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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vest Rs 500 crore in the first phase of construction and add Rs 700 crore in the second phase. Hyundai Motor will put its "Santa Fe" SUV in October. A 7-seat SUV carrying a 2.2-liter diesel engine will be priced at 2.2-2.4 million rupees. Initially, a completely built-up model will be imported from Korea. If its sales go smoothly, it will be switched to local production. Hyundai Motor India announced its luxury SUV "Santa Fe" with sales prices ra...

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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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Russels Point plant new CVTs and 6-speed automatic transmissions will be built and paired with four-cylinder direct injection V-6 engines at the Anna plant. The powertrains will be installed on the "Accord" slated to enter production at the Marysville plant starting on August 20. Honda launched in Korea on November 30 the "Odyssey" MPV and the full-size "Pilot" SUV that are manufactured at Honda's U.S. plant in Alabama. The "Accord" sedan and "C...

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0 SUV SAIC-GM-Wuling launches Baojun 360 1 1 1 SGMW launched its new medal BaoJun RS-3 which started production SGMW launches all-new SUV New Baojun RS-3 SAIC-GM-Wuling announces 2020 market plan The factory operation status in China as a result of the effects of the coronavirus (European, U.S. and Korean) SAIC GM’s Wuling brand releases new energy logistics vehicle and plans launch in mid-to-late April SAIC GM’s Wuling brand launches Ronggua...

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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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8.109 billion, up 18.6% from the same period in 2012. Meanwhile, Beijing Automotive Group ranked 336th in the 2013 Fortune 500 released on July 8. This was the first time for the Group to be in the list. It ranked 54th among 95 Chinese companies. SK Innovation, operating under the SK Group of South Korea, said on July 5 that it will establish a joint venture to manufacture EV batteries jointly with Beijing Automotive Group and Beijing Electronics...

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the electric bus production line was more than doubled and two-shift production began in order to increase the annual production capacity from the 1,000 level to 1,500 units. Hyundai to supply 500 buses to Turkmenistan Hyundai Motor to unveil Solati Limousine at Seoul Motor Show Korean auto makers to halt production for Chinese parts supply shortage Hyundai to export XCIENT Fuel Cell heavy-duty trucks to Germany Hyundai's Jeon...

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stablished in 1998 Kia launches 2017 Bongo III Kia Motors launches gasoline version of Sportage small SUV Kia debuts all-new third-generation 2020 Soul, Soul EV in Los Angeles All-electric Kia E-Soul to make European debut in Geneva Kia Motors reveals Seltos in India Korean auto makers to halt production for Chinese parts supply shortage Hyundai and Kia to stop production partially in Korea Hyundai Motor's Kona and...

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Renault Korea (formerly Renault Samsung), Busan Plant XM3/Arkana (2020-), XM3/Arkana MHV (2021-), XM3/Arkana HV (2021-); HV and ICE models based on CMA platform under collaboration with Geely Group : Grand Koleos HV (Aurora 1: 2024-), SUV Filante (Aurora 2: 2026-), EV SUV (Aurora 3: 2027-planning); Polestar 4 (export models/2025-); Engines: MR20, MR18, HR13, HR16 SM3 (Nissan Bluebird Sylphy based)/New SM3 (Renault Megane based, Renault Fluence,...

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million yen for the base model. The compact "Fit" hybrid was put on the market. It is equipped with a 1.3-liter gasoline engine combined with an auxiliary drive motor with fuel consumption of 30km/L. It is priced at 1.59 million yen, the lowest-priced among hybrids now in the domestic market. Honda Korea held a release exhibition of the Insight hybrid to be launched on November 5. The Insight boasts fuel efficiency of 23 km/l and priced at just W...

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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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g a USD 3.5 billion investment between the two companies. GM requests to LG Energy Solution (LGES) and Samsung SDI are leading the two companies to install lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery production lines at their respective joint venture plants with the U.S. OEM, according to reports in South Korea. Samsung SDI and GM’s USD 3.5 billion joint venture in New Carlisle, Indiana, is scheduled to start producing NMC prismatic cells by 2027, but...

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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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is expected to be the 2.0-liter, seven-seater Eastar Cross MPV. Chery Auto will cooperate with PT Karya Semesta Investama, which will be in charge of sales and distribution, to establish a local subsidiary PT. Chery Mobil Indonesia. On December 13 Chery Automobile Co., Ltd. and SK Telecom of South Korea have established a collaborative experimental laboratory on the inter-vehicle communication network. The two companies have established mobile t...

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conducted by telephone and e-mail — the IBL Control Tower is expected to lead to dramatic improvements in operational efficiency, while reducing the risk of production adjustments due to parts delays. The AI algorithm has been jointly developed with a student team from Sogang University in South Korea. After a trial period, MFTBC plans to complete the introduction in phases in 2023 with vehicles for the Kawasaki Plant. On March 9, Mitsubishi F...

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of 2023 and started operations in 2025 (planned production capacity: 100,000 to 250,000) -Company name changed from Kia Motors Corporation to Kia Corporation in January of 2021 -Established in 1989. Kia cerebrates first Niro delivery in Korea Kia launches K5 PHEV Kia launches new K7 Hybrid in South Korea Kia add gasoline turbo variant of Sorento SUV in Korea Kia’s all-new Niro EV ma...

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ance the lineup. On July 10, Opel announced that it would transfer production of the Mokka compact SUV to the Zaragoza plant in Spain in the second half of 2014. Opel will initially invest USD80 million in the Zaragoza plant, which will assemble CKD kits that are imported from the Bupyeong plant in Korea, with a plan to gradually increase the local-content ratio. With this transfer of the production of the Mokka, the Zaragoza plant can utilize it...

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ptronic 8-speed AT. The 0‐100km/h acceleration time is 5.3 seconds. Top speed is electronically limited to 250 km/h. Audi plans to launch the model in the US in the third quarter of 2013. It will also market it in Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Russia, Ukraine, China, Japan, Singapore, Korea, and South Africa. Audi unveiled a plan to add shifts at the Ingolstadt plant in south Germany. The company is scheduling 16 extra shifts in the...

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signed cards to join the UAW after workers at an Ohio Ultium plant overwhelmingly voted to join the union in 2022. The Ultium Cells plant in Spring Hill started battery production in March 2024, and supplies battery cells for the Cadillac Lyriq built at GM Spring Hill Assembly plant. Several South Korean media sources reported that Ultium Cells LLC, a joint company between General Motors Company and LG Energy Solution Ltd., has temporarily stopp...

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