omy rating of 37 miles per gallon. Toyota said it will launch two electric vehicle models "RAV4 EV" and "Scion iQ EV" in the U.S. market. The "RAV4 EV" will be offered to the general public, while the "Scion iQ EV" will be made available only to fleet customers and for car-sharing. business. Toyota USA unveiled limited release series of the 2012 Scion "xD" and "xB" at the State Fair of Texas, which will be launched in October. Production of the "...

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y brand EQ will roll off the production line at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Bremen. Production of the EQC, an all-electric SUV, will start in 2019. The EQC will also roll off the production line at BBAC, Daimler's joint venture with BAIC. Mercedes-Benz plants in Rastatt, Sindelfingen and Tuscaloosa (USA), where the model range is extended to include electric vehicles of the compact, upper and luxury class as well as the SUV segment. Daimler announ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/05/27

ll also roll off the assembly line at the Wolfsburg site in autumn. It will invest around EUR 460 million in the transformation of the main plant by the beginning of 2025. The plants in Zwickau and Dresden have already been fully converted, and production of the ID.4 began last year in Chattanooga, USA. On June 15, Volkswagen announced the upcoming third generation Volkswagen Tiguan SUV will be premiered in the autumn 2023. It will be released in...

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n the Motomachi Plant GR line in Japan Toyota suspends operations at 14 plants in Japan on March 1 Toyota announces additional production suspension in Japan in March due to earthquakes Toyota’s electric SUV bZ4X ready for European sales launch Toyota holds world premiere of all-new GR Corolla in USA Toyota to launch all-new bZ4X electric SUV on May 12 in Japan Subaru releases price of all-new electric SUV Solterra for Japan Lexus unveils all-...

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enter. Corporate and financial services job relocations will be completed by August 2026, while the technology jobs will take longer to move. About one-third of the 500 jobs relocated to Atlanta are tech-related and will move from offices in Michigan and California. Mercedes-Benz Financial Services USA headquarters in Farmington Hills, Michigan, will close, with 400 staff members going to Atlanta and Fort Worth, Texas. Mercedes-Benz North America...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/05/22

Cruze. GM’s plant in Silao produces Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickups. Of Nissan’s three brand assembly plants in Mexico, only one produces pickups, which are sold only in Mexico and South America. The Infiniti QX50 SUV is produced at the COMPAS plant jointly operated with Daimler. Thousands of workers from the two Nissan plants in Aguascalientes returned to their jobs on January 7 with the uncertainty of not knowing if they will be...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/05/21

15, Volkswagen informed that the plants of the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand are to successively restart production. First, production is to be resumed at the plants in Zwickau and Bratislava (Slovakia) in the week from April 20. The other plants in Germany and in Portugal, Spain, Russia and the USA are to restart production in the week from April 27. Subsequently, in the course of May, production will be resumed successively in South Africa, ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/05/21

as Thailand. At present, both the XC40 Recharge Pure Electric and C40 Recharge Pure Electric are locally assembled (CKD) by Volvo Car Manufacturing Malaysia in Shah Alam. On September 19, Volvo Cars announced the end of production of all its diesel-powered models by early 2024, at Climate Week NYC, USA. The company plans to sell only fully electric cars by 2030, with an aim to be a climate-neutral company by 2040. The announcement follows the dec...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/05/21

first car with an electrified powertrain, the Audi Q5 TFSI. On February 6, Kumho Tire announced that it will supply its CRUGEN Premium KL33 pattern for OE fitment to the Audi Q5 built in San Jose Chiapa, Mexico.  The CRUGEN Premium KL33 for the Q5 is produced in Kumho’s plant in Macon, Georgia, USA. On March 20, Volkswagen said it will temporarily close its factories in Puebla and Silao, Mexico beginning March 30 and extending through April 1...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/05/21

electrically powered welding guns and furnaces in body shops that use renewable electricity to reduce emissions. The entire BBA plant network in Shenyang currently uses 100% renewable electricity. On November 15, the BMW Group concluded further agreements for the supply of CO2-reduced steel in the USA and China. For the Americas region, it has partnered with Steel Dynamics (SDI) and Big River Steel, a U. S. Steel facility, to use renewable energ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/05/20

ion about the new contract will be communicated at a later date. BMW announced on April 15 that the facelifted MINI Countryman will make its world premiere at the New York Motor Show. The first MINI with four doors has sold more than 350,000 units worldwide. With over 66,500 units sold in 2013, the USA was the important single market for the MINI brand. Fresh accentuations in design, refined premium characteristics in the interior and innovative ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/05/19

tainablilty's page in the HP of Daimler Truck Group, Daimler Truck is setting the course for "green" production: All European plants aim to be CO2-neutral by 2022, in India and the U.S. by 2025, and other countries by 2039. Renewable electricity is one approach to get there. In Europe and Portland, USA, for example, the company plans to purchase all electricity from renewable energy sources by 2022. The company already have installed photovoltaic...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/05/18

on facility in Korea, with Hybrid, petrol and diesel variants of the SUV assembled on the same production line. The first Hybrid models to roll off the production line are destined for the European market, and the car will also soon enter production for North America at Kia’s West Point, Georgia, USA production plant. European sales of the fourth-generation Sorento are due to commence in the third quarter of 2020; the car will be available to o...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/05/15

15, Volkswagen informed that the plants of the Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand are to successively restart production. First, production is to be resumed at the plants in Zwickau and Bratislava (Slovakia) in the week from April 20. The other plants in Germany and in Portugal, Spain, Russia and the USA are to restart production in the week from April 27. Subsequently, in the course of May, production will be resumed successively in South Africa, ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/05/13

h this, the manufacture of cars on the plant will be fully discontinued for 10 days, until March 14. The unit was operating in three shifts, with a capacity of approximately 1,600 vehicles per day for the Gol, Saveiro and Polo models (hatch and sedan), which may result in a reduction of up to 16 thousand units manufactured by automaker in March. In the period, technical adjustments will be performed in the factory and administrative groups will w...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/05/08

top production of the Micra at the UK manufacturing plant and shift its production at the plant in Chennai. Chennai plant having the V-Platform facility will be initially manufacturing hatch back cars in the B-Plus segment, and will be the hub for global sourcing. The company plans to export 110 thousand units in the first year to more than 100 countries especially 30 countries in Europe. Nissan unveiled the revised Qashqai and the Qashqai +2. Th...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/05/07

starts pre-sales of the new Arteon and Arteon Shooting Brake Volkswagen starts presales of its first fully electric SUV: ID.4 Volkswagen Group invests in automation for Emden, Hanover and Chattanooga plants Volkswagen ID.4 starts presales by mid-February in around 30 European countries and in the USA Volkswagen to upgrade Emden plant for EVs during factory vacation Volkswagen cuts production at Emden plant, Germany Volkswagen launches pre-serie...

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ahindra, India spends INR 27.65 billion into R&D and Capex in FY 2023-4 Isuzu to transfer shares in Indian affiliate SML Isuzu Limited to Mahindra Mahindra & Mahindra plans to launch 2-door/4-door small pickup trucks equipped with a diesel engine compliant with the emission standards of California, USA, in early 2010. The automaker established Global Vehicles USA to develop marketing activities in the USA. The company will establish a sales netwo...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/05/01

33.5 million to produce EA211 engine in Silao, Mexico in 2021 Volkswagen Group invests in automation for Emden, Hanover and Chattanooga plants Volkswagen plants in the U.S. and Mexico to use Industrial Cloud Volkswagen ID.4 starts presales by mid-February in around 30 European countries and in the USA VW to halt Atlas, Passat production at Chattanooga plant due to chip supplies VW announces end of Passat production in Chattanooga with 2022 Limi...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/05/01

will be produced in line with the conventional Fuso Canter truck. The vehicles coming from Tramagal, Portugal will be handed over to customers within Europe and the US within the next month. The eCanter has a range of 100 kilometers and a load capacity of two to three tons – depending on body and usage. The vehicle’s electric powertrain contains six high voltage lithium ion battery packs with 420 V and 13.8 kWh each. The battery packs are bei...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/04/30