GM to increase heavy duty pickup production at Flint Assembly, Michigan On March 30, Detroit News and other sources reported that GM will increase production at its heavy-duty truck plant in Flint, Michigan to six days a week starting in June, citing strong demand for the large pickups despite the rise in gas and diesel prices. “General Motors is making strategic adjustments to Flint Assembly’s production schedule to align with strong custome...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/31

Turkiye automotive industry archives record export in 2025 On March 30, the Turkish Minister of Industry and Technology, at the General Assembly of the Automotive Industry Association (OSD), announced that the Turkish automotive industry achieved record-breaking export level of USD 41.5 billion in 2025.  The government will continue to focus on efforts to further advance its trade integration with the European Union, its most important export ma...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/30

ted U.S. accusations that its Rayong facility is being used to circumvent tariffs by routing exports through Thailand. The response comes as the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) investigates global “excess capacity” under Section 301, including concerns over final vehicle assembly shifting to Southeast Asia. BYD said its Thai plant mainly serves domestic and selected export markets, not the U.S. Its Asia-Pacific auto sa...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/18

Xiaomi robots start internship at Xiaomi EV plant On March 2, Jun LEI, CEO of Xiaomi Corp., announced that Xiaomi robots started an internship at the Xiaomi EV plant. Incorporating multimodal perception and reinforcement learning on top of the Xiaomi-Robotics-0 general VLA foundation model, the Xiaomi robot preliminarily demonstrates task capabilities. The robot can operate autonomously at the self-tapping screw nut assembly station for 3 hours i...

News  Updated at: 2026/03/06

Tesla expands U.S. LFP battery supply for Megapacks with LGES Tesla is reported to have signed a significant supply agreement with LG Energy Solution (LGES) for lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries to be produced at LGES’s Lansing, Michigan facility, the former Ultium Cells 3 plant operated as a joint venture with General Motors. LGES acquired GM’s stake in May 2025 and now fully owns the plant. In July 2025, LG Energy Solution disclosed a ...

News  Updated at: 2026/02/28

Toyota Canada to deploy humanoid robots at plant in Woodstock, Ontario On February 19, Agility Robotics announced that it has signed a commercial agreement with Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada (TMMC). After a successful pilot, TMMC plans to deploy a half-dozen Digit humanoid robots at its Woodstock, Ontario, assembly plant to support employees with manufacturing, supply chain and logistics operations. “After evaluating a number of robots, we ...

News  Updated at: 2026/02/20

Stellantis launches third shift with 1,700 employees at Windsor Assembly On February 17, Stellantis will officially launch a new third shift with over 1,700 employees at the Windsor Assembly Plant, including those newly-trained for the shift and nearly 250 employees from the idled Brampton Assembly Plant who chose to transfer. With total plant employment of nearly 6,000, three shift operations will run on midnights, days and afternoons in all maj...

News  Updated at: 2026/02/14

Chevrolet’s revived 2027 Bolt EV built in U.S. with majority of parts from China General Motors has resurrected the Chevrolet Bolt EV for the 2027 model year, with production taking place at GM’s Fairfax Assembly plant. Despite the fact the Bolt’s final assembly is in the U.S., only 17% of the vehicle’s components are sourced from the U.S. and Canada. The majority of components (51%) are imported from China, with the remainder from variou...

News  Updated at: 2026/02/05

Canada seeks to recover funding from GM after Oshawa job cuts On January 30, Canadian Industry Minister Melanie Joly said her government will seek to recover money from General Motors after the company’s decision to lay off 500 workers at a truck plant in Oshawa, Ontario, announced the day before. This was the second time in less than six months GM has cut jobs at a Canadian assembly plant, following its October decision to end BrightDrop EV va...

News  Updated at: 2026/02/03

at its next-generation V8 engine will be built at St. Catharines Propulsion in Ontario, Canada, reinforcing the company’s long-term commitment to ICE powertrains. The announcement was made as GM Canada outlined several updates to its manufacturing footprint, including production changes at Oshawa Assembly and continued investment in Canadian propulsion operations. GM had announced that Oshawa Assembly will return to two shifts, starting Februar...

News  Updated at: 2026/02/03

GM invests USD 30 million preparing its Fairfax workforce for new launches General Motors’ Fairfax Assembly Plant in Kansas City, Kansas, is now at the forefront of the company’s latest manufacturing innovations. The plant is currently producing the Chevrolet Bolt EV, which will soon be followed by the ICE-powered Chevrolet Equinox and a next-generation Buick compact SUV. In addition to nearly USD 5.5 billion in recent manufacturing investmen...

News  Updated at: 2026/01/30

Lear to establish new seating plant to supply GM Orion plant Lear Corp. is planning a new seating plant for pickups and full-size SUVs launching at the General Motors assembly plant in Orion Township, Michigan, after outbidding a rival supplier, Magna International. Lear’s seating plant will launch in early 2027 in unison with GM's Orion Assembly, to build ICE-powered Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickups, and Cadillac Escalade SUVs. Magna...

News  Updated at: 2026/01/30

Chevrolet’s revised Bolt EV to be in production only 18 months General Motors said on January 22 that it plans to move production of its next-generation Buick Envision compact SUV, which is currently built in China, to its plant in Fairfax, Kansas in 2028 in response to tariffs and pressures to reshore manufacturing. The company subsequently confirmed that it will likely end output of its all-electric Chevrolet Bolt EV built at that plant in ab...

News  Updated at: 2026/01/24

GM moving production of China-built Buick crossover to U.S. plant On January 22, General Motors announced that it will move production from China and build a successor to the Buick Envision crossover at the automaker’s Fairfax Assembly plant in Kansas City, Kansas, beginning in 2028. GM did not confirm the name for the next-gen vehicle that it will be moving stateside.  “General Motors will onshore production of the next-generation Buick com...

News  Updated at: 2026/01/23

2026, Thailand’s Excise Department is preparing legal action to track NETA’s assets following the company’s withdrawal from Thailand, a Ministry of Finance source said. The department is set to sue Chinese EV maker NETA to recover government subsidies and enforce bank guarantees from Bangchan General Assembly, its Thai contract manufacturer. However, legal action can only be taken against NETA Auto (Thailand) Co., Ltd., the Thai-registered ...

News  Updated at: 2026/01/08

ations of Boston Dynamics’ Atlas humanoid, Spot quadraped, Stretch box-moving robot, and MobED delivery robots, along with autonomous mobility and factory robots for real-world applications across manufacturing, logistics, and daily life. Boston Dynamics will debut the product version of Atlas, a general-purpose industrial humanoid designed for tasks such as parts sequencing, assembly, and machine tending. Boston Dynamics’ partnership with Go...

News  Updated at: 2026/01/07

, potentially causing loss of drive power. The recall affects 388 2025 model year vehicles produced between June 3, 2024 and March 26, 2025. The Honda CR-V e:FCEV is sold exclusively in California, and is produced at Honda’s Performance Manufacturing Center in Marysville, Ohio. Its Fuel Cell Unit Assembly that powers the vehicle is produced at Fuel Cell System Manufacturing, LLC in Brownstown, Michigan, a joint-venture with General Motors. Acco...

News  Updated at: 2025/12/19

GM’s Flint Assembly plant to extend holiday break to five weeks General Motors is planning an extended holiday shutdown at its Flint Assembly plant in Michigan, where it produces the Chevrolet Silverado HD and GMC Sierra HD, as the company prepares the plant for production of its next-generation heavy-duty pickups. The downtime will begin on Christmas Eve, December 24, and extend into the new year through January 26. "Flint Assembly will take ...

News  Updated at: 2025/12/13

General Misr and Shineray, China, partner for vehicle production in Egypt On December 8, General Misr entered a strategic partnership with China's Shineray Group to establish local assembly operations for both passenger vehicles and motorcycles. The collaboration will see vehicle assembly operations commence by the end of 2026. The partnership will have exclusive distribution rights for the SWM luxury brand in Egypt. It will introduce two new mod...

News  Updated at: 2025/12/09

Stellantis hiring 1,500 workers for returning third shift at Windsor Assembly Plant Stellantis has begun the process of hiring approximately 1,500 workers for a third shift at the Windsor Assembly Plant in Ontario, Canada. The third shift at the Windsor Assembly Plant was previously eliminated in July 2020 due to declining demand. In September 2025, Stellantis announced the return of the third shift at the plant in response to growing demand for ...

News  Updated at: 2025/12/04