ndation stone at the new plant in San Jose Chiapa, Mexico on May 4. Investment of more than 900 million dollars for the new plant in the next two years will result not only in a body shop, paint shop and assembly line, but also in a new press shop. The new plant at an altitude of 2,400 meters above sea level has an area of 400 hectares. Starting in mid-2016, Audi Q5 SUV will drive off the assembly lines with an annual production capacity of up to...

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high-performance liquid-cooled motor with a peak torque of 385Nm, the Geely in-house developed Longying One 7nm automotive-grade chip. On August 22, Livan Auto announced that it started accepting global pre-orders for the Livan 7, its first new compact battery electric coupe. The Livan 7 adopts an SEA-homologous technology architecture named GBRC Crystal that consists of a complete vehicle technology platform, a battery swapping platform, and a ...

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ew Fiat 600e electric car will be launched on July 4, 2023. Fiat also announced that it has stopped production of grey-colored cars. It is the first car manufacturer to take this decision, starting with the new Fiat 600e. The colors in the present and future Fiat line-up are inspired by the Italian Sea, Sun, Earth, and Sky. Multiple sources confirmed that the Fiat 600e will be produced in Tychy, Poland plant. On July 4, Stellantis unveiled the a...

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essways SAIC-GM-Wuling launches Zhengcheng MPV in China Wuling to launch Asta, first strategic SUV with global silver badge, on September 16 SAIC-GM-Wuling debuts its homemade chip SAIC-GM-Wuling launches all-new Asta compact SUV equipped with Ling OS SAIC-GM-Wuling to unveil NanoEV, its first two-seat NEV, at Tianjin Motor Show GM to fully support SAIC GM Wuling in NEV development and introduce Ultium electric vehicle platform into China SAIC-G...

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iced from RMB 169,800 to RMB 242,800. Exterior and interior design and comfort performance have been improved. For the exterior, fog lamps on the front face have been redesigned and the front bumper now has laser to enhance safety level. The interior console panel has also been redesigned. The rear seats has an angle adjustment function. Rear wheel cover, bottom of the luggage space and other parts, five in total, use sound insulation material, i...

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ernardo do Campo, Brazil. The 112 Actros trucks, produced in Germany, brought the total package to 151 vehicles delivered to Colombia. On April 25, Daimler informed that the 750,000th truck kit from the CKD center (= Completely Knocked Down) at the Mercedes-Benz Wörth plant was packed in a 40-foot sea container for its journey overseas. Being shipped to Rotterdam before it embarks to Port Elizabeth/ South Africa, its destination country. After b...

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ng the first week of May. Stellantis temporarily stopped production at its plant in Córdoba, Argentina, due to the havoc caused to the entire transportation system and supply chain. Toyota do Brasil, announced that the units imported from Argentina will be taken directly to the port of Vitória by sea instead to the distribution center of Guaíva. It is expected to resume normal operations starting May 15. GM stopped operations at its plant in G...

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2025, for producing hybrid engines)   2018: BRL 2 billion (USD 360 million), for the development and production of T-Cross   2013: BRL 520 million (USD 90 million), for the production of New Golf (MK7) - Start of production: 1999 VW ceases production at 3 plants in Brazil due to lack of seats Volkswagen to idle T-Cross production in São José dos Pinhais for 23 days Volkswagen prepares for lay-offs at São José dos Pinhais plant in...

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to a five-speed manual transmission. It employs a part-time 4WD layout. Its 276-liter luggage space can be expanded to 600 liters when the second row is folded. The BJ40 features an in-vehicle system to display data necessary for off-road driving including inclination angle, direction, height above sea level and atmospheric pressure. Total travel distance in test driving has reached 1.1 million kilometers, showing its excellent durability perform...

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s Publics in Paris BYD delivers first ever electric bus to Hungary BYD announces EUR 75.7 million investment to boost production capacity at Komárom Plant, Hungary Second BYD eBus order follows recent breakthrough in Romania BYD begins most-northern European eBus deliveries to Nobina in Sweden BYD seals the largest electric bus order in Turin BYD lands major eBus order with Bergkvarabuss in Sweden BYD announces expansion of eBus factory in Hunga...

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dapted to the hot climate of the Middle East, equipped with a special air-conditioning unit, ventilation unit and a battery. In August 2015 the St. Petersburg plant produced  550 cars and by the end 2015 more than 4,000 units will be delivered. The vehicles will be delivered from St. Petersburg by sea and the shipping will take about one month.  Hyundai says the Russian market is the priority for the plant in St. Petersburg and total exports of...

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25-), Hybrid Tayron (2027-planning), Hybrid Tayron X (2027-planning); T2 Kombi (1957-2013) Components, Foundry (for IDs, for Scania) Passenger car assembly and components plant - Number of Employees: 8,727 (as of Apr., 2025) - In July 2021, the VW Group announced the establishment of the Biofuels Research & Development Centre as a strategy for the South American region. The center will research and develop technological solutions for emerging mar...

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BYD Automobile Co., Ltd. BYD-Dynasty: Qin EV (2019-), Qin Plus DM-i PHV (2021-), Qin Plus EV (2021-), SUV Song Pro DM-i PHV (2019-), SUV Song Plus DM-i PHV (2021-)/Seal U DM-i PHV (2024-), SUV Song Plus EV(2021-)/Seal U (2023-); BYD-Ocean: PHV SUV Frigate 07 (2022-), EV Haibao/Seal (2022-), EV Haiou/Seagull (2023-), PHV SUV Sealion 5 DM-i (2024-), SUV Sealion 5 EV (2025-), SUV Sealion 6 EV (2025-), SUV Sealion 6 DM-i PHV (2025-), PHV SUV Sealio...

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BYD Automobile Co., Ltd. Changzhou Branch BYD-Dynasty: EV SUV Yuan Plus/Atto3 (2021-), SUV Tang L EV (2025-), SUV Tang L PHV (2025-); BYD-Ocean: EV Haibao/Seal (2022-), EV Haiou/Seagull (2023-), EV Sealion 7 (2024-), SUV Sealion 6 EV (2025-), SUV Sealion 6 DM-i PHV (2025-); Fangchengbao: EV SUV Tai 3 (2025-); BYD's Changzhou plant (Jiangsu Province), starts production in January 2022 - On September 30, 2019, BYD starts to construct Changzhou pla...

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plant, grants ten-day collective vacation Volkswagen applies lay-off at Taubaté plant in Brazil Volkswagen investing EUR 1 billion for growth in South America Volkswagen to give 21-day collective vacations to 4,000 workers in Brazil VW ceases production at 3 plants in Brazil due to lack of seats Volkswagen of Brazil begins export of new Up! Volkswagen do Brasil registers 63% increase in exports in first five months of 2017 Volkswagen do ...

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-), EV SUV Yuan Plus/Atto3 (2021-), PHV Song Max DM (2019-), EV SUV Yuan UP (ATTO 2, 2024-, Some models are for export), SUV Song L EV (2023-), SUV Song L DM-i PHV (2024-), SUV Song L GT EV (2025-planning); BYD-Ocean: EV e2 (2019-), EV Dolphin/EA1 (2021-), EV e9 (2021-), PHV Chaser 05 (2022-), PHV Seal 06 DM-i (2024-), PHV Seal 07 DM-i (2024-), EV Seal 06 GT (2024-), PHV Seal 05 (2025-), EV e7 (2025-); Denza: MPV Denza D9 DM-i PHV (2022-), EV M...

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san Rogue for North America Nissan Kyushu resumed production on April 18 According to the Sustainability Report 2021, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (Nissan),  is undertaking a modal shift to rail and maritime logistics. Some 80% of completed vehicles in Japan are now transported by sea. Parts shipments to Nissan Motor Kyushu Co., Ltd. from the Kanto area in and around Tokyo are nearly all conducted by rail and ship. Nissan will c...

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ng the first week of May. Stellantis temporarily stopped production at its plant in Córdoba, Argentina, due to the havoc caused to the entire transportation system and supply chain. Toyota do Brasil, announced that the units imported from Argentina will be taken directly to the port of Vitória by sea instead to the distribution center of Guaíva. It is expected to resume normal operations starting May 15. GM stopped operations at its plant in G...

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lant in Grünheide Tesla workers join IG Metall union in Germany as health, safety concerns grow Tesla raises wages 4% for Gigafactory Berlin workers amid union pressure Tesla to build EUR 25,000 next-gen Model 2 at Gigafactory Berlin Tesla to suspend its operations in Berlin Gigafactory due to Red sea conflict German Tesla plant reported to produce 500,000 cars a year Tesla receives permission to build foundations for Gigafactory Europe Tesla e...

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Asia-Europe Automobile Manufacturing (Taizhou) Co., Ltd. Volvo Cars: SUV XC40 (2019-), EV SUV EX40 (XC40 Recharge Pure Electric, 2021-), EV SUV EC40 (C40 Recharge, 2022-), PHV SUV XC70 (2025-planning); (*Part of C40 is manufactured for export to overseas markets) Polestar: EV Polestar 2 (2020-2027 planning); Lithium-ion battery system assembly; Lynk & Co: SUV 01 (production ended), SUV 01 PHV (production ended), SUV 01 HV (production ended); Vol...

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