have already been placed in start of 2022 leading to an increased demand for Ford Transit vehicles in the market. Sollers Ford is making ambitious production and sales plans for 2022, which allows to increase production of Ford Transit vehicles and increase its share in the LCV segment. The line of basic versions includes an all-metal van, bus and chassis, cars are available to order with three base lengths, two roof heights and all types of driv...

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event for journalists, Quincy Tam, a senior product planner at Honda, said the Prologue has not experienced any of the same infotainment glitches the Blazer EV has, in part, because Honda’s engineers strived to keep the underlying software fairly uncomplicated, even if it might be using the same basic software as the Blazer EV. Tam said the Prologue’s production line is in place at the Ramos Arizpe plant, and as of right now, it is unaffecte...

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w. The expansion project will create approximately 900 new jobs and involve an investment of approximately 400 million dollars. A new test program by IIHS rates the performance of front crash prevention systems. The Institute rates models with front crash prevention systems as superior, advanced or basic. The vehicles were run at 12 and 25 mph toward the standing dummy vehicle in front. 74 luxury midsize cars and SUVs are the first to be evaluate...

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in production through the end of 2026, with a next-gen model set to launch for the 2027 model year, without giving an exact timeline. The next-gen model will once again use an internal combustion engine. The 2027 Cadillac XT5 is not expected to be “all-new,” and will instead retaining the same basic platform as the current model, with a redesigned exterior and interior. On September 4, GM told employees that the company will stop production ...

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to an average of 7.0L/100km and CO2 emissions of 162g/km. Audi unveiled its third-generation TT Roadster and TTS Roadster on September 3, 2014. In Germany, sales of the new TT Roadster will begin with the Paris exhibition in October 2014 while the TTS Roadster will follow at the start of 2015. Its basic price is EUR 37,900. It measures 4,177 mm in length, 1,832 mm in width and 1,560 mm in height. The two‑seater is 21 mm shorter than its predec...

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kawa Plant, which will end production of the engines in April 2018, to the Kosai Plant in May 2018. On July 5 Suzuki released the Jimny 4WD kei car and the compact Jimny Sierra 4WD vehicle, both of which have received a major facelift for the first time in 20 years. While inheriting the traditional basic structure such as a FR engine layout, the new model realizes a further evolution in authentic 4WD performance. With its newly designed ladder fr...

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a minimum of 1,000 electric three-wheeler cargo vehicles (Maxima XL Cargo E-TEC) to Flipkart and further collaboration and potential fleet expansion in the future. Bajaj Auto and the Renault-Nissan alliance officially signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop a new car model. Based on a basic agreement concluded in November 2009, Bajaj Auto will be responsible for the design and manufacturing the product, while the Franco-Japanese all...

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onstration production line for all-solid-state batteries built in Sakura City, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan, (on the premises of Honda R&D Co., Ltd.). On this demonstration production line, Honda will conduct technical validation to establish a mass production process while in parallel determining the basic specifications of the battery cell. With a total floor space of approximately 27,400 square meters, the delivery of the main equipment necessary...

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Toyota Central R&D Labs., Inc. (Toyota CRDL) (Aichi) Toyota's R&D location, responsible for basic research in a wide range of fields, including informatics and mathematical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, materials science and engineering, energy and environmental engineering, etc. - 2019: Tokyo Campus was established to promote open collaboration with universities, academic research institutions, and Toyota Group. - 1980: To...

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ped midsize sedan codenamed GP50, based on the platform of the Buick Excelle built at Shanghai GM. The term of the development is from January 2009 through February 2010, requiring one billion Yuan. Cumulative total investment to the end of 2009 will be 200 million Yuan. General Motors has signed a basic agreement on the additional investment in SAIC-GM Wuling Automotive with the Guangxi government. Shares of SAIC-GM-Wuling owned by the state-own...

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e efficiency average is higher than 90% and its maximum transmission efficiency is larger than 97.6%. The Chery DHT achieves a fuel saving ratio of more than 50% at a low state of charge. The Chery DHT is a key part of the CHERY POWER in Chery’s universal power architecture 4.0. The architecture basically covers automotive power technology demand at least for the next 30 years. By 2030, Chery’s fuel and hybrid power can achieve a thermal eff...

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e production for other areas continues as usual. On August 26 Suzuki Motor Corporation released the fully-redesigned Solio and Solio Bandit compact wagons with a tall body style. The new models are equipped with Suzuki's mild hybrid system using a motor to assist the engine during acceleration. The basic system is the same as the S-ene charge installed in Suzuki's mini vehicles, but the name was changed to appeal to the buyers in the compact car ...

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Turkey. New models will become a major addition to the drop side and passenger-cargo versions of Gazelle Next, that have been produced in Sakarya since 2014, and will significantly expand the lineup of modern, reliable and multifunctional commercial GAZ vehicles in the Turkish market. Based on four basic models in partnership with Turkish manufacturers they will produce more than 200 versions of vehicles for different types of businesses. The fir...

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t on Production Line #1 for three days and on Production Line #2 two days. Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd.’s Kyoto Plant will also have holiday shift operation on Saturday August 29. On November 19, 2020, Lexus released a facelifited version of its flagship LS sedan. In addition to throroughly improving basic driving performance such as quietness and comfort, the company developed a new silver shadow raster exterior color achieving a deep shade and re...

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n the German market in late fall 2017. Audi announced on September 29, that it celebrated the world premiere of the new Audi A8. Customers in Germany will be able to order the luxury sedan from October 5. The fourth generation of the A8 provides the latest reference for Vorsprung durch Technik. The basic price in Germany for the flagship is EUR 90,600; the long-wheelbase version starts at EUR 94,100. The new Audi A8 will be produced at the Neckar...

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Automotive Company Ltd. have planned and set up a similar Supermarket 2.0 in parallel. The system went live in early 2020 in the FAW-VW plant which manufactures the Audi A3, Audi Q2L and Audi Q2L e-tron for the Chinese market as well as various other vehicles of the Volkswagen Group. Audi revealed basic specifications of the new "S3," a high-performance model of the "A3." After displayed at the Paris Motor Show, the new model is slated to be lau...

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to 80 percent of the paint shop's heat requirements in a carbon neutral fashion. According to a Livestream video and reports published in November 2021, Porsche Leipzig applied an error detection system in the paintshop to identify potential erroes before the final inspection process. There are two basic ways. One is a static system with the cameras mounted in a tunnel, which take pictures of the paint surface. The second is a system with two sev...

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. On December 30, GAC Group took stock of the performance in 2022 and the “Trillion GAC 1578 Development Outline” for 2030. Specifically, for ecology and energy layout, GAC Group will increase investments to establish a vertically integrated new energy industry chain layout of “lithium mine + basic lithium battery raw material production + energy storage and power battery production + charging and battery swapping + energy storage” to fur...

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, VW China, Mobility Asia, and JAC will cooperate in smart transportation platforms such as autonomous driving technologies, car-hailing, and car sharing services. Mobility Asia is a wholly owned subsidiary of VW China. Its main business is to promote the development of electric vehicles, construct basic charging infrastructures, and provide Internet of Vehicles services. On May 27, Volkswagen Group China, SEAT and the Chinese auto manufacturer J...

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of 2020. In the coming five years, SAIC Motor and Volkswagen plans to make a joint investment of CNY 140 billion with a key focus on the new energy and intelligent connectivity fields. In addition, SAIC Motor will establish a software center in 2020. The center will engage in the R&D of a series of basic technology platforms, including a next-generation centralized electronic architecture, a software platform that provides services by utilizing c...

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