Isuzu to reduce capital of Isuzu (China) Engine and reclassify it as equity-method affiliate On December 19, Isuzu Motors Limited announces that it resolved to change Isuzu (China) Engine Co., Ltd., a local joint venture in Chongqing, China, operated with its business partners Qingling Motors (Group) Co., Ltd. and Qingling Motors Co., Ltd., from a consolidated subsidiary to an equity-method affiliate. Isuzu (China) Engine, a consolidated subsidia...

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, adaptive cruise control with Stop & Go, lane keeping, and lane centering system designed to support safer driving in both urban and highway conditions. The SUV is offered in Trend and Titanium trims. Unlike the previous generation built in Canada, the new Edge is produced through the Changan Ford joint venture and assembled in China, where it is marketed as the Ford Edge Plus. (Mexico Now on December 16, 2024)...

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Honda’s car assembly plants in Japan and China to suspend operations Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda) announced by December 18 that its car assembly plants in Japan and China will temporarily suspend operations due to the shortage of semiconductors. In China, three plants of GAC Honda Automobile Co., Ltd., a joint venture with GAC Group, will stop operations from December 29 to January 2. While the names of Japanese plants have not been disclosed,...

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e 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. According to documents filed with the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the leak can res...

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anufacturer of heat exchangers for internal combustion engines, electric vehicle Battery Thermal Management Systems (BTMS), and fuel cell cooling systems. T.RAD North America, a subsidiary of Japanese manufacturer T.RAD. headquartered in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, was founded in 1988 as CoPAR, Inc., a joint venture between Toyo Radiator Co., Ltd. of Japan and a U.S. manufacturing partner. (Tennessee Department of Economic Development release on Dece...

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istry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) released the 401st list of the “Announcement on On-road Motor Vehicle Manufacturers and Products”. A number of products of independent automobile brands such as FAW Group, Dongfeng Motor Corporation, Changan Auto, and BAIC BluePark, as well as joint-venture automobile brands such as Dongfeng Nissan and VW Anhui, have officially passed the declaration process. From an MIIT press release...

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EVE Energy, Foton Motor establish JV According to multiple press releases dated December 16, EVE Energy Co., Ltd. (EVE Energy) and Beiqi Foton Motor Co., Ltd. (Foton Motor) recently established a 50:50 joint venture (JV) named Beijing Foton EVE New Energy Technology Co., Ltd., with a registered capital of CNY 500 million. The new company’s business scope covers R&D of new material technology, R&D of electronics-dedicated materials, recycling an...

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8) is being scrapped, possibly with world-wide implication as the company will rely on the current Transit line.      • The plant will instead build a next-generation gasoline and hybrid van starting in 2029. Kentucky Battery Plant – Glendale, Kentucky (Energy Storage)      • Formerly a joint venture with SK On, the plant is now wholly owned by Ford.      • As it shifts production from EV batteries to battery energy storage syste...

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BMW launches Cell Recycling Competence Center (CRCC) in Salching, Germany On December 15, BMW officially opened its new Cell Recycling Competence Center (CRCC) in Salching, Lower Bavaria, Germany. The center was built and is operated with regional partners, led by BMW and its joint venture company Encory, Germany. The CRCC uses direct recycling, where leftover materials from battery cell production, including complete cells, are mechanically brok...

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SK On, Ford to break up U.S. battery joint venture On December 11, SK On announced it and its joint venture partner Ford mutually agreed "to restructure their U.S. EV battery manufacturing joint venture, BlueOval SK" as SK On directs its business to focus on growth areas including energy storage systems. As a result of this restructuring, the BlueOval SK Battery Park (two battery plants) in Glendale, Kentucky will become wholly owned by a Ford s...

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hinese subsidiaries are also seeing declines in earnings. Sanoh Industrial, which has reduced the number of personnel, will reorganize its businesses in earnest including the consolidation and closure of plants. Guangzhou Sanoh manufactures automotive fuel tubes and brake tubes, supplying mainly to joint-venture plants of Japanese automakers, such as Guangqi Honda Automobile Co., Ltd. The subsidiary slipped into the red in 2024 with an annual def...

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483 million units, up 6.1% y/y. Luxury car retail sales volumes totaled 240,000 units, down 7% y/y. Retail sales volumes of domestic brands totaled 1.49 million units, down 4% y/y. Domestic brands had a market share of 67% of the total, up 3 percentage points y/y. Retail sales volumes of mainstream joint venture brands totaled 490,000 units, down 19% y/y. Specifically, German brands had a retail share of 14.0%, down 1.6 percentage points y/y; Jap...

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Mazda–Ford celebrate 30 years of AutoAlliance Thailand, surpassing 4 million vehicles produced Announced on December 4, 2025, Mazda and Ford celebrated the 30th anniversary of AutoAlliance (Thailand) (AAT) on November 27. Established in 1995 as a USD 500 million joint venture between Mazda and Ford, AAT has become one of the world’s most advanced automotive plants and a key driver of Thailand’s automotive industry. Located in Rayong, AAT (I...

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Adient forms joint venture with SCI Co. Ltd. to strengthen business in China On December 8, Adient announced it had recently completed the acquisition of a 49% equity stake in SCI (Zhangjiakou) Co., Ltd., a local Chinese supplier under Zhejiang Yoening Technology Group, officially establishing a new strategic joint venture. This joint venture will be dedicated to developing and manufacturing innovative automotive seating solutions for the rapidly...

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a long-term, sustainable future for automotive manufacturing in Canada, including in Brampton.” There are about 3,000 unionized workers on layoff from the Brampton plant, and many more in the region whose jobs depend on supplying it with parts. Stellantis is also a partner in the NextStar Energy joint-venture battery plant in Windsor that is in line to receive billions of dollars in production subsidies.  (Detroit News article on December 5, ...

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Neogen Ionics, and Morita Investment, Japan, partner to produce Electrolyte Salt in India On November 28, Neogen Ionics Limited (NIL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Neogen Chemicals Limited, announced a joint venture agreement (JV) with Morita Investment Limited (MIL), Japan, a wholly owned subsidiary of Morita Chemicals Industries Co. Limited, following the agreement executed on August 31, 2025.  Both parties will invest in Neogen Morita New Mat...

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Iran Khodro discusses vehicle exports with Republic of Niger In a website update, Iran Khodro Industrial Group (IKCO) announced that it recently hosted the Ambassador of the Republic of Niger. During the visit, both parties discussed potential areas of collaboration in vehicle exports and after-sales services, with special emphasis on leveraging the capabilities of "Seniran Automotive", the joint venture between Iran Khodro and Senegal, as a stra...

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SODECIA AAPICO JV to build new plant in South Carolina supporting Scout Motors On December 2, 2025, the recently formed SODECIA AAPICO joint venture (Sodecia Aapico JV), announced that it would invest USD 120 million to establish a new manufacturing facility in Orangeburg, South Carolina. The new facility will be used to manufacture advanced ladder frames for Scout Motors, which is currently building its own production center in nearby Blythewood...

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FAW Jiefang Group to increase investment in Jiefang-CATL with CATL, TELD On November 28, FAW Jiefang Group Co., Ltd. (FAW Jiefang Group) announced on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) a plan for investing an additional CNY 191 million in cash in Jiefang-CATL New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. (Jiefang-CATL), a joint venture, through FAW Jiefang Automotive Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary. Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd. (CATL), an exi...

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Toyota Boshoku America acquires TBDN Tennessee, rebrands as Toyota Boshoku Jackson Tennessee On December 1, Toyota Boshoku America announced the full acquisition of TBDN Tennessee Company its longstanding joint venture with DENSO International America. This strategic move marks a significant milestone in Toyota Boshoku America’s long-term vision. TBDN Tennessee Company has been a successful collaboration between Toyota Boshoku America (TBA) and...

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