labama from 2027 to 2031. SK On currently operates two EV battery plants in Commerce, Georgia, will have two BlueOval SK with Ford in Kentucky and one in Tennessee. On April 4, Ford announced the retiming of the launch of upcoming EVs at its Oakville, Ontario, assembly plant, which is scheduled for retooling beginning in Q2 2024, to 2027 instead of 2025. Ford expects to offer hybrid powertrains across its entire Ford Blue lineup in North America ...

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rucks beginning this fall. The updated MSRP for the F-150 Lightning Pro model will be USD 49,995, down from USD 59,974, but closer to the USD 39,974 price originally set in 2022. On August 1, Ford announced it has resumed production of the F-150 Lightning following a six-week shutdown to expand and retool the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center plant to triple annual production capacity to 150,000 units. The plant is scheduled to build more than 70,000...

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ex in Michigan, due to the ongoing UAW strike at its Toledo Assembly Complex. However, the approximately 300 employees laid off on September 22 from the Kokomo Transmission and Kokomo Casting Plants had returned to work on October 9. On June 30, Stellantis announced a USD 24.7 million investment to retool the south plant at its engine complex in Trenton, Michigan to be a flexible engine line, capable of producing the two variations of the 3.6-lit...

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powertrain plant in Decherd, Tennessee, to support the electrification of its lineup, though did not offer details on when or what the investment entailed. The Decherd investment increases Nissan's U.S. electrification commitments to USD 750 million after 2022’s announcement of USD 500 million to retool its Canton, Mississippi, assembly plant to build Nissan brand and Infiniti brand EV sedans in 2025. On February 27, Nissan announced it will in...

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ine as the Integra, Acura TLX and TLX Type S. The K20C engine is built exclusively at the Anna Engine Plant in Ohio, which also produces the turbo V6 that powers the Acura TLX Type S and MDX Type S. On May 31, Honda’s Anna Engine Plant in Ohio built its 30 millionth engine and is now preparing to retool for production of the casings for the Intelligent Power Unit (IPU) that houses the EV battery module and its controlling hardware for Honda and...

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ut four NA plants September 6 due to semiconductor shortage GM resumes truck production, Bolt production remains down due to batteries GM plants return to production November 1, some with single shift GM highlights EV product, plant launches in U.S. GM's Lansing Delta Township plant to be idle, retool for 3 months in 2022 GM, LG investing USD 2.3 billion for second Ultium Cells plant in U.S. GM begins deliveries of GMC HUMMER EV and BrightDr...

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lantis staggers work crews at Jefferson North Assembly as chip supplies dwindle Stellantis extends downtime for U.S., Canadian plants, restarts Toluca plant in Mexico Stellantis restarts production at 4 North American plants Stellantis to adjust production at North American plants Stellantis to retool Jefferson North plant while Mack Assembly pollution concerns remain Stellantis announces staggered summer shutdowns for North American plants ...

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.S. plant in West Point, Georgia Shinhwa Group to invest USD 42 million for manufacturing plant in Auburn, Alabama Kia to idle one of the last operating U.S. auto plants due to COVID-19 in West Point, Georgia Kia to restart West Point, Georgia plant on May 4 Kia’s West Point, Georgia plant to retool after COVID-19 shutdown, reopens April 13 Kia launching all-new 2021 Kia K5 mid-size sedan in U.S. market Kia debuts all-new 2021 Sorento for...

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to support next-gen full-size truck production, pending government funding, and launch a temporary battery cell repack project at the plant. At St. Catharines, GM agreed to "significant new investments" to support electric drive unit production pending government funding., with drive unit facility retooling planned to start in Q1 2024 with production starting in Q3 2025. GM plans to spend about CAN 400 million on its Oshawa Assembly Plant and CA...

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b-assembly of the IPU, combining IPU cases from the Anna Engine Plant with battery modules produced at L-H Battery, Inc., Honda’s joint venture battery plant with LG Energy Solution. On January 30, Honda Motor Co. said it will boost its investments in three Ohio auto plants by USD 300 million for retooling its Marysville Auto Plant, East Liberty Auto Plant and the Anna Engine Plant as part of the Honda EV Hub in Ohio. In 2022 Honda had announce...

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vatai in Brazil will remain down for all of April and May. On May 25, GM released a statement to its employees stating that it will completely halt manufacturing operations at the São Caetano do Sul plant in Brazil for six weeks, from June 21 to August 2, due to the lack of components, and also to retool the assembly line for production of the new Chevrolet pickup truck. On May 10, GM resumed the second production shift at the São José dos Cam...

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reports production and deliveries down in Q2 Rivian trims workforce by another 1% ahead of R2 launch Rivian launches Gen 2 Quad-motor R1T, R1S models with 1,025 hp Adient to invest USD 8 million in new plant to supply Rivian in Normal, Illinois Rivian lays off 200 workers as EV tax credits expire, retools Normal plant for R2 Rivian testing pre-production R2 on roads, says “hundreds” rolling off pilot line Rivian Q3 deliveries up 31.8%, produ...

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its plants will not have summer shutdowns this year, including Jefferson North Assembly, Toledo Assembly Complex, Sterling Heights Assembly, Brampton Assembly, Saltillo Truck Assembly, and Saltillo Van Assembly. Warren Truck Assembly will close the weeks of June 29 and July 6 and remain closed for retooling through the end of September for the launch of the Jeep Wagoneer and Grand Wagoneer. Belvidere Assembly Plant will be down one week beginnin...

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79 - Investment of USD 1.2 billion announced since 2011 - Construction started in fall 1997. Production of Jeep Liberty launched April 2001 FCA US to invest USD 1.05 billion in Illinois and Ohio facilities Jeep Wrangler production could exceed 450,000 annually FCA to shut down Jeep Toledo plant for retooling Jeep Wrangler pickup production moved to late 2019 Jeep plans electric plug-in Wrangler in 2020 Jeep reveals all-new 2018 Wrangler in Los A...

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estarts production at 4 North American plants Jeeps produced on 3 shifts at new Mack Assembly plant, while other plants idled Stellantis updates North American plant closures in July due to semiconductor supply Stellantis idles Jefferson North, extends Windsor, Belvidere shutdowns Stellantis to retool Jefferson North plant while Mack Assembly pollution concerns remain Stellantis idles Jefferson North plant for 8 weeks for USD 900 million ret...

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of the Sentra is moved to the U.S., a likely location would be the Canton plant in Mississippi that currently builds the Altima and Frontier, but has a utilization rate of just 51%, and plans for EVs have been pushed back. According to the supplier, it would take Nissan about three to six months to retool the Canton plant for Sentra production. On May 13, it was reported that Nissan Mexicana has made nuclear energy a key part of its decarbonizati...

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utitlan, Mexico Ford’s Mexico-made EV will be a ‘Mustang-inspired’ crossover Yanfeng Interiors to supply new program at Ford plant in Cuautitlan, Mexico Ford seeking suppliers for its EV to be built in Cuautitlan, Mexico Ford to cease Fiesta production in Cuautitlan, Mexico by August 2019 to retool for EV Ford investing USD 900 million to build BEV’s in Flat Rock, AVs in new Michigan facility Ford, Lincoln brands to each launch a mid-si...

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ty claims, EV costs Ford abandons plans for CAD 1.2 billion Quebec battery materials plant Canadian auto production falls even before Trump’s tariffs Ford expanding Essex Engine Plant for new V8 production line Canada demands OEMs honor planned investments amid tariff struggle Ford Oakville plant retooling for Super Duty continues amid tariff risks Ford ends Flex, Lincoln MKT production in Oakville, Canada Ford completes 400 layoffs at plant i...

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rd announced on November 7 that Ford of Canada and Unifor have secured a new globally competitive national labor agreement. Employees have voted in favor of the four-year agreement that includes a planned CAD 700 million investment in Canadian operations. The majority of investments would go toward retooling the Essex Engine plant in Windsor for the production of a new engine in 2018. Ford will upgrade the Oakville Assembly Plant for the refreshe...

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"Escape." Ford plans to begin its production in the latter half of 2012 for sales in the U.S. as the 2013 model. CEO Alan Mulally made clear Ford's policy to positioning the Louisville Assembly Plant as a core facility to assemble several models built on the C Platform by investing $600 million for retooling. The new "Escape" and Lincoln compact SUVs will be produced as well at the plant. More than 2 million Escapes are expected to be produced wo...

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