oduced at Ghandhara Nissan Truck Plant Port Qasim, Karachi. Production capacity at Ghandhara Nissan for X200 pickup is 5,000 units per annum on a single shift basis. It will create 100 new jobs.  On October 16, Ghandhara Nissan Limited (GNL) announced that it is working with Nissan Motor Co Ltd, Japan (NMLJ) on the localization of parts. Nissan Motor Ltd. teams visited domestic suppliers to determine their quality and the capacity, and many o...

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rtation, and construction in order to respond to diversified needs in emerging countries. The UD trucks is currently preparing production of completed vehicles in Thailand, India, and China.  The existing Quon heavy-duty truck and the Condor medium-duty continue to be produced at the Ageo plant in Japan. The Ageo plant is currently being optimized as a plant for Japan and also continues to produce trucks for overseas markets that have already gr...

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d on May 23 that the activities of Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC) and Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV) are grouped under the umbrella of Daimler Trucks Asia. It formulates the "Asia Business Model", medium-and long-term strategy in Asia and Africa. MFTBC Kawasaki plant in Japan and DICV Oragadam plant in Chennai, India are positioned as two large production bases of Asia. Daimler Trucks' sales target is over 500,000 tru...

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signed for production by Italian commuter brand "ADIVA". In June, Yulon was consigned by ADIVA to manufacture the 3-wheeled scooter "AD1 200" as complete vehicles and SKD (semi knock-down) kits and the 3-wheeled scooter "AD3 400" as CKD (complete knock-down) kits. Export destinations include Italy, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Malaysia. This is the first time that Yulon Motor has been commissioned to manufacture scooters. On September 16, Lux...

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he Lucid Gravity Grand Touring officially started production in December 2024 at Lucid’s plant in Casa Grande, Arizona. The Lucid Gravity Touring, planned for late 2025, will also use Panasonic Energy’s 2170 batteries. Panasonic Energy’s 2170 battery cells, key to both models, are produced in Japan, with expected future production at Panasonic’s new production facility in Kansas. On February 14, the Lucid Group announced it has opened ord...

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(2019-), L6, L7 (2021-); Hino's plant in WV, U.S.A. (Toyota Group), started operation in August 2019. - Employees as of March 2024: about 400 - New one-million-square-foot facility opened in June 2019 - Investment total as of August 2019: USD 140 million - Cabs are currently still manufactured in Japan - In the future, all functions, including cab assembly, will be on site - Williamstown plant was closed and sold after operational transfer in A...

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Number of employees: 3,300 (As of March 31, 2025) Suzuki to temporarily suspend production at Kosai Plant in September due to COVID-19 Suzuki to temporarily suspend production at Kosai Plant in October due to COVID-19 in Southeast Asia Suzuki to temporarily suspend production at two plants in Japan in December due to parts shortage All-new Suzuki Alto equipped with mild HV system to launch on December 22 Suzuki to expand production suspens...

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ared to the same period last year. Nissan has sold record-high 1,354,600 new vehicles in China in 2016, up 8.4% compared to the previous year. Thanks to the strong sales of its main sedan model, the Sylphy, and the X-Trail sport utility vehicle (SUV), it marked all-time yearly record, topping other Japanese automakers in China again. In December 2016, the company sold 162,500 vehicles, marking an year-over-year increase of 2.1%. On February 8 Nis...

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,000 square meters, and a total floor area of nearly 48,500 square meters, the Dongfeng Global Styling Design Center contains five floors and will be responsible for the design of DFMC models such as passenger and commercial vehicles. Next, DFMC will establish styling design centers in Germany and Japan to form a global design distribution of “three countries and four locations”. Upon completion, the centers will realize 24-hour collaborativ...

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r the next generation of vehicles, including for electronic body parts, powertrains, drivelines and hybrids Their development efforts will be focused on chassis safety technologies, in-vehicle entertainment devices and car navigation systems. CMC Motor plans to build Lancer Fortis (Galant Fortis in Japan) at Soueast Motor of China, in which the company will take a stake in the fourth quarter of 2009. Dongfeng Motor Group and Dongfeng Motor Corpor...

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arge of quality improvement, addressing defects and enhancing customer services. Dongfeng Nissan Passenger Vehicle will release four new models including redesigned models. Production and sales of the 4th generation March 5-door hatchback will begin in September, while redesigned Qashqai (Dualis in Japan), Livina and Teana will be put in the market. The new March will be based on the Nissan V platform, fitted with an engine smaller than 1.6 liter...

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rtation, and construction in order to respond to diversified needs in emerging countries. The UD trucks is currently preparing production of completed vehicles in Thailand, India, and China.  The existing Quon heavy-duty truck and the Condor medium-duty continue to be produced at the Ageo plant in Japan. The Ageo plant is currently being optimized as a plant for Japan and also continues to produce trucks for overseas markets that have already gr...

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per year on 10 production lines for EVs and PHVs, and four lines for HVs through 2030 Toyota Motor North America increases engineering staff to bolster EV production Toyota, Redwood Materials partner on closed-loop system for North Carolina battery plant Toyota to invest up to JPY 730 billion in Japan and U.S. for battery production Toyota invests USD 1 million for workforce readiness ahead of hiring at North Carolina battery plant Toyota lea...

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million cells as of January, while it is also setting up production for 4680 cells at Gigafactory Texas. Panasonic has announced that it will be producing 4680 cells for Tesla, though it's currently in the testing stages, and full-scale production will not begin until 2023 at the Wakayama Plant in Japan. Panasonic currently works alongside Tesla at the massive Gigafactory in Sparks, Nevada. The opening of Tesla’s Gigafactory Texas will be cel...

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ative collaboration, and more agile responses to market shifts. Nissan Design America (NDA) in San Diego, California, and Nissan Design Latin America (NDLA) in São Paulo, Brazil, will wind down operations, with design activities and programs transitioning to other studios. Operations in London and Japan (Atsugi and Tokyo) will also be scaled back. Meanwhile, Studio Six in Los Angeles will continue to operate as an advanced creative studio, explo...

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he end of September 2020. Panasonic says that its decision will have no impact on “Panasonic and Tesla’s strong partnership” at Tesla’s Gigafactory in Sparks, Nevada, where batteries for EVs are produced. On June 16, Tesla Inc. disclosed in a filing that it has signed a three-year deal with Japan's Panasonic Corp. relating to the manufacture and supply of lithium ion battery cells at the Gigafactory in Nevada. Tesla said the deal, effecti...

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gigawatt-hours of batteries annually, compared to a full-scale Tesla battery-cell facility which will have a capacity closer to 200 gigawatt-hours. Tesla is planning to ship Model 3s assembled beginning in the fourth quarter of 2020 at its Gigafactory Shanghai to Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and countries in Europe, according to sources familiar with the company’s plans. Shipments could start by the end of 2020, or early 2021, thou...

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ant 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 Infiniti Q50 and Q60, each received the Gold award, in a tie with 25 PP100 def...

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interior. Its sales in China started in February 2025, and the official release of the model in Russia is planned for the end of the year. In 2025, the Zhengzhou Nissan plant will launch production of a large SUV based on the Nissan Patrol platform (new generation), currently produced in Kanagawa, Japan. The launch of the SUV in Russia is planned for 2026. On June 26, Zhengzhou Nissan reached cooperation with Xiaomi EV, becoming one of the fir...

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um cruising range of 565km. The vehicle also features a VCM (vehicle control module) and Bosch’s RBS (regenerative braking system) that can realize an energy recuperation rate of 23%. As of 21 Feb., the factory operation status in China as a result of the effects of the coronavirus is as follows (Japanese OEM). On March 30, Dongfeng Motor announced that the Venucia brand has officially completed production of the first Xing model at the Zhengzh...

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