0 units per year. GM is reported that a new Thai production base, which will be set up next to its current Thai plant, will build an all-new Chevrolet model for global markets under the Eco-car 2 scheme. It is reported that a successor model of the Chevrolet Spark, which is currently built in South Korea, may be a candidate model. Chevrolet Sales Thailand exhibited the Captiva Sport Edition at the 31st Thailand International Motor Expo 2014. It i...

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tfolio, prioritizing investments in five battery-electric architectures. Plants that will be unallocated in 2019 include Oshawa Assembly, Detroit-Hamtramck Assembly, Lordstown Assembly, Warren Transmission Operations and Baltimore Operations plants. In addition to the closure of the Gunsan plant in Korea, GM will cease operations at two additional plants outside North America by the end of 2019. The Detroit-Hamtramck plant will end production of...

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d SGMW promotes application of green packaging 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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ches all-new Sonata PHEV Beijing Hyundai upgrades its Chongqing Plant for NEV production Beijing Hyundai launches Elantra Lingdong PHEV Beijing Hyundai announces 2020 sales target and launch plan The factory operation status in China as a result of the effects of the coronavirus (European, U.S. and Korean) Beijing Hyundai starts preorders of all-new Sonata Beijing Hyundai launches all-new Sonata Beijing Hyundai begins presales of new compact cros...

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Asia, Northern Africa and the Central and South America will reach 52 and their combined production capacity will be 130,000 units. By the end of 2015, the company will set up new production bases in India, Russia, Brazil, Mexico and Indonesia, new sales outlets in North America, Europe, Japan and Korea and a global R&D center in Beijing. Foton Motor Philippines, the local corporation of Chinese Beiqi Foton Motor, plans to start the operation of...

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Farizon will explore the recycled remanufacturing of parts and the application of bio-based eco-friendly plastics. Farizon is accelerating its overseas business structure, with a range of new energy products exported to the regions of the Asia Pacific, South America and the Middle East that include Korea, Israel, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand and Denmark, and will strategically and comprehensively enter Europe and gradually establish and im...

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confirmed Ramos Arizpe, Silao, San Luis Potosí, and Toluca  plants are operating normally, with no closures or layoffs expected. GM aims to raise U.S. production to 2 million units annually but assures that the changes will not negatively impact employment or operations in Mexico. On August 14 GM Korea announced that it has completed development of Chevrolet Trax compact SUV that will celebrate its world premiere at the upcoming Paris motor sho...

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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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k up to two-shift production on April 5 because GM's supply team secured the chip supplies. The Fairfax Assembly Plant in Kansas has been idled since February 8, as has been the CAMI Ingersoll plant. GM’s Gravatai plant in Brazil will be down in April and May, returning sometime in June. GM South Korea's Bupyeong 2 plant has been operating at half-capacity since February 8. On March 19, General Motors announced that it will be suspending produc...

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drive axle production line at the facility this summer, and was in the process of debugging its low volume general assembly line. Tesla Semi deliveries to customers have been delayed until 2022 when it will have more battery cell supply. Tesla Inc. has reportedly agreed to buy batteries from South Korea’s LG Chem Ltd. to be used initially in Model 3 cars that begin production before the end of 2019 at the Gigafactory near Shanghai, according t...

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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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three projects: to improve production line, expand low-emission engine lineup and develop R&D capabilities of its own. Total investment of these projects will be 4.37 billion yuan, of which 4 billion will be procured through the public share placement. Changan Auto will tie up with LG Chem of South Korea to jointly develop automotive lithium-ion battery systems for automotive applications. The two companies will build a joint venture plant in Lia...

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annual sales of 77,000 units or 6.5 billion yuan, with the profit of 80 million yuan. Beijing Automotive Group was reported to planning to be listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Market through its affiliated company in the first half of 2013. 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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produce a compact car "Chevrolet Aveo" at the Orion plant. The plant will begin to be retooled in 2010 for starting production of the compact car in 2011. GM unveiled its small hatchback concept "Chevrolet Aveo RS" at the Detroit Auto Show. It is a 4-door, 5-seater hatchback designed primarily by a Korean subsidiary GM-Daewoo, and one size bigger in size than the current "Aveo (called Gentra in Korea). The concept model is powered by a 138-hp, 1....

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have hired an additional 400 employees in summer 2011. Honda will recall about 554,000 2002-2004 model year "CR-V" and 2003 model year "Pilot" vehicles for a potential failure in the wiring of headlight switches, which may cause the low-beam headlight to fail to function properly. 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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evel to be qualified as vehicles that have emission levels 50 percent lower than the 2005 standards. The European model due to be launched in December has an additional variation of a 4,500cc V8 diesel engine. Toyota aims to sell more than 100,000 vehicles worldwide in 2008. On May 13, Toyota Motor Korea launched the New Generation RAV4, which was unveiled at the Seoul Motor Show in April. The highest grade cars will be imported from Japan and so...

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of its commercial van "Caravan" known as Urvan overseas from Nissan Shatai's Shonan plant to Nissan Shatai Kyushu plant on the occasion of the model changed scheduled for fiscal 2012. This is to improve profitability of exported vehicles by enhancing the percentage of parts sourcing from China and Korea. to around 40 percent. On June 3, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) launched the Lancer Cargo commercial vehicle with partial improvements. Th...

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tra EV (2021-2023), Elantra Yuedong (-2023), Celesta (-2023), New Santa Fe (-2019), Fourth generation Santa Fe (2019-2024); Beijing Hyundai's Third Plant (Beijing), starts production in Aug 2012 The factory operation status in China as a result of the effects of the coronavirus (European, U.S. and Korean) Beijing Hyundai launches all-new Elantra Beijing Hyundai launches next-generation gasoline-powered Mistra and all-new battery electric Mistra ...

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approximately 7,200 cars globally in Q1 2024, including 1,200 units of the Polestar 4 delivered in China. Polestar 3 has started production in Chengdu, China, with additional production starting in the U.S. in Ridgeville, South Carolina in summer 2024. With Polestar 4 production expanding to South Korea during the second half of 2025, Polestar is making significant progress to improve profitability of its key markets, including the U.S. Accordin...

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eeper bus KIMLONG X9 minibus rolled off production line in Vietnam; first batch delivered FUTA Group, Kim Long Motor, Dongfeng Dana Axle collaborate on axle technology in Vietnam Kim Long Motor announces change in its name and brand identity Kim Long Motor begins e-bus exports from Vietnam to South Korea On March 31, KG Mobility has signed a “Vietnam CKD Production License and Distribution Agreement” with Kim Long Motors, an automobile subsid...

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