m November to March 2025 to support Renault’s growing industrial activity. The partnership aims to bring in talent for skilled roles across the vehicle manufacturing process. The hiring is for production operators and forklift operators to handle tasks such as assembly, wiring, screwing, handling parts, and mounting components. The jobs come with a full-time temporary contract of up to six months, full-time with direct entry into the Renault G...

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l-new Audi Q4 e-tron compact electric SUV in China Audi launches Q4 e-tron all-electric SUV in China FAW-VW adopts CO2 heat pump in product development phase FAW-VW develops new energy technology and products FAW-VW takes environmental protection measures in assembly process FAW-VW uses interior chrome effect paint to replace real chrome FAW-VW adopts green packaging FAW-VW invests CNY 16 billion in upgrading its Foshan Plant Auto Sha...

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ete Knock Down (CKD) form from Jaguar Land Rover's Halewood manufacturing plant in UK, to avoid high import duty on finished cars. The company hired 500 workers for the assembly plant in India and will hire 100 more workers shortly. To meet the needs of Indian consumers, the Freelander 2 has larger interior space to improve comfort of the backseat passengers. The Freelander 2 comes in two variants: the TD4 SE Automatic powered by a diesel engine ...

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SKODA Auto Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd, Technology Center (Mahalunge, Maharashtra) Skoda's R&D location, in charge of vehicle development, localization, design, project management, electronics, infotainment, body design, interior, chassis, etc. - Number of Employees: 200 (as of 2024) - Investment: EUR 250 million - R&D center under INDIA 2.0 Project - Established in 2019 Skoda India announces design contest for upcoming mid-size premium sedan S...

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rket through Guangqi Toyota's sales network. The Zelas features a 2.5-litre 4 cylinder DUAL VVT-i engine, mated to a 6-speed AMT. It delivers the power of 133kW and the maximum torque of 233Nm. On April 20 Toyota Motor announced that it will adjust the production plan of all car assembly plants and parts plants in China in view of supply shortage of parts after a massive earthquake that hit northeastern Japan. In the period from April 21 through ...

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Horse Titu R&D Centre - Romania (formerly Renault Technologie Roumanie, RTR) HORSE's R&D location, responsible for engineering and vehicle, mechanical parts and internal/external parts testing, with 32 Km proving ground - Number of Employees: 250 (as of July 2025). - In Jul., 2023, it moved from Renault to HORSE Holding. - This center is developing Duster 3rd Generation (2024-) and Dacia-Bigster. - Established in 2010. - Initial investment: EU...

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n in its Saarlouis Vehicle Assembly Operations, in Germany, in preparation of the next generation Focus for state-of-the-art production equipment, including two new press systems that enable hot stamping of high-strength boron steel, thereby allowing the steel to be processed directly into car body parts. Ford announced on April 10, that it delivered the global public debut of the all-new Ford Focus, the most accomplished and technically-competen...

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eater C-SUV (2027-planning); Renault Pulse (2011-2017), Fluence (-2015), Koleos ( -2015), Scala (2012-2016), Duster (2012-2021, 2026-planning), Lodgy (2015-2019), Kwid (2015-), Captur (2017-2020), MPV Triber (2019-), SUV Kiger (2020-), EV A-Segment (planning), SUV C-Segment * 2 models (planning); Parts for EVs (planning); Gasoline/Diesel Engines (2010-), Transmission (2010-); Nissan Evalia (2012-2014) / Ashok Leyland Stile (2013- 2015); Datsun...

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ovement of the body and robots were developed to ensure uniform application of the paintwork. After this, a series of tests of the prototypes was carried out, aimed at confirming the resulting body color. In addition to the bodies, the Moskvich plant plans to independently paint most of the plastic parts of the car's exterior. At the beginning of 2024, in parallel with large-unit assembly, full-cycle production of the Moskvich 3 and Moskvich 3e m...

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ware issue Ford extends downtime at Louisville Assembly until March 6 Ford denotes potential layoffs after Kentucky Truck Plant goes on strike Ford UAW workers vote on agreement with wage increases, USD 8.1 billion plant investment Ford to lay off workers at Louisville Assembly in November due to parts issues Ford workers of UAW Local 862, including two Kentucky plants, reject new collective agreement Ford idles North American plants first week...

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d the introduction of a host of innovative technologies such as Android Auto, industry first Connected Apps, Ecosense and Emergency Call in the new age XUV500. Mahindra & Mahindra on October 10, announced the launch of the facelift version of KUV100. It gets a total of 10 trims, with changes to the interior and a few mechanical updates. Manufactured at Chakan plant, Mahindra has invested INR 900 million towards the development of this model. Mahi...

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nter in Kazan Sollers, Russia starts production of light-duty trucks Sollers Argo Sollers, Russia receives loan for manual transmission production project Ulyanovsk Region and Sollers, Russia announce project to produce security system components Sollers, Russia to launch production of stamped body parts Sollers Group, Russia moves data processing center to UAZ site UAZ, Russia starts sales of bi-fuel versions of Patriot and Pickup UAZ, Russia re...

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SEAT S.A., Martorell Plant First Line: CUPRA EV Raval (2026-planning), ID. Polo (2026-planning); Second Line: SEAT Leon, Leon mild-hybrid (2020-), Leon PHV (2020-), Leon TG CNG (2021-) Third Line: Audi Q3 (2011-2018), Audi RSQ3 (-2018), Audi A1 Sportback (2018-), SEAT Ibiza (2017-), Ibiza TGI, Arona (2017-), Arona TGI (2018-); Stamped parts; Assembly of battery (2025-); CUPRA: Formentor (2020-), Formentor e-Hybrid PHV (2021-), Leon (2020-), Leon...

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have confirmed that there will be an additional week of production stand-down 8th - 12th April due to potential Brexit disruption. Along with this they have confirmed this year's holiday dates to employees across all sites. On May 22, Land Rover announced the launch of new Discovery Sport. Its 5+2 interior features a new infotainment interface with the latest connectivity, plus a more flexible seating arrangement with up to 24 combinations for e...

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lack cab, whose final design was unveiled in London earlier this year, will be launched by Nissan in 2015. The base vehicle will be sourced from Nissan's Barcelona factory and shipped to the ADV plant in Coventry for final taxi assembly. The extensive taxi transformation includes new bodywork, taxi interior refit and revised suspension and steering. On March 7, Nissan announced that it would start supplying its new EV taxi, the e-NV200, in the su...

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ust 16, BMW announced that the Technology Exterior Components (TEK) unit of the Leipzig plant, won the 18th Lean Production Award in the category for Lean Digital Transformation. Being a part of the Purchasing and Supplier Network division with 450 employees produces over a million plastic exterior parts annually using injection molding, including bumpers, sills, and spoilers. These parts are supplied to BMW Group plants in Leipzig, Dingolfing, a...

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o chip shortage BMW completes final winter testing of new BMW iX1 BMW presents all-new BMW X1 and first-ever BMW iX1 BMW Regensburg plant in Germany operated only one of two dryer tubes in its paintshop BMW Group to digitalize all vehicle plants using 3D laser scanning by 2023 BMW to introduce trim parts made from recycled fishing nets in NEUE KLASSE BMW starts production of BMW iX1 in Regensburg BMW tests first three electric trucks at Regensbu...

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n India. The Single Cab type is priced at INR 599,000, the Space Cab Flat Truck type at INR 619,000 and the Space Cab Arched Deck type at INR 709,000 (Ex-showroom Mumbai). Isuzu is intending to sell 300 units of D-MAX pickup truck in a month in India, with an annual target of 3,600 units. Using the parts imported from Thailand, the D-MAX will be assembled at Hindustan Motors Chennai plant in Tamil Nadu. Production will be transferred to a new man...

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imler. After the share transfer, the shareholding ratio will be: FJMOTOR 15%, BAIC 35%, and Daimler Vans Hong Kong Limited 50%. On September 2 Fujian Benz unveiled the Vito mid-size van at the Chengdu Motor Show. The model has styling that combines simplicity and sleekness. The seating in the roomy interior can be rearranged for a variety of uses. The Vito is equipped with a Mercedes-Benz M274 gasoline engine (engine displacement of 1,991 ml) mat...

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icense for testing of autonomous driving on open roads in Hainan Province Over 7,000 employees at FAW’s Changchun plants return to work Toyota and Volkswagen halt operations at their plants in Changchun, China amid COVID outbreak 93% of key enterprises in Jilin Province resume work; FAW and auto parts suppliers fully resume production FAW’s Hongqi brand plans to introduce 4 new models in 2020 FAW plans to increase Hongqi brand’s annua...

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