ng the cut-out of the rear end and doing away with the passenger seat. Prices range from EUR 6,750 excluding VAT for Cargo 45 and 7,350 excluding VAT for Cargo. On October 10, Renault Samsung announced that it will release the QM3, a rebadged model of the Renault Captur small crossover late 2013 in Korea. The company is considering producing the model in Korea. On August 31, Renault announced to adjust production in three assembly plants in Spain...

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aking control, SMC will invest over 240 billion KRW this calendar year on product development and brand building. The firm will increase investment in product development by 70% in 2011, as compared to last year, at over KRW 200 billion. It will also invest over 40 billion KRW for brand building in Korea - a 60% increase over 2010 - and increase overseas brand investment by over four times in 2011. Mahindra & Mahindra has announced that it will l...

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emble and launch Renault models on the Indonesian market. Renault will launch the Duster equipped with the 1.5 dCi engine in September, which is assembled in Indonesia by Indomobil. Along with the Duster, Renault will commercialize the Koleos SUV imported from Renault Samsung's Pusan plant in South Korea and the Megane R.S. sports model imported from Renault's Palencia plant in Spain. Starting in 2015, Renault will launch tailor-made products for...

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ansmission. Sales prices in Mumbai are 1,967,000 rupees for the automatic transmission model and 1,767,000 for the manual transmission. The "Rexton" is built at the Chakan plant in the suburbs of Pune, Maharashtra. The components are not only procured locally in India, but also imported partly from Korea. Mahindra South Africa, a fully-owned subsidiary of the Mahindra Group, has added another variant to its range of one-tonne Genio pick-ups that ...

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consumption in a mixed cycle is 6.6 l/100 km with a manual transmission. GAZ Group and General Motors has agreed in February 2011 on the production and sales of the Aveo in Russia and invested $29 million in the existing plant of GAZ to install 43 welding robots and 33 welding jigs developed by GM Korea, refurbishing the coating line. The assembly line for the Aveo can produce eight Aveo units per hour. On April 9, the new GAZelle NEXT light com...

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GM Technical Center Korea, Ltd. (GMTCK) (Incheon) GM's R&D location, in charge of engineering, powertrain, design and manufacturing engineering, second largest vehicle design and engineering organization after the US headquarters - Number of employees: 2,872 (as of May, 2025) - Established in 2019 - The facility contains Design Center and Production Technology Research Institute. - Related facilities ・GM Technical Center Korea,CheongnaTechn...

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e top speed of 152mph. EfficientDynamics contributes to improving fuel economy to 35.8mph and CO2 emissions to 190g/km. The plant will be closed for four days in the last week of October 2008 to cut production of 2,800 vehicles. BMW selected "SB LiMotive," a joint venture between Robert Bosch and a Korean-based Samsung SD, as a supplier of lithium-ion batteries for the company's first electric vehicle project "Mega City Vehicle -Project i." SB Li...

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the two-shift operation. Until the end of 2010, 15 vehicles per day (330 per month) will be produced on one shift. From 2011 production will be raised to 25 per day and 550 per month. Exports to Paraguay and Argentina are planned to begin in 2012. Besides, 7 models will continue to be imported from Korea. Kia Motors de Uruguay has reportedly built an accumulated 5,000 vehicles of the "Bongo K2500" within a year since the production got started. A...

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duction at Brampton finishes at the end of 2023 ahead of retooling there. On November 23, NextStar Energy confirmed its plan to hire 1,600 technicians from outside suppliers to assemble, install and test equipment, including up to 900 "temporary specialized global supplier staff," mainly from South Korea, at its heavily-subsidized plant in Windsor, Ontario. On December 19, NextStar Energy celebrated a “Topping Out” ceremony to commemorate the...

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the powerful TCE 140 and 160 engines for greater efficiency, responsiveness, and driving pleasure. Renault Arkana is available from EUR 29,700. Orders for Arkana will open in France on March 10. Like the Renault Samsung Motors XM3, the New Renault Arkana will also be made at the Busan plant (South Korea). On November 26, Atom, in a social media post, announced that the Atom PT series car rolled off the assembly line in Moscow. PT series (Plant T...

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e Group would be building the USD 5.6 billion Blue Oval City project in Stanton, Tennessee, which will produce EVs, including a next-gen electric Ford F-Series model on its own dedicated platform, as well as batteries, while also housing suppliers. Ford's share for the plants is USD 7 billion while Korea-based SK Innovation is spending USD 4.4 billion for a total USD 11.4 billion investment. On March 30, Ford CEO Jim Farley tweeted images of the...

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e Group would be building the USD 5.6 billion Blue Oval City project in Stanton, Tennessee, which will produce EVs, including a next-gen electric Ford F-Series model on its own dedicated platform, as well as batteries, while also housing suppliers. Ford's share for the plants is USD 7 billion while Korea-based SK Innovation is spending USD 4.4 billion for a total USD 11.4 billion investment. On July 13, Ford Motor Co. and SK On Co. officially es...

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o Compact cars account for about 20% of Kia's 2024 exports Kia unveiled specifications of a new model "Morning (Picanto). After introducing the model at the Barcelona Motor Show in June, Kia will put onto the European market from December. Starting January 2008, this new model will be classified in Korea as a minivehicle, which is eligible for exemption from acquisition tax and registration fee, highway toll discount and other benefits. The expor...

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KMPL. On March 16, Hyundai Motor India Ltd. (HMIL) informs that it will invest INR 65 billion in its Indian plants to expand its capacity by 50,000 units and launch nine new models. HMIL also planning to launch an electric SUV or sedan in coming months for that charging kits will be imported from Korea. Hyundai Motor India plans to roll out and sell 700,000 units in 2018 and 750,000 units in 2019. HMIL will plan its next plant in India after 2...

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to lack of semiconductors Kia seeks more suppliers in Mexico for its North American plants Kia Mexico plans for increased production levels by end of 2022 Kia invests USD 408 million to expand plant in Pesquería, Mexico Kia Motors officially opens its USD 3 billion plant in Mexico Kia, other Korean companies to continue investment in Nuevo Leon, Mexico Kia starts production of the new Rio in Mexico Kia to export Pesqueria plant output to 6...

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nt plan on March 19. The new Ecotec engines will include 11 engines, with 3 and 4 cylinder variants ranging from 1.0L to 1.5L. Development of the new Ecotec architecture was headquartered in Pontiac, Michigan, with design and validation shared among global engineering centers: Germany, China, South Korea. By 2017, more than 2.5 million new Ecotec engines are projected to be built annually in at least five manufacturing locations around the globe:...

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o July 19 for rescheduled construction. San Luis Potosí resumed production on April 5 since being idled on February 8. Plants with extended shutdowns include Fairfax Assembly extended to May 10, CAMI Ingersoll extended now to May 10, Lansing Grand River extended to April 26, Bupyeong 2 Assembly in Korea continues operating at half capacity since February 8, and the Gravatai plant in Brazil is taking downtime from April 1 through May. On April 13...

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orgetown, Kentucky. With Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau present for the announcement, it was framed as a major accomplishment for Canada’s auto sector. In 2018, the Canadian federal and provincial governments announced CAD 110 million in funding for the production of a hybrid RAV4. Toyota Korea released its crossover SUV "Venza" on November 1. Its prices including taxes are 47 million won for the "Venza XLE" with a 2.7-liter engine and ...

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oup’s USD 7.4 billion U.S. investment in future mobility solutions, Genesis will begin production of the Electrified GV70 SUV at its manufacturing facility in Montgomery, Alabama, marking the first Genesis production in the U.S. and the first time a Genesis model will be produced outside of South Korea. Genesis' Electrified G80 battery-powered sedan will go on sale later than expected. As recently as June 22, Genesis' U.S. website said the elec...

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ears. Honda also confirmed that production of the current Ridgeline, built exclusively by Honda Manufacturing of Alabama, LLC, in Lincoln, Alabama, will end in mid-2014. The next-gen Ridgeline is being designed and developed by Honda R&D Americas, Inc. at its Los Angeles and Ohio R&D centers. Honda Korea Co., Ltd. has released the 2014 year model Pilot sports utility vehicle. The new Pilot features upgraded safety and user-friendliness. It has ad...

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