a 4-cylinder 1.6-litre gasoline engine designed for hybrid vehicles which generates output of 69 kW at 5,600rpm. It complies with EURO 6D FULL emissions standards. On June 24, Horse Technologies, part of Horse Powertrain, launched its first full hybrid powertrain – the HR18 HEV. It was created at R&D centers in Romania and Spain, and will be manufactured in Bursa, Türkiye, and Valladolid, Spain. The new hybrid system combines a gasoline engin...

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invested EUR 4 million in its Valladolid plant to modify and scale its assembly line. The investment includes a EUR 260,000 investment in staff, creating 345 jobs. On June 24, Horse Technologies, part of Horse Powertrain, launched its first full hybrid powertrain – the HR18 HEV. It was created at R&D centers in Romania and Spain, and will be manufactured in Bursa, Türkiye, and Valladolid, Spain. The new hybrid system combines a gasoline engin...

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d function iterations can be achieved at the platform with the help of the wBMS (wireless battery management system) . On June 19, Shanghai General Motors broke ground for a new plant that will manufacture Cadillac products and the Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center (PATAC) broke ground for a new R&D facility in Jinqiao, Pudong New District, Shanghai City. The new plant and R&D facility represent total investment of RMB 8 billion and will occup...

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Symbio SymphonHy Fuel cell systems Joint Venture of MICHELIN, Faurecia SE and Stellantis, producing fuel cell systems. The site is also an R&D Center and Symbio's future HQ. - Number of employees: 750 (as of 2024) - Production capacity: 16,000 units/year (to extend to 50,000 units/year in 2026) - Start of small-scale production in Oct. 2023 - Investment:   2023-till date: EUR 1 billion Symbio inaugurates Europe's largest fuel cell gigafac...

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about construction status of Billy-Berclau Gigafactory Stellantis to transform its industrial sites towards e-mobility On February 12, Automotive Cells Company (ACC) announced the closing of a EUR 4.4 billion debt raising to boost funding for gigafactories in France, Germany, and Italy, along with R&D. The move aims to fast-track ACC's development as a prominent player in the battery industry for high-performance, low-carbon EVs. The debt packag...

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al CAD 100 million in government grants, to upgrade its Woodstock and Cambridge assembly plants to build the next-generation RAV4 crossover. The investment and upgrades include production of a hybrid version of the RAV4, previously announced by Toyota at the 2018 New York Auto Show, and spending on R&D in Ontario. Toyota has been assembling RAV4s at the Woodstock plant since 2008, all of which have been conventionally powered since all hybrid mod...

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al CAD 100 million in government grants, to upgrade its Woodstock and Cambridge assembly plants to build the next-generation RAV4 crossover. The investment and upgrades include production of a hybrid version of the RAV4, previously announced by Toyota at the 2018 New York Auto Show, and spending on R&D in Ontario. Toyota has been assembling RAV4s at the Woodstock plant since 2008, all of which have been conventionally powered since all hybrid mod...

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m. The project will proceed in stages, starting with large-unit assembly and gradually progressing to smaller-unit assembly, with the level of localization steadily increasing.  Small-unit assembly is scheduled to begin in the third quarter of 2025. As part of the partnership agreement, a unified R&D center will be established, along with the development of a local supplier cluster. On April 24, AGR HOLDING and DEFETOO announced plans to develo...

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Automotive Cell Company (ACC) EV battery cells (pilot production) (2022-); Pilot site for battery manufacturing; Joint Venture between Stellantis, Saft (part of TotalEnergies since 2016), and Mercedes-Benz. Also, it holds Industrial Excellence Center. - ACC also has a R&D centre in Bruges, France for Battery prototyping. - Plant started battery development mid-2021, and started production in 2023. - Investment:   2020: EUR 200 million - Pla...

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Hyundai Motor Europe Technical Center GmbH (HMETC) (Rüsselsheim) Hyundai Motors's R&D Location, in charge of powertrain, vehicle development, planning & project management, electronic systems, commercial vehicles, design, and other corporate functions tasks for Hyundai all three brands, Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis. - Number of Employees: more than 500 (as of January 2025). - Established in 2003. - Hyundai also has technical center (HMETC Nürbur...

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cle which support Level 4 and Level 5 automated driving. They will create application scenarios for unmanned smart mobility, sanitation and logistics, and explore such areas as autonomous driving testing, passenger-carrying operation, and standard certification, so as to form a mechanism comprising R&D, tests and demonstration. They will jointly build an intelligent connected EV platform to facilitate the commercial application of a new mobility ...

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2013. On December 9, Karsan announced that it officially started the production of the autonomous technology Atak Electric, which was announced for the first time at the beginning of the year, and became the first Level 4 autonomous bus manufacturer in Europe. In the project carried out by Karsan's R&D team, cooperation was made with another Turkish company ADASTEC. Level 4 Autonomous software developed by ADASTEC has been integrated into Atak El...

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, Great Wall Motors (GWM) announced the signing of an MoU with the Maharashtra government. The MoU officially announced the investment in the state-of-the-art automotive manufacturing facility in Talegaon, Maharashtra. The plant will be equipped with latest world-class technology and along with the R&D centre in Bengaluru will generate employment for over 3000 people in phased manner. GM announced on October 25 it has launched a redesigned "Spark...

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Billy-Berclau (Hauts-de-France) plant. By 2025, this expertise will also extend to the Kaiserslautern plant in Germany. On February 12, Automotive Cells Company (ACC) announced the closing of a EUR 4.4 billion debt raising to boost funding for gigafactories in France, Germany, and Italy, along with R&D. The move aims to fast-track ACC's development as a prominent player in the battery industry for high-performance, low-carbon EVs. The debt packag...

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elligent driving assistance system. Changan Automobile's "Eulove" made its debut at Auto Guangzhou 2012, which opened on November 22. The vehicle is a new crossover-type wagon model that was developed by Changan Automobile, and is slated to go on sale in March 2013. Its exterior was designed by the R&D center based in Turin, Italy targeting middle-income white-collar and freelance professionals living in cites in their thirties. The vehicle dimen...

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n Automobile launches all-new Eado PLUS compact sedan Changan Oshan releases first battery electric SUV and first battery electric MPV Changan Automobile begins preorders of all-new UNI-T coupe SUV 5 companies including FAW, Dongfeng Motor and Changan Automobile establish joint venture to engage in R&D of automotive parts and other fields Changan Oshan unveils all-new X5 SUV at Auto Chongqing 2020 Changan Automobile launches all-new UNI-T compact...

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common technologies, industry chain ecosystems, international operations, and industrial funds to enhance the core competitiveness of China’s automotive industry. On July 5, Changan Auto signed a brand business cooperation framework agreement with Chongqing Broadcasting Group (CBG) at its global R&D center. The two parties will facilitate cooperation in areas such as corporate brand promotion, content innovation, and public relations dissemina...

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er badge, on September 16, which is positioned as a compact SUV. On September 15, SAIC-GM-Wuling held a brand launch event. At the event, SAIC-GM-Wuling, based on the GSEV  (Global Small Electric Vehicle) platform, released a big data report on mobility, results and plans of the latest technology R&D. At the same time, SAIC-GM-Wuling also debuted its homemade chip, striving for the localization rate of chips for GSEV-based models to exceed 90% ...

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side of Europe by 2020. Opel models will be assembled in Namibia from the second half of the year. On May 29, Opel informed that it has now also secured its future in Germany and is taking a further step on its way to becoming profitable, global and electric. Significant investments will be made in R&D and the sites in Eisenach, Rüsselsheim and Kaiserslautern between 2018 and 2023. Key points for securing the future of all Opel locations between...

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side of Europe by 2020. Opel models will be assembled in Namibia from the second half of the year. On May 29, Opel informed that it has now also secured its future in Germany and is taking a further step on its way to becoming profitable, global and electric. Significant investments will be made in R&D and the sites in Eisenach, Rüsselsheim and Kaiserslautern between 2018 and 2023. Key points for securing the future of all Opel locations between...

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