Ford Oakville plant retooling for Super Duty continues amid tariff risks On June 10, Ford of Canada CEO Bev Goodman said that the company’s CAD 3-billion project to retool its Oakville Assembly Complex is “well in the works” despite tariffs hanging over the North American auto industry, though “it will be late 2026 before we see trucks rolling off the line”.  Ford said crews poured the foundation for a new stamping facility this spring...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/14

ssissippi is a likely location. This plant currently builds the Altima and Frontier, but has a utilization rate of just 51%. Nissan’s plans for new electric crossovers and sedans have changed and been moved back. According to the unnamed supplier, it would take Nissan about three to six months to retool the Canton plant for Sentra production. (multiple sources on May 15, 2025)...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/17

ost is in the middle of transitioning its 14,000 vehicles to a fully electric fleet by 2040, according to its website. Hybrid and electric vehicles make up more than 10% of its total vehicles. GM produces BrightDrop 400 and BrightDrop 600 vans at the CAMI, plant which required massive investment to retool for EV production, including funding support from both governments. The plant has 1,300 employees. Inventory of the slow-selling delivery vans ...

News  Updated at: 2025/04/12

h rear-wheel drive and a diesel engine, which will start rolling off the Ulyanovsk conveyor in April of this year.  The expansion of the line to seven manual transmission modifications, considering the launch of new units, became possible due to technological flexibility and the ability to quickly retool the production line. Based on Sollers Group press release  ...

News  Updated at: 2025/04/02

Wh, with production scheduled to start in late 2025. The all-new Acura RSX midsize SUV will be first battery electric model produced at Honda EV Hub in late 2025, to be followed by production models based on Honda 0 Saloon and Honda 0 SUV prototypes in 2026. Honda is investing over USD 1 billion to retool the Marysville Auto Plant (MAP), East Liberty Auto Plant (ELP) and Anna Engine Plant (AEP). MAP consolidated its two production lines, removing...

News  Updated at: 2025/02/04

Biden administration hurries on funding for Belvidere plant before Trump takes office The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is racing to finalize a USD 335 million grant to help Stellantis retool its plant in Belvidere, Illinois to make electric pickups and build a battery plant nearby. The project, which is expected to cost USD 5 billion and result in 4,000 jobs, has been in limbo since announced in 2023 as part of a new contract with the United A...

News  Updated at: 2024/12/10

GM to discontinue Cadillac XT4 at Fairfax Assembly in January 2025 On November 7, General Motors announced its decision to permanently discontinue the Cadillac XT4 compact crossover in January 2025 when it idles its Fairfax Assembly Plant in Kansas to retool for the next-generation Chevrolet Bolt EV. GM is investing USD 391 million in the plant to prepare for Bolt, which will move to GM’s Ultium platform. GM originally planned to pause XT4 prod...

News  Updated at: 2024/11/08

GM delaying EV motor production in St. Catharines, Ontario to 2027 General Motors has postponed production of new EV motors at its St. Catharines, Ontario plant until 2027, a roughly 16-month delay to the original retooling timeline. GM Canada was reported in local media in June to be reevaluating the timing of its plans to build EV motors at its St. Catharines Propulsion Plant as it continues to retool the facility. According to GM Canada spokes...

News  Updated at: 2024/10/26

Creek location. “Activities like this are what drive us closer to our goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2035." said Todd Greer, vice president of Manufacturing at DENSO's Battle Creek facility. In September 2023, DENSO's Battle Creek thermal facility announced it was investing USD 63 million to retool production lines and accommodate more products that support electrified vehicles. (DENSO press release on October 17, 2024)...

News  Updated at: 2024/10/18

rren Truck plant produces the Jeep Wagoneer, Wagoneer L and Grand Wagoneer, as well as the Ram 1500 Classic, which is the older version of its Ram pickup. “The Toledo South plant will be down starting the week of July 8 and resuming production the week of August 19 to align production with sales, retool the plant for a new model and observe a week for summer vacation," according to an e-mailed statement provided by company spokesperson Jodi Tin...

News  Updated at: 2024/07/04

st five months of 2024, total vehicle production decreased 3.2% (y/y) to 399,282 units. The passenger car production was down 3.2% to 353,843 units, commercial vehicle was down 3.2% to 45,439 units.Mike Hawes, CEO of SMMT said "Massive change is underway in the UK’s car factories as manufacturers retool for new electric models. Amid strong international competition for green automotive investment, however, the UK needs to ensure it has the most...

News  Updated at: 2024/06/28

GM Canada pauses plan to produce EV motors at St. Catharines Plant GM Canada is reported in local media to be reevaluating the timing of its plans to build EV motors at its St. Catharines Propulsion Plant as it continues to retool the facility.  In October 2023 during contract talks, GM agreed to "significant new investments" to support electric drive unit production pending government funding, with drive unit facility retooling planned to start...

News  Updated at: 2024/06/07

(y/y) to 325,230 units. The passenger car production was down 0.8% to 284,191 units, commercial vehicle was up 13.6% to 41,309 units.Mike Hawes, CEO of SMMT said "Another month of falling UK car production was expected given the significant transformation underway within factories as manufacturers retool to produce new models. Keeping this progress on track is essential and requires favourable industrial and market conditions. With a general ele...

News  Updated at: 2024/06/03

Chevrolet Malibu production to end in November to prep Fairfax for Bolt On May 8, General Motors confirmed that it will halt production of the Chevrolet Malibu sedan this fall at its Fairfax Assembly plant in Kansas to prep for production of the new Chevrolet Bolt EV. Production of the Cadillac XT4 small SUV will continue until the plant is shut down in 2025 to retool for production of the Bolt.  "To facilitate the installation of tooling and ot...

News  Updated at: 2024/05/09

was USD (798) million as compared to USD (1.02) billion for the same period last year. Rivian experienced a loss from operations in the first quarter of 2024 totaling USD (1.48) billion, as compared to USD (1.43) billion in the same period last year Rivian completed a several week plant shutdown to retool the plant in Normal, Illinois and introduce new technologies and cost-oriented material changes into the R1 vehicle platform.  The plant retoo...

News  Updated at: 2024/05/08

table front seats and standard side-curtain air bags.  With more than 3 million square feet of floor space, the Toledo Assembly Complex is comprised of the North plant that builds the Wrangler and the South plant (Supplier Park) that builds the Jeep Gladiator. The company invested USD 1 billion to retool and modernize the South plant to build more than 345,000 Jeep Gladiators since April 2019. (Stellantis press release on February 6, 2024)...

News  Updated at: 2024/02/08

ted at the Battle Creek thermal facility that supports its Two Great Causes: Green – achieving carbon neutrality by 2035 – and Peace of Mind – creating a safe and seamless world for all. In September 2023, DENSO announced it was investing USD 63 million in the Battle Creek thermal facility to retool production lines and accommodate products that support electrified vehicles. (DENSO press release on January 30, 2024)...

News  Updated at: 2024/02/01

GM to launch next-gen Chevrolet Bolt EV/EUV in 2025 On December 4, GM CEO Mary Barra revealed that the next generation of the Chevrolet Bolt EV and Bolt EUV will arrive in 2025. GM plans to discontinue the Bolt and Bolt EUV at the end of 2023 as it prepares to retool the Orion Assembly Plant to make electric pickups by late 2025.  The Bolt EV and EUV currently are built on GM's older battery platform and will be redesigned and reintroduced on it...

News  Updated at: 2023/12/07

Denso retools Michigan thermal manufacturing facility with line for OEM’s BEV program The Michigan Strategic Fund announced that it supporting a USD 63 million investment by Denso to retool its production lines at its thermal manufacturing facility in Battle Creek, Michigan with a USD 1.4 million SESA Exemption. The retooling of the Battle Creek facility, first established in 1984, will enable the company to produce products that support vehicl...

News  Updated at: 2023/10/31

Denso invests USD 63 million in thermal manufacturing plant in Battle Creek, Michigan According to Michigan Economic Development Corporation (MEDC), Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced while on a business trip to Japan that Denso Corporation (Denso) will be investing USD 63 million in its Battle Creek thermal manufacturing facility to modernize and retool production lines to accommodate product offerings that support the electrification ...

News  Updated at: 2023/09/15