n Motor Manufacturing (UK) Ltd. in Sunderland, U.K., by the end of calendar year 2017. The two production sites join Nissan’s Oppama Plant in Japan, which is producing the new generation electric vehicle. The new Nissan LEAF will go on sale on Oct. 2 in Japan and in the coming months in the U.S., Canada and Europe. Production of the previous generation of the Nissan LEAF began at Oppama in 2010, and at Smyrna and Sunderland in 2013. Nissan LEAF...

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lectric powertrain solution. Final assembly of electric motors and batteries are conducted at the facility of AM General in Livonia, Mich. Customers that have been announced of Azure LEAD program include AT&T, Southern California Edison, Xcel Energy, Johnson Controls Inc., New York Power Authority, Canada Post and Toronto Atmospheric Fund EV300. A taxi company based in Chicago "Taxi Medallion Management" has purchased 12 vehicles of the Ford "Tra...

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th PHEV and 2.4-liter turbo powertrains, and AWD and front-wheel drive (FWD) are available on the models equipped with HEV and 2.5-liter naturally-aspirated powertrains. The all-new NX will be produced at Toyota's Tahara Plant, Toyota Motor Kyushu Inc.'s Miyata Plant, and Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada Inc.'s Cambridge Plant. The all-new NX is scheduled to be launched in Japan in the fall of 2021, and production at the Cambridge Plant is sched...

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d on the quality rankings of the vehicles they build. GM’s San Luis-Potosi plant received the overall Platinum Plant Quality Award for an average 21 defects per 100 vehicles (21 PP100). The Honda Alliston plant won the Silver level award for having 24 PP100 reported defects, and GM’s Ingersoll (Canada) plant won the Bronze award for 25 PP100 defects. Toyota’s Takaoka 1 (Japan) plant and Nissan’s Tochigi 1 (Japan) plant, which produces the...

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e production of a compact SUV. "At the moment, the plan is to continue producing the Fusion and the MKZ by 2020 at a rate of 67 units per hour during two shifts,” said Ahumada, who added that the staff of the factory will remain at 2,500 workers. The third shift was eliminated at the end of 2017. Canada-based Martinrea International Inc. confirmed in its quarterly financial results that it has been awarded two contracts by Ford Motor Company to...

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, where the temperature fluctuates greatly. Tolerance to climate change will be tested and the results will be considered to discuss whether the bus can be continuously be used in transit systems. On May 7 BYD has signed an agreement with Winsor city government in the southwestern state of Ontario, Canada, to produce the K9 large electric bus for the city's public transportation agency. BYD will deliver ten K9 units to the Transit Windsor. Transi...

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other models from about 1,300 to about 1,000. The Tahara Plant will also reduce production of the "LS" and other models. Toyota Motor said on January 30 that it will recall a total of about 1.29 million cars globally. It includes 901,000 Corollas for faulty airbags (752,000 in the U.S., 141,000 in Canada, 8,000 in Mexico) and 385,000 Lexus IS cars for a defect of the front wiper (including 270,000 in the U.S.). A new dedicated hybrid sedan "SAI,...

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r Tesla plants combined Tesla begins construction of Megapack battery factory in Shanghai Tesla cuts Model Y production at Gigafactory Shanghai Tesla publishes 2023 Impact Report BYD's FinDreams secures role In Tesla's Megafactory in Shanghai Tesla produces 10 millionth drive unit Tesla said to ask Canada for lower tariffs on Gigafactory Shanghai-made vehicles Tesla expands global availability of Model Y 7-seater version Tesla launches Model Y re...

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of Toyota Industries Corporation to its production subsidiary in France, "Toyota Motor Manufacturing France S.A.S. (TMMF). This will be Toyota's first export to North America from France. The exports of the "Yaris" will get started in May 2013. It plans to ship about 25,000 cars a year to the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico. Furthermore, TMMF will invest approximately $8 million in the Valenciennes plant to develop 1.5-liter engines, as well as to r...

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Lion Electric, Canada Plant EV buses: LionD EV school buses: LionC EV trucks: Lion5, Lion6, Lion8 Lion Electric's HQ and main manufacturing plan - Lion Electric designs, manufactures and assembles EV buses and trucks, as well as many components of its vehicles, including chassis, battery packs, cabin and powertrain Lion Electric announces Q4, FY 2023 results, order book for 2024 Lion Electric's vehicle-to-grid capable school buses eligible for Vi...

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d on the quality rankings of the vehicles they build. GM’s San Luis-Potosi plant received the overall Platinum Plant Quality Award for an average 21 defects per 100 vehicles (21 PP100). The Honda Alliston plant won the Silver level award for having 24 PP100 reported defects, and GM’s Ingersoll (Canada) plant won the Bronze award for 25 PP100 defects. Toyota’s Takaoka 1 (Japan) plant and Nissan’s Tochigi 1 (Japan) plant, which produces the...

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des GLA can be another candidate for Mexican production. On June 27, chairman of Nissan Americas Christian Meunier said that Nissan had suspended production of the Pathfinder, Murano and Frontier for the Canadian market at its Tennessee and Mississippi assembly plants after building up inventory in Canada to avoid 25% counter-tariffs, while awaiting the outcome of Canada-U.S. trade talks. “it’s more of a suspension,” Meunier said. “The go...

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ding to Fernando Vera Noble, Director of Economic Development in Irapuato, Guanajuato. Ford Motors officials in Mexico confirmed that a new USD 1.1 billion production line will begin operations in November 2017 at the company’s Chihuahua facility, producing a gasoline-powered engine for the U.S., Canada, South America, and Asia-Pacific markets. Construction of the building will be completed in March, with installation of tooling to be completed...

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vestment will produce two all-new automatic transmissions, and provide 2,000 new jobs. Ford Motors officials in Mexico confirmed that a new USD 1.1 billion production line will begin operations in November 2017 at the company’s Chihuahua facility, producing a gasoline-powered engine for the U.S., Canada, South America, and Asia-Pacific markets. Construction of the building will be completed in March, with installation of tooling to be completed...

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ng Mach-E Ford delays hundreds of 2021 Mustang Mach-E deliveries for quality review Ford upgrades Mustang Mach-E GT with Performance Edition ahead of 2021 orders, deliveries Ford begins delivery of electric 2021 Mustang Mach-E in Europe Ford addresses 4,500 delayed Mustang Mach-E orders in U.S., Canada Ford dealers begin Mustang Mach-E deliveries to U.S. customers Mexico entices Ford to relocate some manufacturing following Brazil plant clos...

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n Saltillo, Mexico, a 14.45% increase from the 48,935 units built in 2017 and also higher than the 53,490 units built in 2015, a record year of production for the plant. Manufacturing 350,000 units since it started operations 10 years ago, the plant exports 99% of its output, mostly to the U.S. and Canada. The facility produces one unit every 4.4 minutes versus 12 minutes at plants in the U.S. On November 9, Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) an...

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assembly plants in 2017, a decrease of 6.6% from 2016. In 2017, Toyota’s Georgetown plant (TMMK) produced 420,553 vehicles, the Princeton plant (TMMI) produced 412,438 vehicles, the Blue Springs plant (TMMMS) produced 163,832 vehicles, and the San Antonio plant (TMMTX) produced 266,723 trucks. In Canada, the Cambridge and Woodstock plants (TMMC) combined produced 571,535 vehicles in 2017. In Mexico, the Tijuana plant (TMMBC) produced 104,622 tr...

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its manufacturing footprint, with production of Polestar 4 set to start in South Korea from the middle of 2025. On November 1, Polestar announced it has delivered its first U.S.-built Polestar 3 SUVs to customers in the North American market. Deliveries of Polestar 3 have begun around the U.S. and Canada in the past few weeks and now units manufactured in the Ridgeville, South Carolina plant have begun as well.  On December 5, Polestar announce...

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500" and a pickup truck "Star" from knockdown kits imported from Chongqing Changing Kayoed Automobile on the scale of 10,000 units a year by one-shift schedule. In the future, it plans to add the "Champ"-based derived models including a light-duty van. The company also plans to expand the market to Canada, Mexico and Latin America, in addition to the U.S. The U.S. and Chinese governments agreed on seven collaborative projects in the areas of ener...

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e combined assembly line at Orion that produces the Sonic and Bolt EV. The company has been successful in building up Bolt inventory during its ramp-up period before the car launches nationwide in August. GM is scheduling extended production downtime in July at its Oshawa Assembly Plant in Ontario, Canada, which builds the Chevrolet Impala and Cadillac XTS sedans. In September, it will cut the third shift at the Fairfax Assembly Plant in Kansas, ...

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