reduce shifts and suspend work in the coming days at its plants in Baja California and Guanajuato. Nissan announced that production at plants in Smyrna, Tennessee, and Canton, Mississippi, remain suspended, and that in Mexico it was halting some production in Aguascalientes while seeking to quickly switch to liquefied petroleum gas at other plants. On March 19, Nissan Motor announced it has temporarily suspended operations at three factories in N...

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reduce shifts and suspend work in the coming days at its plants in Baja California and Guanajuato. Nissan announced that production at plants in Smyrna, Tennessee, and Canton, Mississippi, remain suspended, and that in Mexico it was halting some production in Aguascalientes while seeking to quickly switch to liquefied petroleum gas at other plants. On March 19, Nissan Motor announced it has temporarily suspended operations at three factories in N...

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pected to begin later in 2025, joining the assembly of battery modules that started in 2024. The one-year term of the agreement positions workers at NextStar Energy to return to the bargaining table in 2026. The Windsor plant will begin by producing lithium-ion batteries, but has the flexibility to switch its chemistry mixes to produce other types of cells as technological advances are made. When fully operational, the NextStar Energy plant will ...

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ng parts procured from nearby suppliers. Total production at the Mizushima Plant for fiscal 2010 is expected to increase 13 percent to 340,000 from the level of the previous year. This is in response to a rebound in demand for passenger cars primarily in new emerging markets. Mitsubishi Motors will switch production of its i-MiEV electric vehicle from the small-volume model production line at its Mizushima Plant to its mass-production line produc...

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Korea. Signing a contract with a new import and sales agent in Korea, Mitsubishi launched the Japanese-made "RVR" on March 16, 2012. The Japanese automaker is starting production of the "RVR" in the U.S. in mid 2012. Taking advantage of the U.S.-Korea free trade agreement, models for Korea will be switched from Japan sourcing to U.S. sourcing. Electric vehicle startup Rivian Automotive plans to unveil its first two vehicles at the Los Angeles In...

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December. These models are compliant with the mandatory auto-light function to be implemented in October 2023 and the "Phase 2" noise regulation. The auto-light function detects ambient brightness while driving and automatically turns the headlights on and off. The headlights turn on even when the switch is turned off, contributing to improved safety in dimly lit areas. The Aero Star also features an improved emergency driving stop system (EDSS)...

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oduction schedule. Hino Motors, Ltd. (Hino) announced on February 3 that it expects a delay in displaying the fuel efficiency of its heavy-duty vehicles (trucks and buses) based on the new fuel efficiency test method (JH25 mode). Heavy-duty vehicles to be shipped on or after April 1 are required to switch from conventional fuel efficiency values to those based on the JH25 mode and have those values displayed in catalogs, etc. Hino has delayed mea...

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overseas markets. This includes the Hino Motors Ltd. Hamura Plant, where operations of the No. 1 Line will be stopped for four days, May 12 through 15, and the No. 2 and No. 4 Lines’ operations will be suspended on May 12. Furthermore, on working days in May and June, the No. 1 Line only will be switched to one-shift operations. Hino Motors Ltd. (Hino) announced on June 22 that it will adjust production at its domestic plants in July in respon...

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y driving stop system (EDSS) and an auto-light function that automatically turns on and off the low beams of the headlamps according to the ambient light level. The EDSS, which became standard equipment in 2019, slows down and stops the vehicle when a passenger or driver presses the emergency brake switch should the driver becomes unable to drive safely due to sudden illness or other circumstances while the vehicle is in motion. The upgraded buse...

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oduction schedule. Hino Motors, Ltd. (Hino) announced on February 3 that it expects a delay in displaying the fuel efficiency of its heavy-duty vehicles (trucks and buses) based on the new fuel efficiency test method (JH25 mode). Heavy-duty vehicles to be shipped on or after April 1 are required to switch from conventional fuel efficiency values to those based on the JH25 mode and have those values displayed in catalogs, etc. Hino has delayed mea...

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ds double-cab model to ordinary driver’s license Atlas lineup Isuzu adds chassis for special purpose vehicles to Elf EV Isuzu to introduce electric power from 100% renewable sources at both Fujisawa and Tochigi Plants Isuzu to adopt green steel as raw material for commercial vehicles UD Trucks to switch some of its Quon 7-speed manual transmission trucks to Isuzu supply next spring UD Trucks launches Isuzu-manufactured Quon truck with 7-speed m...

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igidity of the body. As advanced safety equipment, the "EyeSight X" advanced driving support system, which uses 3D high-precision map data, is standard equipment on all models. On freeways, when operating conditions are met, an icon will appear on the dash;the system is then activated by pressing a switch on the steering wheel. The system assists the driver in accelerating, braking and steering in a wide range of situations to support comfortable...

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del is scheduled to go on sale in early December. In this product improvement, in addition to the redesigned front face and front grille, the designs of the front and rear lamps have also been changed. In addition, Mazda Intelligent Drive Select (abbreviated as Mi-Drive), which allows the driver to switch between different driving modes spontaneously at the touch of a switch, has been newly adopted. In addition to the Normal and Sport modes of th...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/10/02

del is scheduled to go on sale in early December. In this product improvement, in addition to the redesigned front face and front grille, the designs of the front and rear lamps have also been changed. In addition, Mazda Intelligent Drive Select (abbreviated as Mi-Drive), which allows the driver to switch between different driving modes spontaneously at the touch of a switch, has been newly adopted. In addition to the Normal and Sport modes of th...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/10/02

run on both fuels : compressed natural gas (CNG) and gasoline blended with ethanol "E20." Its domestic sales target until the end of March 2009 is set at 1,500 (3,000 of the Lancer model as a whole). There is no plan for export. Mitsubishi Motors announced that it has started reducing production by switching from two-shift to one shift operation in response to global declines in sales. At the end of January it did not renew contracts with seasona...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/09/30

Partner Conference 2024 was held in Guangzhou, Guangdong, where Foton Motor unveiled a super low-carbon truck, the Toano V next-generation light bus, and a full range of hybrid vehicles. As the world’s first light bus based on an all-domain scalable platform architecture, the Toano V can quickly switch among ICE, battery electric, hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and range-extending powertrains as well as FWD and RWD layouts, and Level 2 intelligent dr...

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. The hydrogen fuel cell stack on the vehicle completely achieves the in-house integration of membrane electrodes, bipolar plates and fuel cell stack system. It is also equipped with a China-made 70MPa high-pressure hydrogen tank. In addition, the integrated power system on the vehicle can smartly switch its operating mode among battery electric system, fuel cell system, and electric drive system, and is able to adjust the energy flow according ...

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port city in the southwest of Cameroon. The plant is scheduled to start operations in July 2013 for production of trucks, light buses and mini vans with the workforce of 8,000 on the scale of 5,000 vehicles a year. Initially, knockdown kits will be imported from China for local assembly, eventually switching to local production by increasing local procurement of components. Beiqi Foton Motor exported over 40,000 vehicles during 2012, achieving a ...

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f North America, Europe, and China is planned to begin in Chengdu, China, with an incremental ramp-up from mid-2023, and first deliveries expected in Q4 2023. Manufacturing at Volvo Cars’ Ridgeville, plant will follow by mid- 2024, after which point supply to North American and other markets will switch from China to the U.S. Deliveries are expected in the Asia Pacific and Middle East regions in 2024. Volvo Car disclosed its China strategy for ...

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ally about 6,000 Camrys per year. The first batch of the shipment is scheduled to arrive at a Korean port at the beginning of January. The new "Camry" is slated to be launched in the Korean market on January 16, 2012. Its old model produced in Japan, which has been so far exported to Korea, will be switched to the new model made in the U.S. on the occasion of the new model introduction. Toyota announced on April 19 that Toyota will invest 360 mil...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/09/26