duced in Betim, Brazil to the Termoli plant in Italy. The order for 100,000 units will be completed in 2020. The operation required an investment of BRL 2 million to adapt the machining line, which now operates in three shifts. The cylinder heads will be used in Europe on 1.4 Fire Evo Tetrafuel and Benzine engines used on the Lancia Y and Fiat Panda, Qubo and 500. The Betim engine plant has an installed capacity for 460,000 cylinder heads per yea...

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Mercedes-Benz Group AG, Sindelfingen Plant Mercedes-Benz C-Class (-2014); E-Class, E300 BlueTEC HYBRID (2012-2014), E400 MHV (2012-2014), E350e PHV (2016-2017), E300de PHV (2018-), E300e PHV (2023-), E400e PHV (2023-), E-Class MHV (2023-); S-Class, S-Class mild hybrid (2009-), S300 BlueTEC HYBRID, S500 e PHV (2013-2017), S560 e PHV (2014-2021), S580 e PHV (2021-2024); CL (-2013), GLA (2018-End of Production), CLS (-2023), GLC MHV (2022-), GLC PH...

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oo first-gen (1998-2018), Logan (2016-2025), Sandero (2016-2025), Sandero Stepway (2016-2025), New Kangoo (Dokker) (2018-), Pickup Niagara (2026 planning-) , Pickup Niagara MHV (2027 planning-), Nissan NP300 Frontier (2018-2025), Nissan Pickup H60E (Planning cancelled), Renault Alaskan (2020-2025); Mercedes Benz X-Class (Planning cancelled) Renault Group’s factory mainly produces vehicles for the South American market. Nissan ended pickup truc...

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e of 1,330km. Regarding intelligent driving, the model is available with the Yuanjing Intelligent Driving solution. Other BAIC vehicle models on display included the Arcfox S3 battery electric family sedan, the Stelato S9T and S9. Joint-venture vehicle models presented at the event included the new Mercedes-Benz GLC battery electric SUV (globally debuted), the new CLA 260L battery electric sedan (launched on the Chinese market), and the Venus (gl...

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production began in the morning shift without issues. Stellantis halted operations in Zaragoza, Vigo, and Madrid but resumed production during the morning shift, with only minor issues being fixed on-site. Iveco also paused work in Madrid and Valladolid, but is now restarting. Ford in Valencia and Mercedes Benz Vitoria were not affected — Ford was already on a scheduled break, and Mercedes-Benz was closed due to a local holiday. On May 7, mult...

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nions including SMATA (mechanics, over 117,000 members), UOM (metalworkers), and SUTNA (tire workers) joined the strike, affecting production at all major plants: Reported that’s that stopped production activities are Toyota's Zárate, Volkswagen's Pacheco and Córdoba facilities, Ford's Pacheco, Mercedes-Benz's Virrey del Pino, Renault's Santa Isabel, Stellantis at its Córdoba while its El Palomar plant began an extended operational pause unt...

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livers an EV-mode range of 60km / 125km. Higher trims include a 7-nanometer Dragon Eagle No. 1 automotive-grade chip and a J6M assisted driving chip (computing power 128 TOPS). The vehicle incorporates the G-Pilot H3 driver assistance solution. smart, a joint venture between Geely Holding Group and Mercedes-Benz, launched the #5 EHD, its first plug-in hybrid electric SUV. The #5 EHD adopts an FWD layout. Equipped with a 120kW/255Nm 1.5T Evo dedic...

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Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America- Long Beach, California Mercedes-Benz's R&D location, responsible for powertrain and eDrive development, onboard diagnostics development, telematics testing, Mercedes Me Connect app, vehicle emissions testing, and durability testing to be closed at end of 2026 - Employees: 186 Mercedes-Benz to consolidate U.S. headquarters and R&D in Atlanta, Georgia Mercedes-Benz closing California R&D operatio...

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Co., Ltd.* 6,000 6,000 Changhe Automobile  170,000 production suspended 170,000 Beijing Hyundai Motor Beijing Renhe plant 250,000 250,000 Beijing Yangzhen plant 330,000 330,000 Hebei Cangzhou plant 250,000 production is suspended 250,000 Total 830,000 830,000 Beijing Benz MRA plant 295,000 295,000 MFA plant 225,000 225,000 Shunyi plant 150,000 start production in September 2020 150,000 Total 670,000 ...

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way power seats and other luxury equipment, priced from CNY 139,800 to CNY 171,800. Great Wall Motor has launched the automated manual transmission (AMT) version of the Great Wall M4 compact SUV. The AMT version is equipped with Getrag's six-speed AMT, which is also mounted on Mitsubishi's Colt and Mercedes-Benz smart marketed in Europe. The AMT version is available in three variants, priced from CNY 69,900 to CNY 77,900. Great Wall Motor announc...

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ich will start operations at the end of 2013, and a plant in Brazil, which is scheduled to begin operations in 2014. Nissan plans to introduce the technology in existing plants in and outside Japan gradually when facilities are upgraded. Nissan Motor Co. and Daimler AG will build small Infiniti and Mercedes-Benz luxury cars at a Nissan plant in Mexico, two sources told Reuters on September 3. The Q30, which is expected to go on sale in mid-2015, ...

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ment cost for Aguascalientes of approximately EUR1 billion. The companies will add almost 5,700 jobs (including engineering, line workers and support staff) by the time the plant reaches full capacity, expected in 2021. Start of production is planned for 2017 with Infiniti models. The production of Mercedes-Benz brand vehicles will follow in 2018. Daimler and the Renault-Nissan Alliance are expanding their collaboration with the start of a manufa...

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and best-in-class 31 mpg for city and 35 mpg for combined. The new Versa Note has 3 grade levels: S, S Plus and SV. S grade with 5-MT is $13,990, which is $680 lower than the outgoing model. S Plus grade with CVT is $15,240, and SV grade with CVT is $15,990. On May 24 Nissan is reported to produce Mercedes CLA-Class sedan at its Aguascalientes factory in Mexico from April 2017. Nissan Mexicana celebrated the four-millionth car made at the compan...

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027 at the end of Nissan’s fiscal year. Nissan assembles the Navara and Latin American market Frontier pickups at Civac. According to one source, Nissan will consolidate production from Civac at two Nissan plants in Aguascalientes. Nissan is also expected to dissolve its COMPAS joint venture with Mercedes after crossover production at the plant in Aguascalientes, Mexico, concludes in early 2026. Nissan will end production of the Infiniti QX50 a...

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COMPAS (Cooperation Manufacturing Plant Aguascalientes), Aguascalientes Plant Infiniti QX50 (2017-2025), QX55 (2020-end of 2025); Mercedes-Benz A-Class compact sedan (2018-2020), GLB CUV (2019-2026) Passenger car assembly plant, started operation in November 2017, closed on May 2026. Nissan (Mexico) Production Capacity Plants units/year Production Capacity Note Nissan Mexicana, S.A. de C.V. (NISMEX) Aguascalientes Plant 1 373,100 ...

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anning-), EV/FCV large trucks (planning-); Assembly of 40kWh lithium-ion battery packs Nissan Pathfinder (-2015), NV200 (2009-2019), EV e-NV200 (2014-2021); Nissan Primastar/Renault Trafic/Opel Vivaro (-2014); Nissan Pulsar (2014-2018); Nissan NP300 Navara (2015-2021)/Renault Alaskan (2017-2020); Mercedes-Benz X-Class (2018-2020); “Ebro Factory,” a joint venture between EV Motors and Chery Automobile, started operations at the former Nissa...

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Day at its Changzhou site in Jiangsu, important achievements in the R&D of intelligent space, intelligent driving, and high-voltage battery electric platforms, and the future launch of the Li MEGA, its first battery electric vehicle (BEV), at the end of 2023. On August 16, MB RUS JSC (former name - Mercedes-Benz RUS JSC) presented Chinese AITO and LiXiang cars. The main focus of the company remains the Mercedes-Benz brand, however, it is planning...

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tric vehicles for the project. On August 14, the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) announced that  seven vehicle manufacturers operating in the country will go on a 48-hour strike from August 19. The seven carmakers are Nissan, BMW, Ford, Toyota, Volkswagen, General Motors and Mercedes-Benz. According to a NUMSA personnel in the negotiation, a total of 31,000 workers will be part of the strike. Term of their wage contract ex...

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class, an improved version of the existing E series. The E series has been integrated into the Senova brand with the launch of the Senova D20. The Senova D20 has Senova's signature front grille with a propeller-shaped decoration. As with the E series, the Senova D20 employs the chassis based on the Mercedes-Benz Smart Forfour. On August 29, BAIC Motor's Weiwang M20 MPV rolled off the production line at the plant of Zhuzhou Branch. BAIC Motor has ...

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AZelle Business (2010-), Sadko NEXT, GAZelle NEXT, Sobol, Sobol NN (GAZelle NN Light) (2022-), Sobol business, Valdai 18 (2025-); Buses and minibuses - GAZelle e-NN EV (2021-), GAZ Gazelle NEXT, GAZ Sobol, GAZelle NN (2021-), GAZelle NEXT (2013-), GAZelle City (2020-), Sobol; Volga: K50 (2026-); Mercedes-Benz Sprinter (2013-Production suspended); Chevrolet Aveo (2013-2015); Skoda Yeti (-2018), Octavia (2013-2022),Kodiaq (2018-2022), Karoq (201...

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