onsiders that completion of this center will further strengthen its research and development capabilities and establish the foundation of vehicle development planned for 2015. On June 8 FAW-Volkswagen has officially begun construction works on its new automobile 'proving ground' test site in Nongan County, Changchun City. A total of 14 square kilometer has been set aside for the site and it is scheduled to be fully operational by 2014. The site i...

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01 boasts a Leapmotor Pilot system which includes 12 ultrasonic radars and Automatic Lane Change (ALC). Other features include a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8155P chip and OTA (over-the-air) remote updates. On February 28, the first phase of a New Energy Vehicle R&D and technology innovation center in Wuyi County, Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province broke ground. With a total investment amount of CNY 260 million, the first phase of this center will achieve an...

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in equipment and an additional 2,000 employees, the plant will be able to double its annual capacity to 120,000 vehicles within the next five years. On September 25, Volvo Cars announced that it will add production of the next-generation XC90 SUV in 2021 at its new manufacturing plant in Berkeley County, South Carolina alongside production of the next-generation S60, which begins in the fall of 2018. With total investment increasing to over USD...

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renovations, infrastructure improvements, and procurement of machinery and equipment. Expansion work will begin in July and complete in September 2011. Michigan Economic Growth Authority (MEGA) will offer $56.8 million. Other state and local tax credits and abatements will also be given, from Wayne County and Redford Township. Daimler Trucks announced on November 20 that its powertrain component brand Detroit celebrated the production commencemen...

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Solution USD 2.5 billion to help finance construction of new lithium-ion battery cell manufacturing plants. The conditional commitment for the loan to Ultium Cells LLC for facilities in Ohio, Tennessee and Michigan is expected to close in the coming months. On September 27, officials in St. Joseph County, Indiana, granted partners General Motors and LG Energy Solution USD 270 million in tax exemptions and USD 15-17 million in infrastructure upda...

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yundai Steel executives said the company is considering investing in a steel plant in the Southeast region of the U.S. The plant, likely be electric arc furnace-based, would be expected to supply OEMs in the U.S. with sheet steel.  Hyundai currently operates plants in Montgomery, Alabama and Bryan County, Georgia, while Kia has plants in West Point, Georgia, and Pesqueria, Mexico. On February 17, Hyundai Wia Corporation announced plans to begin ...

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nits, and a research laboratory integrating R&D, testing and training functions will be built in Shanwei. The site area is approx. 6.2 square kilometers. Annual production is estimated at CNY 20 billion. Guangzhou Automobile Group and BYD will establish a joint venture in Conghua City. Conghua is a county-level city. On April 23, Guangzhou Automobile Group, BYD and Conghua city government signed an investment agreement concerning establishment of...

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n November 11. According to the memorandum, BYD aims to increase the percentage of zero emission medium and heavy-duty trucks to 30% of its total sales by 2030 and then to 100% by 2040, so as to facilitate zero carbon emissions by 2050. On August 5, according to various media sources, the Changfeng County government in Hefei, Anhui Province disclosed on its website that a subsidiary of BYD registered in the county has completed the project filing...

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started operation of the "Transit Connect Taxi" in City of New York. More than 400 vehicles of the model will be introduced to New York. The State of California also will introduce a compressed natural gas version of the model, starting with 50 vehicles purchased by California Yellow Cabs in Orange County, 10 of which will be operated first. The Yellow Cab in Anaheim is also waiting for deliveries of 69 cars. The number of the CNG will soon pass ...

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ars will likely be sold by Stellantis. Recently Stellantis and Leapmotor announced a joint venture partnership. The Leapmotor C10 will be the first model for Europe. On January 19, Leapmotor announced that it received a strategic investment worth HKD 659 million from Jinhua Industrial Fund and Wuyi County Financial Investment. According to the announcement, the proceeds will be allocated as follows: around 40% for expanding and upgrading the inte...

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anghai 2019 1 1 Hozon and China Harmony agree on strategic alliance for sales and service According to multiple press releases, on January 9, Hozon New Energy held a signing ceremony in Huainan, Anhui for its automotive core component industrial park project. The project will be located in Fengtai County, Huainan and be built in three phases with a planned investment of CNY 5.1 billion. It will mainly produce New Energy Vehicle range extender sy...

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in 2023. GM is pulling ahead body shop upgrades at Factory ZERO for the Silverado EV, causing GM to pause production of the GMC Hummer EV Pickup for several weeks starting in late November. Additional production shifts for GMC Hummer EV are planned for 2023. On September 27, officials in St. Joseph County, Indiana, granted partners General Motors and LG Energy Solution USD 270 million in tax exemptions and USD 15-17 million in infrastructure upda...

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ant in Thailand, the company told MarkLines on August 25. The company will cease its local assembly of the hybrid vehicle by the end of September because it has been in conflict with the Thai government about the tariff rate on the parts imported from Japan, in addition to the sales decrease in the county. The company will also stop selling the hybrid vehicle in Thailand. Reported on May 11, the Thai permanent secretary for industry met with the ...

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EVs as well as core components of ancillary industries in the future. It will have an annual capacity capable of equipping 400,000 NEVs with its core components. BYD to build manufacturing site for core NEV components in Anhui Province On August 5, according to various media sources, the Changfeng County government in Hefei, Anhui Province disclosed on its website that a subsidiary of BYD registered in the county has completed the project filing...

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-reducing cab, advanced safety systems such as automatic electronic parking brakes and keyless entry with auto-lock capabilities, and configurable cargo spaces ranging from 600 to 1,000 cubic feet. On February 12, Isuzu Motors announced that it will establish a new production facility in Greenville County, South Carolina, USA. At the new facility with approx. 93,000 square-meters facility area on approx. 750,000 square-meters site, Isuzu will pr...

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nd 2.5L (gasoline) engines for hybrid Toyota- and Lexus-branded vehicles, with the ability to increase hybrid volume production to align with customer demand. On May 24, Toyota Motor North America announced an agreement to offtake 100-megawatts (MW) of the electricity generated at Savion’s Martin County Solar Project at the former Martiki Coal Mine, on the border of West Virginia and Kentucky, home of Toyota’s largest vehicle manufacturing pl...

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Motor Company debuted the all-new H350 light commercial van for the European market at the 65th IAA Commercial Vehicle Show 2014 in Hannover, Frankfurt, Germany, on September 24, 2014. The new H350 is a semi-bonnet type light commercial vehicle positioned in between the Starex 12-seater van and the County 25-seater minicoach. The car is designed specifically for the European commercial vehicle market. It comes with a choice of two body length, 5....

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ID) for easy and safe operation of audio equipment with a switch on the steering wheel and the Ecological Drive Assist (Eco Assist) system to support fuel efficient driving. On June 16 Honda announced that its Taiwanese 4-wheeler production built its 300,000th unit. The plant is located in Pingtung County and produces models like the CR-V and Fit, with a production capacity of 30,000 units. Honda Taiwan Co., Ltd. announced on June 17 that it will...

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0 4MATIC and 400kW EQS 580 4MATIC with 396Nm.EQS 450+ delivers ranges of up to 536-660 km while EQS 450 4MATIC and EQS 580 4MATIC provided up to 507-613 km (WLTP).In a few months, production of the new EQS SUV will begin at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Tuscaloosa, USA.The battery plant in nearby Bibb County, which just opened in March, supplies the batteries for the new Mercedes EQ model. Production at both sites is carbon-neutral. On June 1, Merce...

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anburg for new BMW XM BMW to source aluminum from sustainable production in Canada from 2024 BMW Manufacturing largest automotive U.S. exporter for ninth consecutive year BMW’s Spartanburg plant extends sustainable landfill gas energy project AESC breaks ground on EV battery plant in Florence County, South Carolina BMW breaks ground on new battery assembly plant in Woodruff, South Carolina BMW begins construction of Plant Woodruff in South ...

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