l continue Escape production, including HEV and PHEV variants, and Lincoln Corsair, with PHEV variant. The Ohio Assembly Plant will produce a new unnamed product to be added in 2023, expected but not confirmed to be an electric vehicle. The Livonia Transmission plant will add new BEV e-Transmission gear production. The Van Dyke Transmission plant will add new BEV e-Transaxle machining & assembly, and new EV motor manufacturing. The Rawsonville pl...

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rations at the head office plant, the Kyoto Plant, the Shiga Plant #2, and the Ohita Plant. On September 10 Toyota announced that operations of assembled vehicle plants halted due to the earthquake in Hokkaido will resume sequentially from the 11th to 13th. Toyota Motor Hokkaido, which manufactures gearboxes and other components, started sequential restoration of operations from the 10th as the prospects for procuring parts improved. As of Septem...

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Motor Show. It is based on the midsize sports wagon V60 and will be commercialized in 2012 with the cooperation of a Swedish major electric company Vattenfall. A five-cylinder, 2.4-litre D5 turbo diesel engine which produces 215 horsepower and maximum torque of 440 Nm, mated to a 6-speed automatic gearbox, propels the front wheels. The rear axle features ERAD (Electric Rear Axle Drive) in the form of an electric motor producing 70 horsepower, wh...

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ctiveHybrid 7/740e/Le→745e/Le iPerformance PHV (2016-), M760e xDrive (2023-), PHV 750e xDrive (2023-), EV i7 (2022-), EV i7 M70 xDrive (2023-); 8 Series (2018-2026 planning), 8 Series mild-hybrid (2020-); EV iX (2021-), Rolls-Royce's bodyshells; Battery and electric engines for i3 EV (2013-), E-gear, the aluminum structure of the chassis; Front axle, front end and rear chassis modules for i8 PHEV; Battery for MINI EV (2020-), traction motors...

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with intelligent algorithms, will be first applied to the IM L6 electric vehicle to be launched in May. On April 8, IM Motors, an SAIC Motor sub-brand, unveiled and started accepting pre-orders for the new IM L6 intelligent electric sedan. With a Lingxi digital chassis and an intelligent four-wheel steering system. Based on a quasi-900V silicon carbide platform and equipped with an ultra-fast charging semi-solid state battery, the IM L6 delivers ...

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gine is likely to start in 2012. The 2.0-liter engine installed "Holden Cruze CDX" on the market in Australia has an average fuel consumption rated at 34mpg. GM announced a recall of its 2011 "Chevrolet Cruze" it has sold in North America, involving 154,112 cars to inspect two parts integrated in a steering shaft cover. Also, it will inspect if gear shifting is properly operated with 120,295 cars with an automatic transmission. Fuel economy of th...

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d hybrid power solutions were named CHERY POWER. With regard to petrol power, Chery’s 2.0TGDI engine achieves a maximum power of 192kW and a peak torque of 400Nm. In terms of hybrid power, Chery’s DHT (dedicated hybrid transmission) offers dual-motor drive, 9 operating modes and 11 combination gears and provides a smooth driving experience via TSD (twin shaft drive). The CHERY POWER achieves a thermal efficiency of up to 45% and a fuel savin...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/09/01

le (EV) Leaf for global markets. The third-generation Leaf has a new body style, a crossover type, instead of the previous 5-door hatchback. It uses the same CMF-EV platform as the Ariya crossover EV, and is equipped with a new 3-in-1 EV powertrain that integrates the motor, inverter, and reduction gear. The liquid-cooled lithium-ion drive battery can be selected from two capacities (52kWh/75kWh) to suit user needs. The U.S.-spec 75kWh battery mo...

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irst Impalas shipped to dealerships will come equipped with the 3.6-liter V-6 engine. The base 2.5-liter, four-cylinder engine will be rolled out by early summer. A 2.4-liter four-cylinder mated with GM's e-Assist mild hybrid system, will be launched later in the year. The redesigned Impala will be geared for sale mainly to retail buyers. GM will sell the current Impala as the fleet-only model, the 2014 Impala Limited, likely to be produced until...

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ity shares of SMG (Suzuki Motor Gujarat). Post allotment of the subscriptions SMC, Japan holding would increase to 58.19% in MSIL. On October 18, Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL) crosses 1 million automatic vehicle sales milestone. MSIL offers four distinct automatic transmission systems – Auto Gear Shift (AGS), 4-speed Automatic Transmission (AT), Advanced 6-speed Automatic Transmission (AT) with Steering Mounted Paddle Shifters and Electron...

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MHV (2022-), Suzuki Spacia (2013-2015)/Mazda Flair Wagon (2013-2015), Suzuki Spacia MHV (2015-)/Mazda Flair Wagon MHV (2015-), Suzuki Spacia Custom (2013-2015)/Mazda Flair Wagon Custom Style (2013-2015), Suzuki Spacia Custom MHV (2015-)/Mazda Flair Wagon Custom Style MHV (2015-), Suzuki MHV Spacia Gear (2018-)/Mazda MHV Flair Wagon Tough Style (2018-), Suzuki Spacia Base (2022-), Suzuki Hustler MHV (2015-)/Mazda Flair Crossover MHV (2015-), Suz...

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ndiana (Kokomo, Ind.) Transmission Plant I. The new transmission will debut in the 2014 Jeep Cherokee. In August 2011, a 72-million-dollar investment in Toledo Machining was announced to modernize the plant to produce the eight- and nine-speed torque converters on two new production lines and a new steering column for the Dodge Dart and Jeep Cherokee. These installations will be completed in the third quarter of 2013. Chrysler will invest $843 mi...

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s San Jose Chiapa plant and will soon begin exports to Argentina and Brazil. For USD 96,600, customers get an armored vehicle with thermoformed ballistic steel, fabricated at VW’s Puebla plant, which withstands impacts of up to a Magnum 357. Audi has adapted the disc brakes, axles, suspension and gear boxes of the flagship Q5 Elite version to mitigate the 550 kg of added weight.  On March 23, Volkswagen do Brasil displayed the new Tiguan, whic...

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Stellantis, Fiat Auto Argentina S.A., Cordoba (Ferreyra) Plant Fiat : Palio Fire (-2017), Siena EL (178 family, 2008-2015), Cronos (2017-), Titano (2025-); Peugeot : Landtrek (2025-planning), Ram : Ram1200 (2025-planning), Dakota (2026-planning); New Palio (326 family, 2012-2017); Gear boxes C513 Fiat, MA5 Peugeot Citroen (production idling); Engine: Multijet 2.2 (2025-); Suspensions Stellantis (FCA)'s passenger car assembly plant, transmissio...

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ing line there. The announced investment will also be used to begin assembly of Ducati motorcycles at the Córdoba transmission plant, as Argentina becomes the first country outside Italy to manufacture the brand's motorcycles. VW Argentina announced that it will increase production capacity of the gear manufacturing plant in Cordoba to one million units per year or a 40% increase. VW plans to invest approximately 223 million euros in production ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/08/20

l continue Escape production, including HEV and PHEV variants, and Lincoln Corsair, with PHEV variant. The Ohio Assembly Plant will produce a new unnamed product to be added in 2023, expected but not confirmed to be an electric vehicle. The Livonia Transmission plant will add new BEV e-Transmission gear production. The Van Dyke Transmission plant will add new BEV e-Transaxle machining & assembly, and new EV motor manufacturing. The Rawsonville pl...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/08/18

comprises of the Volkswagen Taigun, T-Roc, Tiguan and Tiguan All space. Under Volkswagen Group’s India 2.0 project, the Taigun is the first product built on the MQB A0 IN platform. The SUV will be powered by Volkswagen’s renowned TSI technology combined with the brand’s globally acclaimed DSG gear box. On February 20, Škoda Auto announced that it will be officially represented in Sri Lanka from May 2020. It is going to open a central showr...

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EUR 30 million (INR 2.4 billion) in the new engine assembly line, which will have a total floor space of 3,450 square meter and create 260 direct jobs. It will also have an engine testing facility at its plant. The company aims to achieve 90% of local contents from current 70% with considering the gear box production. VW launched a limited edition of its mid-sized sedan Vento in India on August 18. The Vento Konekt comes with various features, i...

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and South Asian nations. BYD presented the BYD S6 SUV, the first SUV for urban settings for the company released in 2011 at the Chile Auto Show that started on October 3. The company will start exporting the model from late-2012. The Chile S6 comes with a 138 HP 2.0-liter engine with 5-speed manual gearbox. BYD intends to install DCT of its own development on its all models starting in 2013. Its DCT was showcased at the Auto Shanghai 2011. BYD ha...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/08/11

Volkswagen AG, Brunswick (Braunschweig) Plant Chassis components, Axles, Plastic parts; Battery system for e-up! (2013-); Battery systems for PHV (2014-), Battery pack for PHV; Battery systems for MEB (Modular Electric Toolkit) (2019-), Battery pack for MEB; Steering systems, Brake systems for MEB (2026-planning) VW's components and battery plant - Number of Employees: around 7,000 (as of July 2024) - Additional investment: EUR 300 million for ...

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