. Hyundai produces four million cars in Czech plant Hyundai reaches an agreement with unions on wage increases for Czech Republic plant Hyundai starts production of second-gen Kona EV at Nosovice Plant in Czech Republic Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Czech transitioned to 100% renewable energy for electricity used in plant Hyundai Motor to increase production of Kona Electric for Europe Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Czech begins new i30 production...

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ell at its Innovation Center in Uusikaupunki, eliminating the need for traditional fixtures. The company has also implemented a virtual welding system for training body shop experts. On August 15, Valmet Automotive launched its first solar power plant, located at its Uusikaupunki, Finland site. The electricity generated on site will power the plant's grid, supporting battery and vehicle production, and can also be used to charge electric cars. Th...

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sents 2018 City sedan in Brazil Honda announces restructuring production operations in Brazil Honda to include Fit in initial production at Itirapina plant in Brazil Honda Automóveis begins production of Fit at new plant in Itirapina, Brazil Honda expands wind farm to supply Brazilian plants with electricity Honda officially inaugurates Itirapina plant, it’s second in Brazil Honda to end automotive production at Campana plant in Argentina i...

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t will consist of clean energy-powered vehicles. The first truck to integrate this fleet will be the VW e-Delivery, which will arrive later in 2018 for the first phase of testing. The e-Delivery, developed and produced in Resende, has a range of 200 km on a full charge and will be 100% charged with electricity purchased from clean sources such as wind and solar. On August 16, VW Trucks & Buses announced that it launching the VW Delivery 6.160 mod...

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ingen plant Mercedes-Benz EQS passes environmental audit Mercedes Benz cuts production at Sindelfingen, Germany Plant Mercedes-Benz to present EQS SUV on April 19, 2022 Mercedes-Benz premiers EQS SUV Mercedes-Benz introduces all-new GLC with hybrid drive Mercedes-Benz in Germany to source CO2-free electricity from 2022 onwards Mercedes-Benz prepares car production network for new electric portfolio CATL to supply battery cells to Mercedes-Benz p...

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reation of some 1,200 direct jobs in the next three years and up to 3,000 jobs by 2030. On December 11, BBVA, a customer-centric global financial services group in Spain, announced that it is supporting AESC in the construction and operation of a gigafactory based in Douai (France), next to Renault ElectriCity production sites. The project financing amounts to EUR 819 million. The gigafactory will start operations in 2025 with a 9 GWh production ...

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ry of enough battery materials to produce 43,000 Tesla Model Y Rear-Wheel Drive vehicles. Gigafactory Shanghai uses 35% less energy per vehicle produced compared to the Fremont Factory, and 49% of Gigafactory Nevada’s total HVAC systems were run by dynamic controls. 100% of Gigafactory Berlin’s electricity was matched with renewables in 2023.  Tesla is preparing to start construction on its upcoming high-volume Semi-dedicated plant on the g...

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hybrid wagon unveiled Ford reveals electrified all new Kuga SUV Ford announces new business model and fresh vehicle line-up in Europe Ford to find an alternative solution for Valencia plant, Spain Ford proposes new ERTE at Valencia plant in Spain Ford plants powered by carbon free electricity in Europe Ford extends ERTE in Valencia plant in Spain Ford agrees to produce new passenger vehicle at Valencia plant, Spain UGT to negoti...

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n parts supply Mazda to start production of CX-90 crossover SUV for North America in FY22 Mazda to take on challenge to make plants worldwide carbon neutral by 2035 Mazda to begin taking pre-orders for the all-new CX-60 crossover SUV on June 24 Mazda to promote use of renewable energy for internal electricity needs Mazda releases upgraded Mazda3 and CX-30 Mazda ends production of CX-3 at Hofu Plant in early July Mazda suspends operations on Sept...

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s-Benz Rastatt plant starts production of the new B-Class Mercedes-Benz plant in Rastatt starts production of the new A-Class sedan Mercedes-Benz A-Class to be discontinued in U.S. after 2022 Mercedes-Benz, produced C-pillar trim derived from recycled CO2 Mercedes-Benz in Germany to source CO2-free electricity from 2022 onwards Mercedes-Benz prepares car production network for new electric portfolio CATL to supply battery cells to Mercedes-Benz p...

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ressure for regeneration blow-off, it replaced the original compressed air regeneration mode, thereby reducing the operational air loss of the dryer, improving the overall electrical ratio of the air compressor system, and increasing energy efficiency by 8% to 12%, which reduced 500 thousand kWh of electricity per year. On March 30, SAIC released the 2023 SAIC MOTOR CORPORATION LIMITED ESG & Sustainability Report. According to the report, the Zhe...

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nsportation and reducing CO2 emissions from trucks. In the logistics building, automated logistics systems will be introduced such equipment as devices and automated guided vehicles to automatically carry sorted parts to the next process stage. In consideration of reducing environmental impact, the electricity used in the logistics building will be generated from renewable energy sources such as solar power. On August 30, Toyota Motor Corporation...

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EV passenger vehicle R&D center Volkswagen Anhui builds new R&D proving ground for NEVs Manufacturing of new cooperative model between VW China, XPeng to start in Hefei in 2026 JAC Group, VW China to increase CNY 6.5 billion capital to VW Anhui VW China signs Memoranda of Understanding on renewable electricity with two energy partners VW China to invest around CNY 19.4 billion in expanding its Hefei production, innovation hub VW presents ID.UNYX ...

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he Lansing Grand River plant will continue to produce the Cadillac CT4 and CT5 (including V-Series) while awaiting announcement of future products, volumes, and timing. On August 7, NorthStar Clean Energy announced the official opening of Newport Solar, a 180 MW project designed to source renewable electricity for General Motors’ operations in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) territory including Lansing Delta Township Assembl...

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n and sales as last year 126 auto companies in key industry chain resume production at Anting Town, Jiading District, Shanghai SAIC Motor’s three major plants in Shanghai return to pre-epidemic production levels VW China signs Memoranda of Understanding on renewable electricity with two energy partners SAIC-VW starts accepting pre-orders for Tiguan L Pro SUV SAIC-VW launches Tiguan L Pro SUV SAIC-VW signs tech coo...

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, Uno and Strada, production should increase 5%-6% in 2019 to approximately 360,000 units.  According to the Stellantis Corporate Social Responsibility Report 2022 issued on April 28, 2023, around 600 process improvement projects were completed in South America that reduced more than 49,000 MWh of Electricity, 24,000 MWh of natural gas and around 8,800 tons of CO2. Most of the energy savings from these projects were a result of plant process opt...

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nvironmental and economic impact. The Green Production program is also used in all global plants, with the aim of making the use of energy, water and waste treatment more efficient. In 2022, the plant had already achieved CO2 neutrality. This year, the Munro offices and the Training Center also use electricity from renewable sources, such as wind and solar. On February 10, Mercedes-Benz confirmed the sale of its plant in Virrey del Pino, in the o...

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joining Factory ZERO and Orion Assembly. GM announced on November 4 a $24-million investment in electrical generation equipment that will allow the company to use more landfill gas at its Fort Wayne, Ind., and Orion, Mich., assembly plants. The new equipment will generate more than 14 megawatts of electricity from landfill gas, and GM will save a combined USD 10 million in energy costs each year at the facilities. Construction has started in bot...

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t asset of Zhabuye Lithium is about 431 million yuan. BYD, government of Changsha city and a power company in Hunan Province have signed a framework agreement on the construction of a 10MW storage facility. This facility will use BYD's lithium ion phosphate batteries that can reduce wasteful use of electricity. Lithium ion batteries developed by BYD has four times larger energy density than sealed lead-acid battery, having 7,000 times of charge-d...

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first Stellantis plant in which, by the end of next year, fully battery electric commercial and passenger transport vehicles of the Vauxhall, Opel, Peugeot and Citroen brands will be produced, both for the domestic market and for export. The plant aims to become 100% self-sufficient in relation to electricity needs, and work will soon begin on the construction of wind and solar power parks. Stellantis has also announced plans to consider a furth...

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