new BEV e-Transmission gear production. The Van Dyke Transmission plant will add new BEV e-Transaxle machining & assembly, and new EV motor manufacturing. The Rawsonville plant will continue production of FHEV batteries and add capacity for GEN IV batteries. The Michigan Assembly Plant will add an Autonomous Vehicle Modification Center. On December 19, Ford launched its 2020 line-up of Super Duty chassis cabs is featuring an available all-new 7....

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kvich 5 into full-scale production. On May 13, Moskvich Plant, in a social media post, announced that it is exporting vehicles to Cuba. In a few months, a taxi fleet with Moskvich cars will appear in Havana. It will send 25 Moskvich 3 crossovers and 25 Moskvich 3e electric cars. It will also supply autonomous solar power plants with charging stations. Cuban specialists will undergo training at the Moskvich plant training center and receive full r...

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Shanghai 2023: FAW Hongqi launches three divisions FAW Hongqi officially launches new HS3 compact crossover SUV Hongqi, China starts assembly of HS5 crossovers in Belarus FAW Hongqi starts accepting pre-orders for HS6 PHEV flagship SUV FAW accelerates demonstrative application of Hongqi autonomous vehicles FAW Hongqi obtains first license for testing of autonomous driving on open roads in Hainan Province Over 7,000 employees at FAW’...

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announced that Hyundai Motor India Engineering Centre (HMIE) in Hyderabad will collaborate closely with the Hyundai-Kia Namyang R&D Centre in Korea to develop vehicles customized for the Indian market. HMIE's role will expand to become a hub for future mobility research, including electrification, autonomous driving, and voice recognition technology in local Indian languages. A new test facility construction commenced last year. Hyundai Motors w...

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o invest additional CNY 600 million capital in Farwon Auto GAC Group launches new ADiMOTION technology for REEVs CDMS 2025: GAC Hyptec unveils first smart flagship sedan A800 GAC Aion starts accepting pre-orders for Aion i60 SUV GAC Aion launches Aion i60 SUV GAC Hyptec licensed for testing Level 3 autonomous driving at 120km/h on expressways GAC Group, Huawei jointly introduce new Qijing NEV brand Auto Guangzhou 2025: GAC Group commissions all-s...

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rm. The vehicle is equipped with a 1.5L turbocharged engine (maximum power output of 110kW, peak torque of 220Nm) mated to a 6-speed manual transmission or a 7-speed wet dual-clutch transmission. In addition, some versions of the vehicle have an intelligent scenario system and a series of Level-2 autonomous driving functions for application in various scenarios (including an 360-degree panoramic imaging system for automated parking).   On Aug...

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roup Sustainablilty report 2022 issued in April 2023, a heat pump was installed in the paint pre-treatment area at the Mercedes-Benz Düsseldorf plant. The waste heat from the heat pump is fed into the hot water system. On August 29, Mercedes Benz announced that its Düsseldorf plant will introduce autonomous robots to improve efficiency and cut energy use. A robo-dog named “Aris” detects compressed air leaks, helping fix them early and savin...

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ul software to accelerate and brake the S-Class independently and ensure that it stays reliably on track. One of its highlights is an all-new and highly efficient engine range with a series of new technologies for electrification of the powertrain. “Intelligent Drive” takes another step towards autonomous driving. The start of production for the new S-Class brings the introduction of state-of-the-art manufacturing processes and Industry 4.0 s...

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Saike Ruipu Power Battery System Co., Ltd. Power Battery System (2022-); SAIC's battery plant (Liuzhou City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Prefecture), start production in 2022 - The construction has officially started on May 31, 2022. The total planned land area of the project is about 413,333 square meters, with a total investment of 5.5 billion yuan. - The company was established on Apr. 15, 2022. SAIC-GM-Wuling breaks ground on 20GWh EV battery s...

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Further synergies are being realized through the close networking of R&D work with VW Group joint ventures including SAIC-VW, FAW-VW, and Volkswagen (Anhui) Automotive Co., Ltd., as well as with Gotion High-tech (batteries) and XPeng (electrification). VW Group partners including Horizon Robotics (autonomous driving) are also involved in close cooperation with CARIAD, a VW Group software unit. On May 11, Gotion High-tech Co., Ltd. (Gotion High-...

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co. On July 23, GM reported record Q2 profits and revenue, but recorded a USD 600 million charge for indefinitely stopping production of the self-driving Cruise Origin, assembled at Factory Zero, but paused since November 2023. CEO Mary Barra said the Cruise subsidiary will instead focus their next autonomous vehicle on the next-generation Chevrolet Bolt, instead of the Origin. Moving ahead, the Cruise version of the Bolt will be assembled most l...

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the vehicle is filled with fuel and fully charged, it supports an NEDC range of over 1,000km while its comprehensive energy consumption is 30-35% lower than that of gasoline-powered vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles in the same category. Its configurations include more than a dozen L2+ autonomous driving functions such as TJA (traffic jam assist), ICA (integrated cruise assist), ACC (adaptive cruise control), FCW (forward collision w...

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General Motors announced that it has begun deliveries of the GMC HUMMER EV Edition 1 Pickup and BrightDrop EV600 light commercial vehicle, both built on the Ultium Platform, the foundation for GM’s all-electric future. Factory ZERO,will assemble multiple Ultium-based vehicles, including the fully autonomous Cruise Origin purpose-built for driverless ride hail and delivery, GMC HUMMER EV Pickup and SUV, Chevrolet Silverado EV and the recently an...

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ts concept was designed at Kia's design studio in Frankfurt, Germany. This concept model gives a preview of the next-generation Optima. Kia Motors unveiled the interior of the new Kia K5 and new technologies used in the model. The new K5 features wireless mobile phone battery charging system and an autonomous emergency braking (AEB) system. Kia will start accepting pre-orders for the K5 from middle June 2015, before the official launch in July. O...

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do XT sedan Chang’an launches CS35 PLUS connected SUV FAW Group, Dongfeng Motor, and Chang’an Auto kick off T3 Mobility project 1 1 China Grand Auto to collaborate with Chang’an, CADA, and Tencent Changan releases a new power brand, Blue Whale Changan Automobile’s next-generation Level-4 autonomous driving project ready for demonstrative operation China Unicom forms strategic partnership with Changan Automobile for cooperation in auto...

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ns company Anjia, had completed the engineering planning and component manufacturing phase for the paint factory of El Nasr Automotive Company. The new factory is expected to be the most advanced in Egypt, the Middle East, and Africa. It utilizes advanced automotive painting technologies, including autonomous painting robots, enabling the production of one car every six minutes. On March 24, multiple sources reported that the Minister of the Publ...

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over 50 local suppliers. On November 30, the new Peugeot 2008 was launched in Thailand, fully-imported from Gurun plant in Malaysia. Stellantis said the other right- and left-hand-drive markets (presumably including Malaysia) will also get this B-Segment SUV later. The CKD 2008 will be offered with autonomous emergency braking as standard (the first for a local Peugeot model since the 2015 308), along with the previously-announced forward collisi...

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telligent 4WD system, with a 0 to 100km/h acceleration time of only 5.7 seconds, a maximum speed of 180km/h, a power consumption of 16.3kWh/100km, and a CLTC range of 450km. The iX1 xDrive30L variant comes with such features as the 9th-generation BMW operating system, and is available with optional Autonomous Driving Assistance Pro and Automated Parking Assistance Plus systems. On September 21, BMW Group put the innovative iX1 xDrive30L battery e...

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nology R&D, strengthening partnerships, pursuing innovation, and the cultivation of local talent. For production R&D and application, Ford will launch over 30 Ford and Lincoln models developed for Chinese customers for the next three years, among which more than ten will be NEVs. It will strengthen autonomous driving R&D as well. The all-new Ford Escape midsize SUV with a front face designed for Chinese customers will debut worldwide. Lincoln wil...

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ngxi Branch of China Unicom at its Fushan plant. According to the agreement, the two parties will cooperate in 5G industrial internet, cloud computing, big data, blockchain, identity resolution, network security, etc. Moreover, they will further explore the areas such as 5G smart plant and R&D of autonomous driving technology. On November 20, Ford exhibited the Ford EVOS, an all-new mid-sized SUV, has been launched, together with the announcem...

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