren Stamping Plant (WSP) and Sterling Stamping Plant (SSP).
Only nine miles apart in the metropolitan Detroit area, the Sterling and
On June 25, multiple sources reported that the Stellantis Vigo factory, Spain, temporarily halted production in the morning of June 25, 2026, after a data network outage affected computer systems and factory operations i.e., vehicle manufacturing and logistics.
The network service was interrupted at 9:30 a.m. due to
On June 26, multiple sources reported that Stellantis has announced another production shutdown at its Cassino plant, Italy. The body shop, paint shop, assembly line, and related departments will stop operations from June 26 to July 3, 2026.
The shutdown is due to a lack of orders, affecting the plant’s main producti
On June 25, Ebro EV Motors (Ebro) announced the commissioning of new production line, the M1 line at the Barcelona plant in Spain.
The new M1 production line is 696 meters long and includes 97 workstations. It integrates body assembly, painting, final assembly, and vehicle validation into a single production process.
On June 25, Andre Thierig, Senior Director at Giga Berlin, announced Tesla’s plans to increase vehicle production at its Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg to 7,500 vehicles per week. The ramp-up is scheduled to begin in October 2026. The expansion is expected to create an additional 1,000 jobs.
The announcement follows
On June 24, VW Poznan announced that it will set up a new corporate prototype foundry at its Poznań plant, Poland, to produce parts for developing and testing future vehicles.
It is located in Poznan’s Wilda district. The facility will make prototype parts for different VW brands, including electric motor housings, s
On June 22, it was reported that Volkswagen will suspend production for two consecutive weeks at its Puebla plant, with operations scheduled to stop from June 29 to July 12.
The temporary shutdown will affect the plant’s first and third production segments, where the Jetta, Tiguan and Taos models are assembled, impac
On June 16, Xinyuan Auto (Xinyuan Automobile Co., Ltd.) announced that the production launch ceremony for its digital factory was held in Fuling District, Chongqing. The Xinyuan Auto digital factory was jointly developed by Dongfang Shineray Group and Chongqing Fuling District New Urban Area Development (Group) Co.,
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