he company violated antimonopoly laws by instructing dealers of minimum sales prices. On June 22 SAIC-GM Buick launched the next-generation Excelle sedan.The next-generation Excelle sedan will be produces at SAIC-GM Jinqiao Plant. On November 6, an opening ceremony was held in Shanghai for the 2018 SAE-China Congress & Exhibition (SAECCE). GM showcased the interaction solutions of cellular vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) between communication modul...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/05/08

ear, while aiming to expand it up to 338,000 units (Korea: 89,000 / Overseas: 249,000) in 2015. The new Sonata measures 4,855 mm long, 1,865 mm wide, 1,475 mm high with a 2,805 mm wheelbase. Its interior and luggage space has been expanded from the predecessor: luggage capacity is 462 liters in the SAE method and 510 liters in the VDA method, capable of storing four sets of a golf bag and an overnight bag. The new Sonata is available with three e...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/03/13

peeds of up to 20 km/h up to the standstill of the vehicle in case the driver does not respond to the warning tones. Active Drive Assist (ADA) also represents a step forward in terms of safety and turns the new Actros into the world's first series truck to be capable of partially automated driving (SAE level 2). On September 16, Daimler Trucks presented its technology strategy for the electrification of its vehicles, ranging from urban distributi...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/03/10

llion upgrade to support production of the Corvette Stingray, including approximately $52 million for a new body shop to manufacture the car’s all-new aluminum frame in-house for the first time. The lightweight aluminum frame is the foundation for the most powerful standard Corvette ever, with an SAE-certified 455 horsepower (339 kW) and 460 lb-ft of torque (624 Nm), and the Corvette delivers the best fuel economy of any sports car on the marke...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/03/04

Warning, Rear Cross Traffic Alert, Side Blind Zone Warning, with a single forward-looking camera and a Rear Vision Camera on every vehicle. GM announced that the all-new Cadillac Twin Turbo V6 will go into production as an optional engine for the 2014 XTS. In the XTS, the twin turbo will produce an SAE-certified 410 horsepower (306 kW) and 369 lb-ft of torque (500 Nm). This engine will be produced at Lansing Grand River plant from August. Three o...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/03/04

in Turkey to 415,000 vehicles. On April 9, Ford announced the New Transit Courier van and a high-roof version of the Transit Custom at the Birmingham CV Show. The Transit Courier is a minivan based on the B-segment platform. The model is 4.16 meters long with a storage capacity of 2.3 cubic meters (SAE). It is scheduled to be launched in the spring of 2014. Ford will introduce four models including the Transit, Transit Connect, and Transit Custom...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/02/19

nd commercial station wagons. It will have a permanent magnet synchronous electric motor with a rated power of 50 kW, for a short time it can reach a peak power of 120 kW. It will have two traction lithium-ion batteries. The car has a localized battery developed by Autonomous Energy Systems Company SAE (part of Itelma Group of Companies) in close cooperation with AvtoVAZ engineers. On December 25, the Minister of Trade and Industry of the Russian...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2024/12/24

cles in Lipetsk Region, Russia Motorinvest, Russia receives Vehicle Type Approval for Evolute i-Joy electric crossover Motorinvest, Russia starts production of Evolute electric vehicles Motorinvest, Russia plant produces 400 Evolute electric vehicles Evolute i-Joy to receive new traction battery by SAE, Russia Evolute starts production of i-SPACE hybrid crossover at Lipetsk plant in Russia Motorinvest, Russia starts assembly of two new DFSK model...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2024/12/18

t is the third-generation of the SUV Kuga to be manufactured locally and uses Ford's new C2 platform. Compared to the previous version, the overall length (+85mm) and width have been increased to improve comfort. It is equipped with the advanced driving support system Co-Pilot360 and corresponds to SAE autonomous driving level 2. The powertrain includes the EcoBoost 180 1.5L 3-cylinder turbo engine or the EcoBoost 250 2.0L 4-cylinder twin-scroll ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2024/12/01

feature two electric motors generating a total of 308 hp and 364 lb-ft of torque. A 64.6 kWh lithium-ion battery provides the Mini Countryman SE ALL4 with a range of up to 212 miles. Other features on the Mini Countryman SE ALL4 include an intelligent all-wheel drive system and partially automated SAE Level 2 driving functionalities. The MINI Countryman SE ALL4 is manufactured at BMW Group Plant Leipzig in Germany. On October 18, BMW announced t...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2024/11/02

to provide functions for vehicles from the Volkswagen Group that allow drivers to take their hands off the steering wheel at times. These are so-called Level 2 "hands-free" systems for city, country and motorway as well as a system in which the vehicle takes over all driving tasks on the motorway (SAE Level 3). The first functions are to be implemented in 2023. The focus is on data-driven software development based on information from a 360-degr...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2024/11/02

tial localization rate will be about 50 percent. However, after a new joint plant with Nissan in Chennai starts its operations, engines are also to be localized and the localization rate is expected to be raised to more than 90 percent. Mahindra displayed its diesel hybrid SUV "Scorpio" at the 2008 SAE World Congress. The model is powered by a 2.2-liter 4-cylinder in line common rail diesel engine rated at 85kW in combination with a 6-speed autom...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2024/10/25

s now in serial production at Mack’s Lehigh Valley Operations (LVO) facility in Macungie, Pennsylvania, where all Class 8 Mack vehicles for North America and export are assembled. Equipped with four NMC (Nickel Manganese Cobalt Oxide) lithium-ion batteries, the LR Electric is charged by a 150 kW, SAE J1772-compliant charging system. On October 12, more than 3,600 hourly workers at Mack Trucks facilities in Florida, Maryland and Pennsylvania wen...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2024/09/11

, at the ACT Expo in Las Vegas, USA. The vehicle comes with autonomous driving technology from Aurora Innovation, a self-driving vehicle technology company. The vehicle will be assembled at Volvo's flagship New River Valley (NRV) plant in Dublin, Virginia. The vehicle features the Aurora Driver, an SAE L4 autonomous driving system, equipped with advanced AI software, dual computers, high-resolution cameras, imaging radar, proprietary LiDAR with d...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2024/09/05

duction-ready IONIQ 5 robotaxis will be deployed as part of Motional’s commercial services in the U.S. from 2024. The IONIQ 5 robotaxi is the world’s first fully-integrated autonomous vehicle to be mass-produced on a smart, flexible cell-based production system. Moreover, it is one of the first SAE Level 4 autonomous vehicles (AVs) to be certified under the U.S. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards (FMVSS). ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2024/07/24