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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014: replacements for Espace, Scenic and Laguna. Renault announced on July 4 that the range structures of Renault Scenic and Grand Scenic have been refreshed featuring a choice of five equipment levels: Life, Zen, Business, Bose and Initiale. The Life equipment level (except Scenic Xmod) delivers a basic package. The Zen equipment level incorporates all the features customers expect of a core version, while the Business equipment level is suited ...

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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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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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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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omobile's Aiyiwei (based on the Tongyue) equipped with GTA's EV power system later this year. The power systems will be installed at GTA's Horne Lake plant. Jianghuai Auto and NC2 Global LLC, a 50/50 joint venture between Caterpillar and Navistar International set up in June 2008, have signed a basic agreement regarding the establishment of a fifty-fifty joint venture to produce middle to heavy-duty trucks in Hefei city. Registered capital is...

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range of 800km and a service life of 2,000,000km. On July 27, Jetour presented a compact crossover Jetour X50 at the Chinese Motor Show 2024. It has a length of 4,397 mm and a width of 1,841 mm. In Russia, it is offered with front-wheel drive, multi-link suspension, and two powertrain options. The basic version is equipped with a 1.5-liter naturally aspirated gasoline engine with a capacity of 113 hp and a 5-speed manual gearbox. The second vers...

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n for the completion in June 2010. It will have an annual capacity of 10,000 units. SG Auto and CSR Zhuzhou Electric Locomotive Research Institute Co., Ltd.v(ZELRI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the leading rolling stock manufacturer China South Locomotive & Rolling Stock Co., Ltd., have signed a basic agreement on the cooperation on the production and sales of new energy vehicles including EVs. ZELRI will invest about 78 million yuan in its EV...

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investment will amount to 3.4 billion yuan. Annual production capacity in the first phase of construction will be 240,000 vehicle. At the first stage, the plant will have production capacity of 120,000 per year and an R&D facility will be set up, as well. The new joint venture has plans to produce basic passenger car, SUV, MPV and EV versions of the LUXGEN" brand. The first model to be launched will be an SUV in mid 2011. By that time, 60 dealer...

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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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ni-vehicles on March 28. Nissan has led the development of the two models while Mitsubishi is manufacturing them at its plant in Mizushima, Okayama Prefecture. The new Mitsubishi eK Wagon and the Nissan Dayz are built on a new platform and equipped with new engines and transmissions to offer higher basic performance. Also, they are the first mini-vehicle models to have an autonomous drive technology designed for highway use in single-lane traffic...

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nits in about a month and a half, about seven times the monthly sales target of 1,000 units. The new PHEV system boosts the output of the front and rear motors by 40% and increases the total power capacity of the drive battery to 20kWh, achieving an EV-mode driving range of 87km (WLTC mode) for the basic "M" grade. Furthermore, by integrating components and optimizing the layout, a three-row, seven-seat model was realized, improving the comfort a...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/05/01

new electric vehicle (EV) production plant project. According to the agreement, Dongfeng Honda will build a new dedicated EV production plant in Wuhan Economic and Technological Development Zone. The plant covers an area of 630,000 square meters. It is scheduled to begin production in 2024 with a basic annual production capacity of 120,000 units. Designed as a highly efficient, smart and sustainable next-generation EV plant, it will conduct co...

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th an annual production capacity of 200,000 already produces the Chevrolet "Lacetti" and "Aveo" as well as the former generation of the Opel "Astra." Kaliningrad plant of Avtotor will start production of the new generation Opel Meriva in May 2011. The Opel dealers will accept bookings in March. The basic 1.4L, 100 HP petrol engine and new turbo 1.4L (140HP) petrol engine with manual gearbox will be presented. Also the 1.7L diesel engine will be a...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/05/01

FMC) announced that it will challenge the annual sales, New Energy Vehicle (NEV) sales, and export goals for 2024 of 3.2 million units, over 1 million units, and 300,000 units, respectively. NEVs: From 2024 to 2025, the company will introduce 14 in-house developed New Energy passenger models and 10 basic New Energy commercial models. Products: In 2024, the company will step up launching new models. The Voyah and eπ sub-brands will introduce a ne...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/04/29

production of the 5-door model of the LADA 4x4 sports utility vehicle (SUV) at the assembly line of the LADA Priora on January 27, 2016. AvtoVAZ has announced the pricing of its all-new sports utility vehicle (SUV), the XRAY, which is scheduled to go on sale on February 14, 2016. The price for its basic model equipped with a 1.6-liter engine (106hp) starts at Russian rubles (RUB) 589,000. The prestige package model with a rear-view camera and ot...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/04/28

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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ng courses. Siemens will also supply inverters and the charging system. Starting pilot production in 2012, Volvo Car will deliver 200 EVs to Siemens. Siemens also plans to conduct its own testing of EVs. In 2011, Gent plant produced 266,422 vehicles. On September 19, Volvo Car revealed pictures and basic specifications of the "V40 Cross Country" to be shown at the Paris Motor Show. It is a crossover model based on the new "V40" with a 40 mm talle...

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CTP3.0 ternary lithium Qilin battery with a capacity of 116kWh or 140kWh. The vehicle has a maximum range of 822km (reference value) under the CLTC comprehensive standard and a 0 to 100km/h acceleration time of 4.5s (reference value). In terms of configuration, the new vehicle features the ZEEKR AD basic intelligent driving assistance system with LCC and ACC, a Snapdragon 8155 chip, OTA upgrading for the whole vehicle, two 7nm process Mobileye Ey...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/04/21

tioned target. The plant is the first of its kind built independently by XPeng Motors. On October 24, XPeng Motors held a technology promotion event in Guangzhou. At the event, XPeng Motors released the Navigation Guide Pilot (NGP) function that will be included in its P7 coupe. In addition to such basic scenarios as automatic overtaking, automatic speed limiting and priority lane selection, the NGP function includes a series of China-specific ro...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/04/18