Skoda Auto Technical Development (Mladá Boleslav) Skoda's R&D location, responsible for Project planning, Styling, Simulation, Prototyping, Electrical Engineering, Software, HMI/UX and Testing - Number of Employees: 2,000 (as of 2024) - Investment:   2021-2024: EUR 22 million for the Simulation Centre   2011-2015: EUR 53 million for engine and gearbox development - New Klimacentrum, which test cylinders for better simulation of the internal...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/08/01

lectShift six-speed automatic transmission with a manual mode. The 1.6-liter engine attains a maximum power of 130 kW and up to 240 Nm of torque. The 2.0-liter engine delivers 178 kW and 350 Nm, respectively. It has a variety of in-car systems including SYNC in-vehicle telematics and "Myford Touch" human machine interface (HMI). To improve safety, it has such features as Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) and Active City Stop to avoid collision by app...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/22

in China. With these cars the automaker expressed its intention to introduce its energy saving or new energy technologies in China on a full scale. The cars on display include the Prius Plug-in Hybrid Concept based on the third-generation Prius and the NS4 equipped with the human-machine interface (HMI) and a pre crash safety system (PCS). As for the Prius Plug-in Hybrid Concept, Toyota Motor has begun demonstration tests jointly with the China A...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/18

unch by the end of 2013. Theα7 and the β5 were developed based on the "iAuto" technological platform unveiled earlier. Theα7 is a midsize sedan measuring 4,652 mm long, 1,825 mm wide, 1,483 mm high with the wheelbase of 2,700 mm. It features the Cloudrive in-vehicle infotainment system combining human machine interface and entertainment systems. According to some media reports it will come equipped with a DVVT engine delivering a maximum outpu...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/18

s. Among the remaining two platforms, one consists of a conventional power platform that integrates 15TD/20TD engines and a 7DCT (dual-clutch transmission), and a newly-developed all-in-one electric drive system, while the other combines a basic architecture, cockpit systems, connected services and HMI (human-machine interaction) functions. FAW Bestune also announced its development plan. During the 14th five-year period, it will accelerate the ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/17

i plant at the end of 2024. It also plans to further produce five EV models by 2030. Kia India will also start production of its local EV model in 2025 and plans to further expand its EV models. Further, it aims to localize the production of EV batteries. On January 21, Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL), announced that through a strategic indigenization roadmap, it has achieved up to 92% localization in manufacturing. Its localization efforts ha...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/10

ndary battery with energy capacity of 18 kilowatt-hours (kWh), set under the floor, enables driving distances of up to 130 kilometers. The battery can be full charged on a 230V standard home wall socket in about 5 hours, or 80% charged with a high-speed charger within one hour. A touch-screen based HMI (Human Machine Interface) displays various information of the vehicle and the location of available charging stations. The service to inform charg...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/07

159 grams of CO2 per km. The Quattro all-wheel drive is a standard and a 3.0 TDI with 204hp will have a front-wheel drive. All variations feature the brake energy recuperating system, an adoptive cruise control with stop & go function, the full LED headlights and the multimedia interface (MMI), the HMI via a touchpad. Audi exhibited the e-tron concept car at the Detroit Motor Show. The Audi e-tron, based on the Audi R8, is fitted with all-electri...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/06/13

nnounced the settlement of the Porsche China R&D Center in Jiading District, Shanghai. Located near the Hongqiao Transportation Hub, the new center will cover an area of over 10,000 square meters in Jiangqiao Town, Jiading District, where the modern facilities include specialized workshops and an HMI (human-machine interaction) lab. The first phase of the center is expected to become operational in the second half of 2025. The center will integ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/06/05

nnounced the settlement of the Porsche China R&D Center in Jiading District, Shanghai. Located near the Hongqiao Transportation Hub, the new center will cover an area of over 10,000 square meters in Jiangqiao Town, Jiading District, where the modern facilities include specialized workshops and an HMI (human-machine interaction) lab. The first phase of the center is expected to become operational in the second half of 2025. The center will integ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/06/05

onda) announced the online world premiere of its fully remodeled, all-new compact SUV, the Vezel. The exterior of the vehicle has been renovated with a new horizontal design and a new grille in the same color to enhance the sense of unity with the body. The interior has also been renovated based on HMI (human machine interface) concepts, with the gauges and audio panel placed in easy-to-see positions around the field of view. In addition to the g...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/04/18

released a total of 94 updated BEVs back to end fleets and dealers to-date through 19 different fleet customers. Nikola previously announced in September 2024 that all previous Nikola BEVs had reached 1.5 million in-service miles driven. These BEV trucks have been recently updated with software and HMI updates, new batteries, charging and vehicle enhancements. In August 2023, Nikola announced a battery pack investigation and voluntarily recall of...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/04/15

and medium-sized electric vehicles. The vehicle adopts a front-wheel drive (FWD) layout. It is equipped with e:N OS full-stack intelligent control ecosystem, including Honda SENSING intelligent driving assistance system, Honda CONNECT 3.0 for BEVs only, and an intelligent digital cabin based on an HMI system. On March 29, GAC Honda Automobile Co., Ltd. (GAC Honda) announced via its official website that it has released the e:NP1, the first model...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/03/27

most complete R&D system outside its German headquarters. Currently, the BMW Chinese R&D team has over 3,200 designers, engineers, and experts in New Energy Vehicles (NEVs) and software. In addition, China is the only country other than Germany that has set up the Skylab human-machine interaction (HMI) design team and the Usability Lab, covering all core design functions such as user experience design, visual design, and HMI development. So far,...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/03/26

and medium-sized electric vehicles. The vehicle adopts a front-wheel drive (FWD) layout. It is equipped with e:N OS full-stack intelligent control ecosystem, including Honda SENSING intelligent driving assistance system, Honda CONNECT 3.0 for BEVs only, and an intelligent digital cabin based on an HMI system. On March 7, according to various media sources, Acura, the luxury vehicle division of Japanese automaker Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (Honda), ma...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/02/14

Hyundai Motor India (HMIL), Chennai Plant Accent (=Verna), Sonata ( -2014), Elantra XD (=Avante -2016), Santa Fe (-2017), Eon (2011-2019), Santro (=Atoz, -2014), New Santro (2018-2022), EV Kona electric SUV (CKD) (2019--2024), Connected SUV Venue (2019- ), Grand i10 NIOS (2019-), AURA (2020-), Elantra (2020-2021), SUV Alcazar (2021-), Xcent (2014-2022), Grand i10 (2013-2021), i10 (-2016), Elite i20 (i20 successor, 2014-), i20 Active (2015- 2020),...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/01/23

at the Puebla Plant in Mexico, at the Anting Plant in Shanghai City and at the Kaluga Plant in Russia as well. On April 20, Volkswagen opened a competence center for technology and innovation at its plant in Wolfsburg. The innovation center has six sections: digital way, human-machine interaction (HMI), material flow and material handling, body construction, assembly, and ergonomics. Experts will be able to test their developments in continuous ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/01/21

search and development of products with new value - Established in July 1, 1960 (R&D Sites) - Innovative Research Excellence: Research on innovative and unique technologies (Technology to reduce accidents by utilizing AI, 5G, and cellular V2X communication, Cooperative Intelligence, Next-Generation HMI, All-Solid-State Battery, eVTOL, etc.) - Innovative Research Excellence, Power Unit & Energy: Research and Development of next-generation clean po...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2024/12/23

ult-Nissan Alliance marks the official opening of the Nissan Research Center Silicon Valley (NRC-SV). The initial projects for NRC-SV will include: 1) Research of autonomous vehicles; 2) Research of connected vehicles that can tap into infrastructure and the Internet; and 3) Research in the area of Human Machine Interface. Nissan announced it is entering the light commercial vehicle business in North America. The company will invest 118 million d...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2024/11/14

da) unveiled the 11th generation of the all-new Civic at on online world event. After an official release in August, the sales launch is scheduled in the fall. The all-new hatchback style model features an open design based on a “human-centric” concept, a high quality driving experience, and an HMI (Human Machine Interface) that can be used intuitively. A CVT and a 6-speed manual transmission are available. The e:HEV two-motor hybrid system i...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2024/10/30