el fuel consumption by about 2,289 tons and carbon dioxide emissions by 9,265 tons. On September 16, FAW-VW released its 2020/2021 Sustainable Development Report.According to the report, the network group structure and expansion of FAW-VW's cloud-based web conferencing system is being simplified. A public network in the facility will enable transmission, effectively reducing cost and allowing users to participate in meetings anytime, anywhere, so...

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(106 hp) with an automatic transmission.  On April 30, AvtoVAZ announced that it will carry out a range of works to modernize the existing production and prepare for the release of new models during the planned annual unified corporate vacation from May 5 to 7, 2025, as well as during weekends and public holidays from May 1 to 4 and from May 8 to 11. All production lines are expected to resume operation on May 12, 2025. In LADA Granta’s weldin...

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ources at both Fujisawa and Tochigi Plants Isuzu establishes a new engine plant for small trucks Isuzu facelifts ELF small truck Isuzu releases 2030 Environmental Roadmap Isuzu temporarily halts production due to heavy snow Isuzu to procure medium-duty diesel engines from Cummins in the U.S. Isuzu publishes "Sustainability Report 2025" On May 13, Cummins Inc. and Isuzu Motors Limited announced they are launching a new 6.7-liter engine jointly de...

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odels over 15 tons to new Condor lineup Isuzu adds models over 15 tons to new Forward lineup Isuzu to launch Elfmio, a light-duty commercial truck that can be driven with standard driver's license Isuzu begins demonstration of battery swapping solution at Fujisawa Plant Isuzu and UD Trucks commence public road test of autonomous heavy-duty trucks Nissan adds model that can be driven with ordinary driver's license to Atlas lineup Nissan adds doubl...

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versions of Toyota Motor Corporation's Dyna light-duty trucks (supplied on OEM basis from Hino) and Isuzu Motors Limited's Gala (with A05C Urea SCR engine), Gala Mio, and Erga Hybrid buses (These Isuzu models are equipped with Hino engine) are also expected to miss the JH25 mode fuel economy values publication deadline for catalog display due to the delay in Hino's application work. Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) unveiled the all-new Land Crui...

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isms and battery swap connectors, and fully analyzing potential failure modes during battery swapping and vehicle operating. On August 18, Wuhan Weineng Battery Asset Co., Ltd. (Wuhan Weineng) was officially established. According to information from the China National Enterprise Credit Information Publicity System, Wuhan Weineng is a joint venture between NIO (Anhui) Holding Ltd. and CATL. It has a registered capital of CNY 0.8 billion and will ...

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They will work together on energy storage, smart rail transit and semiconductors. BYD Co., Ltd. (BYD) set up a wholly owned subsidiary named FinDreams Industry Co., Ltd. on December 11, according to various media sources on December 15 and information from the National Enterprise Credit Information Publicity System of China. With a registered capital of CNY 0.5 billion, the subsidiary’s registered address is at No. 8, Hufeng Avenue, Qinggang St...

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ner on connecting smart cars with wearable devices On June 22, XPeng AeroHT signed a cooperation framework agreement with three Shandong companies. XPeng AeroHT’s Land Aircraft Carrier, the world’s first modular flying car, is undergoing airworthiness certification after completing its global public maiden flight last year. Launch and large-scale deliveries are expected in 2026. On July 15, XPeng AeroHT closed a Series B financing worth U...

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n September 3, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. announced that its LEAF electric vehicle (EV) will be displayed at the Johannesburg Motor Show scheduled to start on October 16. It will go on sale on the same day. The LEAF will be the first EV to be marketed in South Africa. Eskom, a South African electricity public utility, the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) and Technology Innovation Agency (TIA) are jointly implementing a pilot program using th...

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, etc.) as well as engines for trucks and buses. According to Hino's technical verification (ongoing) conducted in parallel with the Special Investigation Committee's investigation, some of the subject engines, both for trucks and buses and for industrial use, did not meet emission standards and/or published fuel consumption values. On August 22, Hino Motors, Ltd. announced it has been subject to on-site inspection by the Ministry of Land, Infras...

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reparation 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-competent Focus ever. The all-new Focus has been developed from the grou...

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s: 26,454 (as of December 2024) - Investment:   2023-2027: EUR 5.6 billion in e-mobility   2022-2023: approx. EUR 130 million   2020: EUR 32 million - Production started in 1905 Škoda achieves milestone of producing 200,000 Enyaq models in Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic Skoda launches production of new Octavia at Mladá Boleslav plant in Czech Republic Škoda Auto launches new Emissions and Simulation Centres i...

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t-duty truck “eCanter”, launched in March in Japan, will be used in the first test deployment. The two companies will install an eCanter with Ample modular batteries that can be automatically exchanged at Ample battery swapping stations in a target time of five minutes. The vehicle’s trial on public roads is scheduled for this winter in Japan. On September 12, Yamato Transport Co., Ltd. (Yamato Transport) announced it will sequentially intr...

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nniversary was celebrated on July 15, 2022, during BEYOND - Iveco Group Days. On January 11, IVECO BUS, a brand of Iveco Group N.V. signed a three-year framework agreement to supply up to 150 E-WAY full electric city buses to Busitalia, the FS Italiane Group's bus company that mainly operates local public transport services, directly and through subsidiaries. It will represent the largest order for E-WAY city buses in Italy to date. The vehicles ...

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versions of Toyota Motor Corporation's Dyna light-duty trucks (supplied on OEM basis from Hino) and Isuzu Motors Limited's Gala (with A05C Urea SCR engine), Gala Mio, and Erga Hybrid buses (These Isuzu models are equipped with Hino engine) are also expected to miss the JH25 mode fuel economy values publication deadline for catalog display due to the delay in Hino's application work. Asahi Group Japan, Ltd., Seino Transportation Co., Ltd., NEXT Lo...

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ve as well as internal combustion engines. It will be on sale from late summer 2020 and available in dealerships from early 2021. The newcomer will also be offered with particularly efficient diesel and petrol engines. On September 22, Opel announced that its CEO presented the new Opel Mokka to the public for the first time at the company’s headquarters in Russelsheim. The new Mokka is the first Opel with the Pure Panel and a fully digitized co...

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its, and Fiat 500 sales totaled 354 units. U.S. sales of its GMC Terrain, built in San Luis Potosi, totaled 22,327 units in the second quarter and 55,291 in the first half of 2018.    On July 26, Mercedes-Benz introduced the new A-Class Sedan at an event in Brooklyn, New York ahead of its general public unveiling at the Paris Motor Show in October. Production of the new A-Class Sedan will begin later this year in Aguascalientes, Mexico, and Ras...

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while Mexican production at the Aguascalientes plant will commence in 2017. The Mexican unit of Nissan Motor Co. expects its 2012 vehicle production to rise by 20 percent to 25 percent. Nissan produced 607,087 units in Mexico in 2011 and exports to 115 countries from Mexico. Nissan opened the first public electric vehicle quick-charging station in Latin America. In partnership with the public and private sectors charging stations will be establis...

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at version of the old model. The Nissan pickup assembly line at the Cordoba plant in Argentina will return to production on June 16 to produce the Frontier pickup. The plant is preparing for mass-production of the Renault Alaskan pickup. On May 30, the president of Renault Argentina, Pablo Sibilla, published a photo taken inside the Cordoba plant showing one of the first pre-production Alaskans before mass production begins at the end of 2020. Th...

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ose on short-term B-1 visas that only permit limited business activity, to remain at their hotels, one person said. Besides the Georgia facility, LG Energy is building two other production lines in Arizona and Michigan, and a joint-venture factory in Ohio with Honda.  On September 11, in his first public comments following the raid by U.S. immigration authorities on a battery plant under construction, Hyundai’s CEO José Muñoz said that the l...

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