maximum torque of 568Nm, 265kW EQS 450 4MATIC and 400kW EQS 580 4MATIC with 396Nm.EQS 450+ delivers ranges of up to 536-660 km while EQS 450 4MATIC and EQS 580 4MATIC provided up to 507-613 km (WLTP).In a few months, production of the new EQS SUV will begin at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Tuscaloosa, USA.The battery plant in nearby Bibb County, which just opened in March, supplies the batteries for the new Mercedes EQ model. Production at both site...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/05/27

tial strikes will impact VW’s six locations i.e. Braunschweig, Emden, Hanover, Kassel, Salzgitter, Wolfsburg, and other VW subsidiaries. On December 2, IG Metall union provided the further information about the warning strikes. The largest strike took place at the Wolfsburg plant, with tens of thousands of workers participating. It continued with early closures during late and night shifts. In afternoon, the strike spread to several locations ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/05/27

GR line Toyota revises February production suspension plan on the Motomachi Plant GR line in Japan Toyota suspends operations at 14 plants in Japan on March 1 Toyota announces additional production suspension in Japan in March due to earthquakes Toyota holds world premiere of all-new GR Corolla in USA Toyota’s electric SUV bZ4X ready for European sales launch Subaru releases price of all-new electric SUV Solterra for Japan Toyota to launch al...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/05/25

enter. Corporate and financial services job relocations will be completed by August 2026, while the technology jobs will take longer to move. About one-third of the 500 jobs relocated to Atlanta are tech-related and will move from offices in Michigan and California. Mercedes-Benz Financial Services USA headquarters in Farmington Hills, Michigan, will close, with 400 staff members going to Atlanta and Fort Worth, Texas. Mercedes-Benz North America...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/05/22

X50 compact crossover at the COMPAS plant in Aguascalientes, Mexico, in June because of the global semiconductor shortage, as well as that of the Q50 sedan in Japan. The all-new QX55 sport crossover recently began arriving at U.S. dealerships in April. In a dealer memo on February 10, Mercedes-Benz USA said that it was discontinuing sales of the A-Class sedan after the 2022 model year. While it began production in Aguascalientes, Mexico in 2018, ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/05/21

15, Volkswagen informed that the plants of the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand are to successively restart production. First, production is to be resumed at the plants in Zwickau and Bratislava (Slovakia) in the week from April 20. The other plants in Germany and in Portugal, Spain, Russia and the USA are to restart production in the week from April 27. Subsequently, in the course of May, production will be resumed successively in South Africa, ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/05/21

Volvo Car Malaysia & Thailand Managing Director said that the company remains committed to its earlier announcement to localize EX90 production at the Shah Alam facility. On September 19, Volvo Cars announced the end of production of all its diesel-powered models by early 2024, at Climate Week NYC, USA. The company plans to sell only fully electric cars by 2030, with an aim to be a climate-neutral company by 2040. The announcement follows the dec...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/05/21

first car with an electrified powertrain, the Audi Q5 TFSI. On February 6, Kumho Tire announced that it will supply its CRUGEN Premium KL33 pattern for OE fitment to the Audi Q5 built in San Jose Chiapa, Mexico.  The CRUGEN Premium KL33 for the Q5 is produced in Kumho’s plant in Macon, Georgia, USA. On March 20, Volkswagen said it will temporarily close its factories in Puebla and Silao, Mexico beginning March 30 and extending through April 1...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/05/21

production plants BMW to launch fully electric BMW 3 Series in China in May 2022 BMW Group to digitalize all vehicle plants using 3D laser scanning by 2023 BMW opens Lydia plant in Shenyang, China On November 15, the BMW Group concluded further agreements for the supply of CO2-reduced steel in the USA and China. For the Americas region, it has partnered with Steel Dynamics (SDI) and Big River Steel, a U. S. Steel facility, to use renewable energ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/05/20

ion about the new contract will be communicated at a later date. BMW announced on April 15 that the facelifted MINI Countryman will make its world premiere at the New York Motor Show. The first MINI with four doors has sold more than 350,000 units worldwide. With over 66,500 units sold in 2013, the USA was the important single market for the MINI brand. Fresh accentuations in design, refined premium characteristics in the interior and innovative ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/05/19

tainablilty's page in the HP of Daimler Truck Group, Daimler Truck is setting the course for "green" production: All European plants aim to be CO2-neutral by 2022, in India and the U.S. by 2025, and other countries by 2039. Renewable electricity is one approach to get there. In Europe and Portland, USA, for example, the company plans to purchase all electricity from renewable energy sources by 2022. The company already have installed photovoltaic...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/05/18

on facility in Korea, with Hybrid, petrol and diesel variants of the SUV assembled on the same production line. The first Hybrid models to roll off the production line are destined for the European market, and the car will also soon enter production for North America at Kia’s West Point, Georgia, USA production plant. European sales of the fourth-generation Sorento are due to commence in the third quarter of 2020; the car will be available to o...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/05/15

ota Motor Corporation (Toyota) has expanded the partial suspension of operations at its plants in Japan in December due to difficulties in procuring parts and tight logistics in Japan. In addition to the four plants previously affected, the Takaoka Plant and the Toyota Industries Corporation's Nagakusa Plant are newly included. The total reduction in production is reported to be about 22,000 units for the six plants. According to multiple media r...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/05/13

15, Volkswagen informed that the plants of the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand are to successively restart production. First, production is to be resumed at the plants in Zwickau and Bratislava (Slovakia) in the week from April 20. The other plants in Germany and in Portugal, Spain, Russia and the USA are to restart production in the week from April 27. Subsequently, in the course of May, production will be resumed successively in South Africa, ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/05/13

h this, the manufacture of cars on the plant will be fully discontinued for 10 days, until March 14. The unit was operating in three shifts, with a capacity of approximately 1,600 vehicles per day for the Gol, Saveiro and Polo models (hatch and sedan), which may result in a reduction of up to 16 thousand units manufactured by automaker in March. In the period, technical adjustments will be performed in the factory and administrative groups will w...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/05/08

top production of the Micra at the UK manufacturing plant and shift its production at the plant in Chennai. Chennai plant having the V-Platform facility will be initially manufacturing hatch back cars in the B-Plus segment, and will be the hub for global sourcing. The company plans to export 110 thousand units in the first year to more than 100 countries especially 30 countries in Europe. Nissan Motor released the first teaser photo of its Juke n...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/05/07

Brake Volkswagen Emden plant embarks on new era of e-mobility Volkswagen starts presales of its first fully electric SUV: ID.4 Volkswagen Group invests in automation for Emden, Hanover and Chattanooga plants Volkswagen ID.4 starts presales by mid-February in around 30 European countries and in the USA Volkswagen Emden plant prepares for ID. AERO production, ends Passat sedan production CES 2023: Volkswagen announces world premiere of the new ID....

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/05/04

her it can develop EVs compatible with tough ZEV regulations and competitive autonomous driving technology in markets that will increase interest. Mahindra & Mahindra plans to launch 2-door/4-door small pickup trucks equipped with a diesel engine compliant with the emission standards of California, USA, in early 2010. The automaker established Global Vehicles USA to develop marketing activities in the USA. The company will establish a sales netwo...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/05/01

breaks ground on U.S. lab for developing, testing EV batteries VW investing USD 233.5 million to produce EA211 engine in Silao, Mexico in 2021 Volkswagen plants in the U.S. and Mexico to use Industrial Cloud Volkswagen ID.4 starts presales by mid-February in around 30 European countries and in the USA Volkswagen said on July 31 the annual production capacity at the Chattanooga Plant will be raised to 180,000 vehicles a year in 2013. VW has hired...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/05/01

will be produced in line with the conventional Fuso Canter truck. The vehicles coming from Tramagal, Portugal will be handed over to customers within Europe and the US within the next month. The eCanter has a range of 100 kilometers and a load capacity of two to three tons – depending on body and usage. The vehicle’s electric powertrain contains six high voltage lithium ion battery packs with 420 V and 13.8 kWh each. The battery packs are bei...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/04/30