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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Automobile Plant using full-cycle technology. It will receive a power unit completely localized in Russia. The car will be equipped with a diesel engine and a six-speed gearbox, which are already produced at the SOLLERS group plants in Yelabuga and Zavolzhye with a high level of localization of all basic parts. On July 4, Sollers Group announced that it is equipped Sollers Argo light-duty truck with a local gearbox. The units are manufactured at ...

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r high-voltage batteries. Two years ago, the brand started preparing the Mladá Boleslav plant for the manufacturing of electric components. Over the next few years, Skoda Auto will increase its initial production capacity of 150,000 units per year. Skoda Auto sources battery cells and modules, the basic components of traction batteries, from suppliers. On October 24, Skoda announced that it will have a global premiere of the all-new Octavia in...

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Corporation (Toyota) held the world premiere of the all-new GR Corolla (North America specifications, prototype), a sports car, in California, USA. The GR Corolla measures 4,410mm in length, 1,850mm in width, 1,480mm in height (including antenna), and has a wheelbase of 2,640mm. While adopting the basic body framework of the Toyota Corolla Sport to enable it to inherit the high-speed stability of a long wheelbase, the GR Corolla employs a 60mm w...

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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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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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uct engineering, performance simulation, and testing and validation. In addition, Changan Mazda unveiled the “12263” strategic development concept and its medium-term plan, which is to achieve a sales volume of 300,000 vehicles and a profit target of CNY 3 billion by 2027. By virtue of the core basic capabilities of its parent company, the automaker will focus on making breakthroughs in 14 core capabilities and allocating resources. On August...

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le-cabin truck “Foton SUP” in the third quarter and a 6/7-seater crossover “Midi” in the fourth quarter. The delay is due to the economic downturn in the country triggered by the depreciation of the rupiah caused by the financial crisis. Beiqi Foton Motor announced in March 2009 that it had basically agreed to conclude a strategic alliance with China Communications Construction Company Ltd., which is engaged in designing and constructing ...

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a reason for its desirability and, until recently, market leadership in the country. Production of the Chevrolet Onix at the Gravatai plant in Brazil has been halted since March due to the semiconductor shortage. " We will not fail to offer what our customers most value in an automobile or focus on basic versions due to the momentary shortage of supplies, even if this temporarily impacts our production", said Carlos Zarlenga, president of GM Sout...

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ghai production plans into 2019 Musk offers company updates at annual Tesla shareholder meeting On March 19, Tesla announced that due to difficulties presented by the coronavirus epidemic, it has decided to temporarily suspend production at its plant in Fremont, California from end of day March 23. Basic operations will continue in order to support its vehicle and energy service operations and charging infrastructure, as directed by the local, st...

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rence, Changan Automobile unveiled a new technology brand dubbed “Zhuge Intelligence”. At the same time, the CD701 Prototype, the first model built on the SDA architecture, also made its debut. Zhuge Intelligence consists of three core elements: interaction, driving, and ecosystem. Based on the basic principles of safety, efficiency, comfort, continuity, and evolution, Zhuge Intelligence launched four services: navigation, cruise control, par...

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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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iness for series production of truck bodies, the "Volta-Box". Volta will invite Steyr Automotive to submit a bid for the production and assembly of the superstructures. Localizing this product and increasing the vertical range of manufacture by producing the boxes and assembling them locally on the basic vehicles already produced in Steyr would not only create local added value and save on transport routes but would also build up local expertise ...

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lds as data security, technology operations and ecological services. On August 9, SAIC Motor signed a framework agreement for strategic cooperation with ZTE Corporation (ZTE), a Chinese provider of comprehensive communication solutions. The companies will deepen their partnership in such fields as basic software technologies for vehicles, basic hardware platforms, cloud computing and intelligent connectivity. With regard to intelligent connectiv...

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offering will be made in the third quarter (July-September period) of 2014 at the earliest. On December 19, BAIC Motor Corporation Limited was officially listed at the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, with the stock code of 1958. The price of H shares in the IPO was HKD 8.9 per share. The basic IPO scale was 1.239 billion shares, which raised HKD 11.025 billion. After fully exercising the overallotment option, the total issued volume wa...

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Energy Vehicle) equipped with dTCS, the Han EV four-wheel-drive version. The dTCS is a driving force control system specially built for NEVs. It ensures that the vehicle obtains the best adhesion under various complex road conditions such as ice and snow, and responds quickly, so that the tires basically do not slip. Compared with the traditional TCS, the core difference of dTCS is the shortening of the working path. The torque response cycl...

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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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e company bankrupt with the Changsha Intermediate People’s Court of Hunan Province based on some creditors’ opinions and after discussion by the creditors’ committee, as the company has no possibility of reorganization. The filing was approved on June 24. Guangzhou Auto and Fiat have signed a basic agreement on the establishment of a joint venture in July and obtained a permission by the National Development and Reform Commission in Novembe...

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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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ill feature a 2.0TGDI engine. For intelligence, the platform features a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8155 flagship chip and the self-evolving EEA4.0 and supports 5G and gigabit Ethernet. Products under the platform will be equipped with the Chery Pilot Level 2.9 Intelligent Driving Assistance System with 21 basic ADAS features and 11 advanced intelligent driving features. The platform features the CDC “maglev” suspension system, and the AWD intelligen...

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