ith a 4-door sedan and a 5-door hatchback equipped with a 1.6-liter 4-cylinder in line 120ps gasoline engine mated with a 5-speed manual transmission or a 6-speed DCT "PowerShift." Its fuel economy is rated at 40 mpg on highway. The "PowerShift" is procured from a joint venture plant with Getrag in Irapuato, Guanajuato State in the central region of Mexico. The Cuautitlan Plant has been transformed from a truck plant to introduce the flexible pro...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/17

e plant’s 150,000-vehicle capacity, along with the Volvo EX90 EV and Polestar 3 EV that are currently built there. The plant produced a total of 24,632 vehicles in 2024. Volvo originally planned to build the XC90 in Ridgeville in 2021, but changed to an all-electric strategy to capitalize on U.S. IRA tax credits and other incentives. On February 27, Polestar announced that production of Polestar 3 has started in Chengdu, China, while pre-produc...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/17

s with Kia Motors regarding expansion of its plant in Pesquería, Mexico, with the aim of launching an EV in the market. Kia is considering the new EV plant, expected to be built near or as part of the existing facility, due to the eligibility for tax credits under the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), though nothing has been fixed yet. While plans are not yet fixed, whenever the new facility would be built, the goal would be to manufacture two...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/14

ALFA architecture.  On January 22, Tata Motors announced that it has launched 3 fully BS-VI ready cars. The new Nexon will be available in 1.2L Revotron turbocharged petrol BS-VI engine and 1.5L Revotorq turbocharged diesel BS-VI engine. It will be the first car from Tata Motors to feature the ‘iRA Tech’ – the new connected car technology, which has been designed specifically for India and caters to its unique driving conditions. The Tia...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/11

leted, with a roof overhead, but it remains a shell without walls. On July 5, NextStar Energy, the vehicle battery JV between Stellantis and LG Energy Solution, announced it has signed a binding agreement with the Canadian government to level the playing field with the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and is restarting construction at the battery plant in Windsor, Ontario with plans to launch in 2024. The plant will have an annual production ca...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/06/23

lding sedans in U.S., Mexico in cost-cutting bid after Q2 losses Mercedes-Benz USA announces pricing for Alabama-built EQE SUV Mercedes-Benz USA announces On-Demand upgrade for EQE, EQS customers Mercedes-Benz Alabama operation prepares for all-electric Maybach EQS SUV Mercedes-Benz applies for IRA tax incentives for projects at two U.S. plants Mercedes-Benz, Steel Dynamics enter sustainable steel supply deal for Tuscaloosa plant UAW workers ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/05/26

plant in Canton, Mississippi Nissan releases U.S. pricing for 2020 Rogue, discontinues Rogue Hybrid Nissan Leaf loses EV tax credits under new U.S. rules Nissan Smyrna celebrates 40 years in operation, Canton prepares for EV production Nissan LEAF becomes eligible for USD 3,750 EV tax credit under IRA rules Nissan announces 10% wage hikes for U.S. production workers in 2024 Nissan reported to end Leaf EV production in the U.S. Nissan seeks to re...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/05/14

ment, and began building the first EU Tre 4x2 BEV alphas. Production for EU Tre BEV is expected to commence in H2 2023. The JV also started building EU Tre FCEV betas, which are expected to begin production in H1 2024. On October 20, Nikola Corp. highlighted elements of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) that supports its integrated truck and energy business model. The expansion of Nikola’s Coolidge manufacturing facility will benefit from a 30%...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/04/15

to over 5,000. This announcement marks the second time this plant has been expanded before it commences operations. In August 2022, they invested an additional USD 2.5 billion on top of the original USD 1.2 billion in order to qualify for incentives and tax breaks under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). This investment adds capacity to support battery electric vehicles (BEV’s) including 3-row seat SUV to be manufactured in Toyota Motor Manufac...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/03/18

nz to drop Metris commercial van from U.S. lineup in late 2023 Mercedes-Benz, Volvo plants in South Carolina close as Hurricane Ian approaches Mercedes-Benz Vans presents new versatile, global eSprinter Mercedes-Benz in South Carolina starts to use renewable natural gas Mercedes-Benz applies for IRA tax incentives for projects at two U.S. plants Mercedes-Benz all-new eSprinter launches in U.S. Mercedes-Benz confirms GLC production at plant in ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/03/04

tion Nissan investing USD 250 million in Decherd for EV motors, considers second U.S. battery source Nissan Leaf loses EV tax credits under new U.S. rules Umicore, AESC enter ten-year supply agreement for EV battery materials in U.S. Nissan LEAF becomes eligible for USD 3,750 EV tax credit under IRA rules On October 3, Nissan announced it is recalling 23,887 2019-2020 Leaf EVs manufactured in Smyrna, Tennessee because their high-voltage batter...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2024/10/25

lant in Jamshedpur. On January 22, Tata Motors announced that it has launched 3 fully BS-VI ready cars. The new Nexon will be available in 1.2L Revotron turbocharged petrol BS-VI engine and 1.5L Revotorq turbocharged diesel BS-VI engine. It will be the first car from Tata Motors to feature the ‘iRA Tech’ – the new connected car technology, which has been designed specifically for India and caters to its unique driving conditions. The Tia...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2024/10/14

tside of Europe in the North American country. The plant will cost about CAD 7 billion to build. The total Canadian investment, which could also include funds from the Ontario provincial government, will largely match what Volkswagen would have got from the U.S. through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), officials said. On May 15, Stellantis announced it has stopped construction its NextStar Energy battery plant in Windsor, Ontario, announced alo...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2024/07/30