, at its plant in Poissy, France. The new Peugeot 208 will make its world premiere at the Geneva Motor Show in March and will be available in France in the spring of 2012. This major launch represents a total investment of 600 million euros. The company spent about 350 million euros on research and development, engaging around 500 employees during its four years of development. To prepare for the production startup, investments totaling 150 milli...

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er BRL 1.5 billion investment Caoa Chery produces 50,000 vehicles in Brazil at Jacareí, Anápolis plants On April 26, it was announced that the Caoa Group plans to launch its own brand in Brazil and become a completely national OEM. The project involves the manufacturing of Caoa products and the development of vehicles, both to be carried out at the Anápolis plant, where the Chery brand models and Hyundai models are currently produced. The CE...

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it has introduced an AI-based noise inspection system to the inspection line at its Miyata Plant from August, and that the system is now in full operation. The AI noise inspection system was jointly developed by customizing AI analysis solutions of Skydisc, Inc. to the Lexus production line. In the development process, the experience and judgment of skilled inspectors were learned by the AI to improve the inspection accuracy. The noise inspection...

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for the CX-30 CKD in Malaysia to be sold with the 1.8-liter diesel or 2.5-liter petrol engines. Bermaz has already started taking orders for the CX-30, and customer deliveries are expected to begin from the end of March. Reported on April 4, Chery has been invited to discuss its investment plan and development direction during the Malaysian Prime Minister and his delegation’s visit to China. Chery is reportedly in the final steps of contract as...

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, 2020, Lexus released the minor change model of the Lexus brand FR sports sedan "IS". For purposes of testing, the car was driven at locations around the world, including at the Toyota Technical Center Shimoyama (Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture) which was established as a new test course for vehicle development in 2019. The car was thoroughly tuned to meet road and driving conditions, respond swiftly to input from the driver and suppress any unnec...

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to be completed in August 2026 and start production in 2027. - On April 22 2025, the Shanghai Municipal Government officially signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Toyota Motor Corporation. The Jinshan District Government signed a memorandum of cooperation with Toyota China, and New Jinshan Development Company in Jinshan District signed an investment service agreement with Lexus (Shanghai) New Energy Co., Ltd. - Number of Employee: around...

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n April 21, 2015 that it will continue operations beyond 2020. Nissan Casting Australia has also agreed with Nissan Australia that Nissan Casting Australia will make parts for Nissan Leaf EV and other 38 models. Nissan Casting Australia has also secured a deal to produce parts for Nissan cars under development. Exporting such parts abroad allows it to continue operations well beyond 2020. Nissan Casting Australia has been running around the clock...

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Jingmen, a city in Hubei Province. On the same day, the automaker also completed the production start-up of the Tank 600 mid-sized off-road SUV as the first model of the vehicle came off the production line at the site. The Jingmen manufacturing site is located in the Jingmen High-Tech Industrial Development Zone. It has a land area of more than 1.22 million square meters and a floor area of about 370,000 square meters. With a total investment ...

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drogen and a refuelling station - Established in December 2021. - Investment: AUD 40 million (USD 28.5 million) - Formerly Toyota's assembly and engine plant, production terminated in October 2017 Toyota Australia opens state-of-art Product Center at Altona COE Toyota Australia confirms development project for Tundra Toyota closes Australian research center Toyota to end Australian production on October 3, 2017 ...

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illion.  Announced on January 23, PT Geely Auto Indonesia has officially appointed PT Handal Indonesia Motor (PT HIM) as the production base for Geely cars in Indonesia. This cooperation also includes the establishment of an independent R&D space to bring innovative technologies and accelerate the development of electrified vehicles in Indonesia. Currently, PT HIM occupies two assembly plants: the first located in Pondok Ungu, Bekasi, covering 1...

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Honda Innovation Lab, Tokyo (Roppongi Office) Honda's software development core site, responsible for advanced in-vehicle software development [Honda's software development sites and areas in Japan] - Honda Innovation Lab, Tokyo (Roppongi Office) (Minato-ku, Tokyo): IVI, Connected, EEA, and AD/ADAS areas - Honda Innovation Tokyo Akasaka (Akasaka Office) (Minato-ku, Tokyo): Data analysis and semiconductor areas - Honda Software Studio Shinagawa (...

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high-tech six-speed automatic transmission. The right-hand Ford Mustang will be available in the near future. The New Kuga has been introduced in April followed by the new Ford EcoSport in December. Furthermore the seven-seater Ford Everest Concept, which was created by the Ford design and product development team in Australia, was also unveiled. Ford unveiled Everest Concept SUV at its Go Further presentation at Sydney. The new three-row seven-...

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Toyota Motor East Japan, Higashi Fuji Integration Center (Shizuoka) Toyota East Japan's R&D location, responsible for vehicle development including planning, styling, design, and evaluation - Toyota Group's three companies, Kanto Auto Works, Ltd., Central Motor Co., Ltd., and Toyota Motor Tohoku Corporation, were merged to form a new company Toyota Motor East Japan, Inc. in July 2012. - Kanto Auto Works, Ltd.'s Higashi Fuji Integration Center w...

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ilability of CNG refueling stations at only about 1,500 locations across the country. Chrysler Group LLC plans to invest $1 billion to produce the Ducato truck at a plant in Saltillo, Excelsior newspaper wrote. Part of the total investment will include 3 billion pesos ($229.6 million) from Mexico's development bank Bancomext. Chrysler announced on March 6, it has begun the delivery of 242 new 2013 Ram 2500 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) pickup truc...

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According to multiple press releases dated July 12, Xingchu XIANG, chairman of JAC Group, gave a keynote presentation at the 2024 China Auto Forum, saying that the company is accelerating product innovation and sparing no effort to promote a cooperative project with Huawei. This project is for the development of a new platform and a leading intelligent electric architecture, with multiple models planned. The first model has entered the verificat...

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sfer NIO plant assets, NIO responded that it will not affect production and operation activities. - The company was established on November 21, 2023. NIO to begin operation of 2nd manufacturing site in Q3 2022 NIO to build new production base for mid- to high-end brand in Hefei, Anhui NIO speeds up development of models under new brand 2022 Chengdu Motor Show: NIO to display ET5 mid-size smart electric sedan Two Nio plants in Hefei, Anhui resumes...

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SR supercar rolls off production line GAC Aion starts accepting pre-orders for Aion RT electric sedan GAC Aion launches Aion RT electric sedan Auto Guangzhou 2024: Five GAC Group sub-brands to debut five new models Auto Guangzhou 2024: GAC Hyptec debuts Hyptec HL luxury SUV GAC Group announces 2025 development goals of three sub-brands GAC Hyptec starts accepting pre-orders for Hyptec HL SUV GAC Hyptec launches Hyptec HL SUV First cooperative Lev...

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r launches Roewe RX5 ePLUS plug-in hybrid SUV SAIC Motor begins global presales of its all-new 5G intelligent electric MARVEL R SUV under R brand SAIC Motor launches MARVEL R, all-new 5G intelligent electric SUV under R brand SAIC Motor Passenger Vehicle Company to partner with Horizon Robotics in development of intelligent and connected automotive products SAIC Motor’s R brand debuts its new technology brand “R-TECH” SAIC Motor’s passen...

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distribution center and the shipment of the first containers to the Thailand factory. The first overseas factory independently constructed and operated by GAC Group has begun trial production. The automaker will radially spread out its business to Southeast Asia centered on Thailand, shaping a new development pattern. Reported on July 10, GAC AION New Energy Automobile is scheduled to open its manufacturing plant in Rayong, Thailand on July 17. ...

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the fully assembled trucks. TCIE has received strong orders from key logistics customers, with production scaling up to meet demand.  Announced on June 25, GAC Motor Malaysia has officially started mass production of its second CKD model, the GAC EMKOO, at the Segambut plant in Kuala Lumpur. This development follows the successful local launch of the CKD GS3 Emzoom in April 2024. The EMKOO is slated for local market introduction in Q3 2025. Ann...

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