ack to work, but the communities they live in refused to cooperate. In consequence, only a small number of workers returned to the posts. Those workers who have entered the factories are also required to live onsite for “closed-loop production”. Currently, logistics can only enter Shanghai, but cannot return in time. Therefore, it is hard for auto companies to achieve continuous production. On May 5, according to the official website of the I...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/08/01

CEO of VW Argentina, Marcellus Puig, commented that the country's plants are going through a very difficult time. During a press conference, the OEM manager also mentioned that future investments in the Córdoba and Pacheco plants depend on improvements in the country's economic situation. "Today I cannot say whether the next (investment) program will exceed USD 300 million or not, because we are still deciding what to do. However, I can say that...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/31

offer its 718 mid-engine sports car exclusively in all-electric form. On August 15, multiple sources reported that Porsche's production in the Leipzig plant was impacted due to a supply chain issue. Due to a shortage of Matrix headlights, there are a few hundred vehicles on factory premises that cannot be delivered. However, Production is running and the vehicles could be assembled, only the headlights were missing. Porsche announced on Decemb...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/22

ack to work, but the communities they live in refused to cooperate. In consequence, only a small number of workers returned to the posts. Those workers who have entered the factories are also required to live onsite for “closed-loop production”. Currently, logistics can only enter Shanghai, but cannot return in time. Therefore, it is hard for auto companies to achieve continuous production. On May 5, according to the official website of the I...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/21

ack to work, but the communities they live in refused to cooperate. In consequence, only a small number of workers returned to the posts. Those workers who have entered the factories are also required to live onsite for “closed-loop production”. Currently, logistics can only enter Shanghai, but cannot return in time. Therefore, it is hard for auto companies to achieve continuous production. On May 5, according to the official website of the I...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/21

o export the LEAF to the U.S. in November and Europe in December. On June 7, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. announced that it started to offer the battery capacity warranty for the owners of the LEAF electric vehicle, starting May 31. The carmaker will repair or replace the battery for free, if the battery cannot retain a capacity of at least 9 out of the 12 bars as displayed on the gauge even after a full charge, for 5 years or 100,000 kms, whichever co...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/18

AP12 and AP13, respectively, in 2011. SAIC Motor's MG6 has been designated as the official car of the UK Pavilion at the Expo 2010 Shanghai. The automaker has received more than 10,000 orders for about a month from the announcement of its retail price in December 2009. Second shift production still cannot keep up with the demand. SAIC Motor will launch the first SUV of its own Roewe brand by June 2011. SAIC Group's technical development center la...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/18

ack to work, but the communities they live in refused to cooperate. In consequence, only a small number of workers returned to the posts. Those workers who have entered the factories are also required to live onsite for “closed-loop production”. Currently, logistics can only enter Shanghai, but cannot return in time. Therefore, it is hard for auto companies to achieve continuous production. On May 5, according to the official website of the I...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/18

ack to work, but the communities they live in refused to cooperate. In consequence, only a small number of workers returned to the posts. Those workers who have entered the factories are also required to live onsite for “closed-loop production”. Currently, logistics can only enter Shanghai, but cannot return in time. Therefore, it is hard for auto companies to achieve continuous production. On May 5, according to multiple media sources, Tesla...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/18

CEO of VW Argentina, Marcellus Puig, commented that the country's plants are going through a very difficult time. During a press conference, the OEM manager also mentioned that future investments in the Córdoba and Pacheco plants depend on improvements in the country's economic situation. "Today I cannot say whether the next (investment) program will exceed USD 300 million or not, because we are still deciding what to do. However, I can say that...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/17

he next step in delivering on Nissan’s mid-term business plan, Nissan M.O.V.E. 2022, under which Thailand committed to introducing new cars to meet customer needs. On August 17, it was reported that Nissan Motor Thailand remains on the sidelines with regard to the government’s EV scheme. Nissan cannot disclose whether it will apply for the BoI’s battery EV, as it is evaluating all related factors step by step, including the granted e-Power ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/15

ey SXT customers can also opt for the Pentastar V-6 engine, which delivers 283 hp and 25 mpg on the highway. MSRP of the SXT is $22,995 before destination charges. Chrysler is no longer accepting orders from U.S. dealers for the 2012 "Fiat 500 Abarth" that was launched at the end of April. Chrysler cannot build vehicles enough to meet a surge in sales. It already turned out 3,000 vehicles at its plant in Toluca in Mexico. Outstanding orders will ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/11

own Royal luxury sedan on October 1. The ITS Connect, a world-first safety package for a mass-market model, is available using a dedicated frequency of 760 MHz. ITS Connect uses vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communication to provide driver with the kind of safety information that cannot be picked up by onboard sensors. This includes information about the presence of other vehicles and pedestrians in the blind spots and traffic ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/09

n the future of work. This includes physical and behavioral ergonomic support systems which are firmly anchored in corporate strategy in connection with the topic of demographics and ergonomics. Ergonomically unfavorable workplaces are being continually reduced. Where the ergonomics of an operation cannot be improved, devices such as “exoskeletons” can provide support for production workers. These external supporting structures, which are wor...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/07

etre rooftop solar system, the largest in Europe, and by switching to renewable electricity. The second pillar was the use of Earth’s energy: more than 70 percent of the company’s heat energy use is sourced from renewable geothermal energy. Audi Hungaria offsets any CO2 emissions that currently cannot be avoided, such as in the case of engine test benches, through internationally recognized and validated certificates, the so-called carbon cre...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/07

ine will be available across all Juke grades excluding the NISMO. On June 7, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. announced that it started to offer the battery capacity warranty for the owners of the LEAF electric vehicle, starting May 31. The carmaker will repair or replace the battery for free, if the battery cannot retain a capacity of at least 9 out of the 12 bars as displayed on the gauge even after a full charge, for 5 years or 100,000 kms, whichever co...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/02

gdu Motor Show Great Wall Motor appears at Chengdu Motor Show with five of its brands; reveals Haval Shenshou and Tank 500 Great Wall Tank 500 off-road SUV available for preorders at Auto Guangzhou 2021 Great Wall Motor launches Tank 500 large luxury off-road SUV Great Wall Motor launches King Kong Cannon commercial pickup GWM to introduce TANK300 and TANK500 in Saudi Arabia 2022 Chengdu Motor Show: GWM to showcase its NEV lineup 2022 Chengdu Mo...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/06/27

any, 3,350 people are working at the plant. The layoff, which translates into a 10 percent reduction in the workforce, is a step taken to respond to declining sales mainly due to falling exports caused by the strong Australian dollar and a deteriorating competitive edge in cost. The company said it cannot afford to maintain the present level of employment because of continuing fall of production volume, which had been considered only temporary. P...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/06/27

ssive supply gaps for truck wiring harnesses at MAN Truck & Bus. As a result, since March 14, 2022, there has been a standstill in the truck plants in Munich and Krakow as well as significant production downtimes at the Nuremberg, Salzgitter, and Wittlich plants. Suppliers of truck wiring harnesses cannot produce at their Ukrainian sites or can only produce to a very limited extent. This threatens a loss of truck production for several weeks and ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/06/20

ted Vehicle (Perte VEC), both in the value chain line and the battery line. According to sources, the decision to withdraw came from the company's announcement of plans to manufacture a new vehicle at its Almussafes (Valencia) plant. Since the new vehicle will not be entirely electric, the project cannot incorporate the Perte VEC. On June 12, multiple sources reported that Ford had proposed a workforce adjustment of 1,622 employees for its Almus...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/06/20