econd half of the year. Great Wall Motor entered the South African market in 2007 and has been a leader in the market among Chinese brands in terms of sales and the number of cars owned. In 2012, Great Wall Motor sold 7,793 cars, up 14.99% year-on-year, ranked at the 13th among all brands including Toyota and Volkswagen. It has actively been expanding sales network and currently has 78 dealers in the country. On October 17, Great Wall Motor annou...

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Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL), Gujarat Plant (formerly Suzuki Motor Gujarat Private Limited (SMG), Hansalpur plant) First plant: Baleno (2017-), Swift (2017-2019), Baleno smart hybrid (2019-2024), Suzuki Baleno/Toyota Glanza/Toyota Starlet (2019-); Second Plant: Swift (2019-), Swift CNG (2022-), Toyota Glanza CNG (2022-); Third plant: Dzire (2021-2024); SUV Fronx MHV (2023-)/Toyota SUV Urban Cruiser Taisor (2024-), SUV Fronx CNG (2023-)/Toyo...

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Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (MSIL), Manesar Plant Suzuki Ertiga / Toyota Rumion (2012-), Maruti Suzuki Ciaz (2014-2025), Celerio (2014-), SX4 (-2014), Swift (-2017), Swift Dzire (2008-2017), Dzire (2017-), A-Star (Alto, 2008- 2014), Baleno (2015-2023), Baleno Dualjet Hybrid (2016-2022), Ciaz Diesel HV (2015-2022), Ertiga Diesel HV (2017-2019), WagonR (2019-), Ertiga Smart HV (2019-), MPV XL6 (2019-), Mini SUV S-Presso (2019- ), Baleno smart hybrid (...

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Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. (MSIL), Gurgaon Plant Vehicles: Maruti 800 (-2014), Alto 800 (2012-2019), Alto (2019-), Alto K10 (2022-), Eeco (2010-2022), Ritz (=Splash, 2009-2016), WagonR (-2019), Omni (=Every, -2019), Gypsy (=Jimny,-2019), Estilo (=MR Wagon based, 2009-2014), S-Cross (2015-2022), Vitara Brezza (2016-2022)/Toyota Urban Cruiser (2020-2022), Ertiga (-2024), Super Carry (2016-), Ignis (2017-), Eeco S-CNG (2020-), S-Cross smart hybrid (20...

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April 2024 and in Kharkhoda in the subsequent year. The company is not looking at any kind of reduction in Gurgaon and in the shorter term they might have to increase production in Gurgaon. It further mentioned that they have about 2.25 million capacity at Haryana plus Gujarat and production at the Toyota plant in Karnataka is over and above this. They are in process of working on the Kharkhoda plant, which will be up and running in the year 2025...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/05/19

issan will provide 10 or more Leaf electric vehicles for the project. On August 14, the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) announced that  seven vehicle manufacturers operating in the country will go on a 48-hour strike from August 19. The seven carmakers are Nissan, BMW, Ford, Toyota, Volkswagen, General Motors and Mercedes-Benz. According to a NUMSA personnel in the negotiation, a total of 31,000 workers will be part of the...

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Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM), Bangalore Plant First plant: Innova, Fortuner (2009-), Toyota Innova Hycross/Suzuki Invicto (2023-), Toyota Innova Hycross HV/Suzuki Invicto HV (2023-), Innova Crysta; Second plant: Corolla Altis (-2019), Etios (-2020), Etios Liva (2011- 2020), Etios Cross (2014- 2020), Camry (2012-2020), Camry HV (2013-), Yaris (2018-2021), SUV Urban Cruiser Hyryder HV/Grand Vitara HV (Suzuki developed model, 2022-), SUV Urban Cruis...

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Magna Steyr Fahrzeugtechnik GmbH & Co. KG, Graz Plant Mercedes-Benz G-class (2018-), G-class MHV (2024-), EV Mercedes G-Class (2024-); BMW X3 Series (2003-2010), 5 Series (2017-2023), PHV 530e/540e iPerformance (2017-2023), Z4 (2018-2026); Xpeng EV G6 (2025-), EV G9 (2025-); GAC EV AION V (2025-), EV AION UT (2026-); Toyota GR Supra (2019-2026); INEOS Range extender EV Fusilier (planning); MINI Countryman (2010-2016), Paceman (2012-2016); JLR E...

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Collaborations will cover not only sharing and integration of technologies related to platforms and key components as well as research and development resources for testing, but also supply of parts, including engines and transmissions. Changzhou Automobile Group, which operates joint ventures with Toyota and Honda, are having its operations heavily impacted by a recent slowdown in sales of Japanese brand vehicles caused by disputes over territor...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/05/19

ril 2026: Hino Motors, Ltd. (Hino) and Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (Mitsubishi Fuso) became wholly owned subsidiaries of ARCHION Corporation, a new holding company, thereby completing their business integration. - June 2025: Hino and Mitsubishi Fuso, along with their parent companies Toyota Motor Corporation and Daimler Truck AG, entered into definitive agreements on their business integration. - Established: April 1950 - Site area...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/05/18

ril 2026: Hino Motors, Ltd. (Hino) and Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (Mitsubishi Fuso) became wholly owned subsidiaries of ARCHION Corporation, a new holding company, thereby completing their business integration. - June 2025: Hino and Mitsubishi Fuso, along with their parent companies Toyota Motor Corporation and Daimler Truck AG, entered into definitive agreements on their business integration. - Established in 1941 as part of Mits...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/05/18

e/EV mixed production line) at the Gunma Yajima Plant (Gunma Plant). In addition, the company is considering adding a dedicated EV production line at the Gunma Oizumi Plant (Gunma Plant) as an initiative for 2027 and beyond. As for hybrid vehicles (HV), the company will launch models, which use the Toyota Hybrid System (THS) equipped with the next-generation e-BOXER engine, in the mid-2020s. Subaru plans to invest JPY 250 billion over five years ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/05/18

itions BAIC Motor acquires 100% BAIC International shares and 24.78% BAIC Ruili shares from BAIC Group BAIC Magna inaugurated in Jiangsu Province BAIC Group’s BEIJING brand will adopt “BEIJING” logo for its products “Street-Stall Economy” may bring new opportunities for China auto market Toyota, SinoHytec, FAW, Dongfeng Motor, GAC Group, BAIC Group establish R&D joint venture focusing on FC systems for commercial vehicles Shaanxi Xi’...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/05/18

4 new cases of procedural irregularities in its certification applications. In April, Daihatsu announced that it had irregularities in side impact tests on four models for overseas markets, and in May, in pole side collision tests conducted for two models for the Japanese market (Daihatsu Rocky and Toyota Raize hybrid vehicles). According to the results of the investigation by the Independent Third-Party Committee now disclosed, 174 cases of irre...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/05/15

Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. (TMMK), Georgetown Plant Toyota Avalon (-2022), Avalon Hybrid (2012-2022), Avalon AWD (2020-2022), Camry, Camry Hybrid, Camry AWD (2020-), Venza (-2016), RAV4 Hybrid (2020-2025), EV Highlander (2026ｰplanning); Lexus ES 350 (2015-2026), Lexus ES 300h (2019-2026); 4-cylinder and 6-cylinder engines, axles, steering components, cylinder blocks, cylinder heads, crankshafts, camshafts, rods and axle assemb...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/05/13

Toyota Auto Body, Fujimatsu Plant Toyota Voxy HV (2014-), Noah HV (2014-), Toyota Alphard, Alphard HV, Vellfire, Vellfire HV, Toyota Land Cruiser "70" series pickup (for export only) Toyota Esquire (2014-December 2021), Esquire HV (2014-December 2021), Estima (January 1990-October 2019), Estima HV (June 2002-October 2019), Prius (October 2004-2015); Suzuki Landy/Landy HV (based on Noah, production status unknown) Toyota Auto Body's vehicle plan...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/05/13

Toyota Motor, Motomachi Plant Toyota 16th-gen Crown (Crossover type) (HV, 2022-), 16th-gen Crown (Sedan type) (HV & FCV, 2023-), EV bZ4X (March 2022-)/Subaru EV Solterra (March 2022-), HV Century (Sedan) (2021-), GR Yaris (2020-), GR Corolla, FCV Mirai (2014-), Noah HV, Voxy HV; Lexus EV RZ (2023-), LC (2017-, Production to end in August 2026), LC HV (2017-, Production to end in August 2026), LBX MORIZO RR (2024-), Battery packs for BEV (2022-) ...

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Toyota Auto Body, Yoshiwara Plant Toyota Land Cruiser "300" series (Successor to the "200" series, 2021-), Land Cruiser "300" series HV (2025-), Land Cruiser "70" series, Coaster (-2016)/Hino LiesseⅡ (-2016), Land Cruiser "200" series (Successor to the "100" series, 2007-2021); Lexus LX, LX HV (2024-) Toyota Auto Body's vehicle plant - October 2004: Toyota Auto Body absorbed Araco's vehicle business. Yoshiwara Plant became a Toyota Auto Body's...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/05/13

Toyota Motor, Takaoka Plant Toyota Harrier (2013-), Harrier HV, Harrier PHV (2022-), RAV4 (2013-), RAV4 HV, RAV4 PHV, Toyota EV bZ4X (2025-)/Subaru EV Solterra (2025-), Toyota EV C-HR+ (2025-)/Subaru EV Uncharted (2025-); Battery packs (2025-) Toyota Corolla (1966-ended once, 2019-2025), Corolla HV (2019-2025), Corolla Touring (2019-2025), Corolla Touring HV (2019-2025), Corolla Cross (2021-2025), Corolla Cross HV (2021-2025), Corolla Fielder (...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/05/13

.0-liter direct injection turbo engine) or 2.4 GDI engine (a 2.4-liter direct injection engine). The 2.0T GDI is mated to a 6-speed automatic transmission with a manual shift, while the 2.4 GDI mated to a 6-speed manual or a 6-speed automatic transmission with a manual shift. Such models as the GAC Toyota "Highlander" and Ford "Edge' are reported to be competitors. Beijing Hyundai Motor will recall a part of New Santa Fe cars from September 7. Af...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/05/11