May 15, Stellantis announced it has stopped construction its NextStar Energy battery plant in Windsor, Ontario, announced along with LG Energy Solution in 2022, saying the federal government has not delivered on what was promised. Ontario put up CAD 500 million, the same that it had for the recent VW battery plant deal, on which the federal government had committed up to CAD 13 billion plus a CAD 700 million grant. Stellantis and LG has been pla...

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e test, and the 2013 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport, which earns acceptable, are the latest vehicles to qualify for the Institute's recently inaugurated top honor, Top Safety Pick+. Each of the other 11 SUVs earns either a poor or marginal rating. Marginal rated SUVs are BMW X1, Honda CR-V, Mazda CX-5, VW Tiguan, Nissan Rogue, and Jeep Wrangler 2-door. Poor rated SUVs are Ford Escape, Hyundai Tucson, Jeep Patriot, Kia Sportage. On March 29, Fuji Heav...

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40mm. The vehicle is equipped with a permanent magnet synchronous motor (maximum power output of 20kW, peak torque of 85Nm) mated to a 9.3kWh/13.9kWh lithium-ion battery. On April 19, the Auto Shanghai 2021 officially began, when SAIC Motor exhibited more than 10 new models. The Audi brand of SAIC VW brought the new Audi A7L and the Audi concept Shanghai to the stand. Zhiji Motor, a high-end intelligent electric vehicle brand, introduced the Zh...

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at it had completed the sale of Volvo Cars to Geely Holding Group. On the same day Geely announced it had purchased Volvo Cars for 1.5 billion dollars ; 1.3 billion dollars in cash and 0.2 billion dollars in the note. It also announced top executives of the new Volvo Cars. Stefan Jacoby, the CEO of Volkswagen Group of America, will become President and CEO. Geely intends to maintain the headquarters of Volvo Cars in Sweden and production faciliti...

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icles: 40,000 unitsrefrigerator cars: 6,000 units Sichuan Jianghuai Automobile Co., Ltd.* 50,000 50,000 Anhui Ankai Automobile Co., Ltd. NEV plant* 6,000 NEV Buses 6,000 NEV Buses Dazhou plant* 3,000 NEV Busesstart production in 2019 3,000 Anhui Jianghuai Bus Co., Ltd.* 10,000 10,000 Volkswagen Automotive (Anhui) Co., Ltd. 100,000 starts production in December 2023 360,000 Total* 1,305,000 1,565,000 (Note)"*" is for commerc...

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at it had completed the sale of Volvo Cars to Geely Holding Group. On the same day Geely announced it had purchased Volvo Cars for 1.5 billion dollars ; 1.3 billion dollars in cash and 0.2 billion dollars in the note. It also announced top executives of the new Volvo Cars. Stefan Jacoby, the CEO of Volkswagen Group of America, will become President and CEO. Geely intends to maintain the headquarters of Volvo Cars in Sweden and production faciliti...

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n battery cell JV in Georgia Genesis GV70 joins Electrified GV70 with assembly in Montgomery, Alabama Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama investing USD 290 million for SUV production LA Auto Show 2023: Hyundai presents all-new 2024 Santa Fe UAW files unfair labor charges against Honda, Hyundai and VW Hyundai unveiled new Sonata at the L.A. Auto Show Hyundai Sante Fe starts production in Montgomery with USD 52 million invested Hy...

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losses. On April 29, multiple sources reported that Spanish car factories have mostly resumed operations after a major power outage forced many to halt production. The outage began in the afternoon on April 28, 2025, and affected Renault in Valladolid, Seat in Martorell and Zona Franca (Ebro), and Volkswagen in Navarra. Power is back, but some sites are still dealing with system resets and internet problems. All plants began restarting early on ...

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for three new buildings BMW ends ICE production in Germany BMW to build a campus for training employees at Munich plant BMW to produce Neue Klasse electric sedan at Munich plant from 2026 BMW Group Plant Munich starts production of BMW i4 EV BMW to introduce Saturday shifts at Munich plant, Germany Volkswagen, Porsche and BMW alter production due to supply shortage BMW to resume production at German plants BMW to resume full production at Germany...

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figures released on the company's official website or media coverage. They may be revised as appropriate when the data is updated. SAIC Motor’s Roewe brand releases dual logo strategy and unveils MARVEL-R 5G production model CATARC signs strategic cooperation agreements with SAIC Motor, SAIC VW and SAIC Passenger Vehicle respectively SAIC MG launches third-generation MG6 SAIC Motor launches Roewe ER6, first compact battery electric sedan ...

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battery-electric bus chassis in Chile Mercedes-Benz and Raízen Power start solar energy production in Brazil Mercedes-Benz Trucks and Buses expands customization area at São Bernardo do Campo plant in Brazil Daimler Truck in Europe and Portland, US to source CO2-free electricity from 2022 onwards VW, Mercedes-Benz, Scania plants in Brazil resume production after 20 days of stoppage Mercedes-Benz to grant vacations, lay off employees in São Be...

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-door subcompact, was released  in spring 2010. DR Motor presented the new DR3 at the Bologna Motor Show. 701 units of the DR1 were registered in Italy in December, 2010. The DR1 ranked 10th, surpassing Toyota iQ and Renault Twingo in A segment. The annual registration reached 3,153 units, beating Volkswagen FOX. On October 19, the Competition and Market Guarantor Authority (AGCM), Italy started an investigation against DR Automobiles Srl for po...

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International Motors, LLC Headquarters of International Motors, LLC, a brand of TRATON SE, belonging to the VW Group. - Navistar, Inc. changed its name to International Motors, LLC effective October 1, 2024. - Navistar Corp, was acquired by TRATON SE on July 1, 2021, and remains a brand thereof. TRATON GROUP sets ambitious target for 2024 Navistar announced plans to develop trucks jointly with American LaFrance LLC. Low cab-over engine...

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w 2020 Telluride in West Point, Georgia On March 19, with U.S. Secretary of Commerce, Wilbur Ross in attendance, South Korea’s SK Innovation broke ground on a USD 1.67 billion electric vehicle (EV) battery plant in the city of Commerce, Georgia, with construction expected to be complete in 2021. Volkswagen has said that it will source batteries for its Chattanooga-built EVs from the battery plant in Georgia for planned EV production in Chattan...

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decarbonize steel deliveries for sustainable transport by 2030 Scania integrates reused components into assembly line for gearbox remanufacturing Scania unveils world’s first rollover side curtain airbag for trucks Scania introduces next-generation truck range after SEK 20 billion investment Volkswagen Truck & Bus launches digital truck platoon trials Scania invests SEK 1.5 billion in energy-efficient foundry Scania restarts production and...

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Scania AB Scania Group's headquarters, VW Group, affiliated to TRATON SE - Number of employees: 58,845 globally (as of December 2024) - Established in 1966 Regarding to whole trend of the group, please refer to the following contents: - OEM, Market & Technology Report - HEV/PHEV/EV - Statistics (Production or Sales Database Search) - OEM Plants (OEM News Briefs) Scania introduces next-generation truck range after SEK 20 billion investment Sc...

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t of MAN Truck & Bus SE: Vehicle 64,826 units (2024) Vehicle 90,395 units (2023) Vehicle 66,684 units (2022) Vehicle 69,123 units (2021) Vehicle 63,192 units (2020) Vehicle 102,556 units (2018) Vehicle 89,987 units (2017) - Number of employees globally: 33,000 (as of 2024) - On Jun 27, 2019, Volkswagen informed that the placement price for the shares of TRATON SE has been set at EUR 27.00 per share. Volkswagen will remain a committed major...

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d marketed from 2011. China National Heavy Duty Truck Group Corporation has purchased Huizhong brand heavy duty truck business from Shanghai Huizhong Automotive, signing a draft agreement with SAIC Motor. Shanghai Huizhong Auto is developing mini bus, chassis for passenger cars, mainly for Shanghai VW and Shanghai GM, and heavy-duty truck businesses. It assembles heavy-duty trucks with a payload of 15 tons or more, with an annual capacity of 10,0...

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Volkswagen (Anhui) New Energy Passenger Vehicle R&D Center (Hefei City) VW group and JAC's joint venture R&D Center in Hefei City, responsible for research and development of electrification, connectivity and autonomous driving. - Volkswagen (Anhui) expansion project for its R&D center, which is completed by the end of 2022. - Construciton of R&D center is started at the end of 2018, and the first phase is completed in December 2020. VW Chin...

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safety evaluation services to all test ICVs and autonomous vehicles that have access to the OBD (On-Board Diagnostics) system. On the same day, more than 10 vehicles were available for the test ride experience on the demonstration route. These vehicles were from different ICV developers, including VW, JAC, Ankai, Chery. Anhui New Energy Vehicle Industrial Technology Innovation New Strategic Alliance(tentative name), an industry federation on new...

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