ve campuses in Tennessee and Kentucky that will produce the next generation of electric F-Series trucks and 129 GWh of batteries annually to power future electric Ford and Lincoln vehicles. Investments totaling USD 11.4 billion in the new Tennessee and Kentucky battery plants are planned to be made via BlueOvalSK, a new joint venture to be formed by Ford and SK Innovation. Of the USD 11.4 billion of announced investment by 2025, Ford is contribut...

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vehicles. Dongfeng-Peugeot-Citroen Automobile debuted the C3-XR compact SUV sold under the Dongfeng Citroen brand in China on Nov. 18. The C3-XR is a production model based on the C-XR concept and made its global debut in Paris late October 2014. The company started accepting pre-orders on Nov. 18 via Dongfeng Citroen's sales network before its official launch on December 21. The C3-XR has the longest-in-class wheelbase of 2,655 mm, powered by a...

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-VAN 1.0 Plus Level-4 (L4) 5G autonomous vehicle was completed at Dongfeng Technical Center. The vehicle is a Level-4 (L4) 5G autonomous vehicle developed in-house by the Sharing-VAN Business Unit (SV-BU) and an updated version of Dongfeng Sharing-VAN. It features 13 functions including car-hailing via smartphone apps, dynamic speed limitation. With 5G communication technology, vehicle connectivity and BeiDou System enable remote control driving....

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rmation Disclosure Platform, the restructuring application of the Renault Brilliance Jinbei Automotive Co., Ltd. (Renault Brilliance Jinbei Auto) was accepted by the Intermediate People’s Court of Shenyang. On May 24, 2022, Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Limited (Brilliance China) announced via the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) that Renault Brilliance Jinbei Automotive Co., Ltd. (Renault Brilliance Jinbei Auto) held a cr...

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on August 2 that Astra Daihatsu Motor (ADM), an Indonesian subsidiary of Daihatsu will launch the all-new Sigra multi-purpose passenger vehicle (MPV), which was built exclusively for the Indonesian market, in Indonesia on August 2.The Sigra is a seven-seater A segment MPV, It will also be supplied via an OEM agreement to Toyota Motor Corporation as Ayla. The Sigra utilizes an improved version of the same global A segment platform as the Ayla, an...

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ts power from a permanent magnet synchronous motor and lithium ion batteries and features Integrated Starter Generator (ISG). The Trumpchi GS5 has been developed jointly with AC Propulsion Inc. of the U.S., featuring 35kW lithium-ion batteries and can travel for 160 km at 100km/h. It can be charged via power transmission network, a regular household power supply system or other vehicles. The E-JET has a range-extender consisting of a 1.0-liter en...

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tellantis sends Melfi workers to Kragujevac plant, Serbia to increase Fiat Grande Panda production Stellantis Italy halts production in Cassino and Melfi, plans Layoffs in Atessa plant Jeep unveils next-generation Compass C-SUV on STLA Medium platform Stellantis Italy to cut 500 jobs in Melfi plant via voluntary exits FIOM-CGIL confirms 265 voluntary exits at Stellantis Cassino plant, nears 2,000 job cuts in 2025 Stellantis to produce cars ba...

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providing NFC all-terminal solutions, jointly released an NFC vehicle key for users to unlock vehicles simply with their smartphones. BYD’s DiLink intelligent connectivity system is now able to provide three varieties of vehicle key services – the cloud key for remote vehicle locking/unlocking via BYD’s cloud service app; the Bluetooth key which can be accessed and used by logging in BYD’s cloud service app even when there is no network ...

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rmation Disclosure Platform, the restructuring application of the Renault Brilliance Jinbei Automotive Co., Ltd. (Renault Brilliance Jinbei Auto) was accepted by the Intermediate People’s Court of Shenyang. On May 24, 2022, Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Limited (Brilliance China) announced via the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) that Renault Brilliance Jinbei Automotive Co., Ltd. (Renault Brilliance Jinbei Auto) held a cr...

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nergy. The new 6.9 MW wind turbine is built by Nordex Group which will begin operation by the end of 2024, producing 20,916 MWh of clean energy annually. Once fully implemented, the project will generate 30.8 MW from solar and 27.6 MW from wind, meeting up to 80% of the factory's electricity needs via a power purchase agreement (PPA). On December 10, Stellantis and CATL announced that it would invest up to EUR 4.1 billion in a joint venture to b...

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design resulted in significant changes to the design, with the vehicle to be offered in 2 variants: the more conventional looking HYBRID XG and stylish HYBRID XS. Safety features were improved by adopting 3 Mazda technologies that include Dual Sensor Brake Support for assistance avoiding collisions via a monocular camera and infrared laser radar. These features will be adopted in a Mazda vehicle with an engine displacement of 660 cc or less for t...

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of the energy ecological industry chain including upstream raw materials, R&D, manufacturing, battery recycling and cascade utilization. GAC announced on its official website that on October 26, the GAC R&D Center Europe and the GAC Advanced Design Milan were officially opened in Milan. Located in Via Tortona 16, Milan, Italy and covering a total floor area of over 470 square meters, the Center will initially focus on styling design, focusing on...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/08/22

nese market. In the future, the repair and maintenance of Acura vehicles will be undertaken by GAC Honda 4S stores. However, a relevant person in charge of GAC Honda denied the statement that Acura would exit the Chinese market. On April 8, 2022, GAC Honda Automobile Co., Ltd. (GAC Honda) announced via its official website that it will discontinue the production and sales of the existing vehicle models under the Acura brand. GAC Honda will fully ...

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etely-Built Ups (CBUs) to Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam, Malaysia and Brunei in March and CKD parts to the Philippines, Vietnam and Malaysia in July. Export volume of CBUs will be 1,400 units per month. Later in 2008, Toyota will ship CKD parts to North America, Latin America, Middle East and China via Japan. Toyota Thailand submitted a project plan to produce the "Eco-car" with an investment of 5.2 billion baht. While the model is planned to be ...

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1 kWh lithium-ion batteries and a motor dedicated to the U.S. market. Its total output is 170 ps and its fuel economy is rated at 45 mpg. It can run up to 1.3 miles by solely by EV mode. VW unveiled the iBeetle at the Shanghai Motor Show. iPhone will interface with the Beetle and Beetle Convertible via a specially developed app and docking station. The iBeetle is the first model line from Volkswagen Group in which the iPhone will become an integr...

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ŠKODA AUTO Volkswagen India Pvt. Ltd. (SAVWIPL), Aurangabad Plant (formerly Skoda Auto India, Aurangabad Plant) Skoda Octavia (Laura, 2009-2023), Superb (2020-2023), Yeti (2009-2015), Fabia (2007-2013), Kodiaq (2017- ); VW Passat (2007-2019), Jetta (2008-2016), Tiguan (2017- 2020, 2021-2025); Audi A6 (2007-), A4 (2008-), Q5 (2010-2020, 2021 -), Q7 (2012-), Q3 (2013-2020, 2023-), A3 (2014-2020) Skoda's plant in India, producing VW and Audi mode...

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China. The ET7 marks the first model built on the company’s second-generation electric platform, known as NT2. The NT2 applies plenty of advanced hardware and technologies, with the addition of newly developed software.  On April 10, according to multiple media sources, NIO Inc. (NIO) announced via its official app that since March, NIO's supply chain partners in Jilin, Shanghai, Jiangsu and many other locations have suspended production beca...

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o its offering, an articulated Urbino 18 electric bus at the 14th edition of the Elekbu trade fair in Germany. The bus is equipped with two drive axles and Solaris High Energy batteries with a capacity of over 550 kWh. Batteries mounted in the Urbino 18 electric bus can be either plug-in charged or via a pantograph, and energy is transferred to its four 125 kW motors, mounted in both drive axles. The articulated Solaris Urbino 12 electric buses w...

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r Handling All Wheel Drive) system. The Acura NSX supercar, which will be developed and produced in Ohio, U.S.A., will debut in the U.S. market within the next three years. Honda will introduce a new onboard connectivity system called "HondaLink." The system allows the driver to access the Internet via a smartphone. The "HondaLink" will be available first on the 2013 "Accord" in 2012 fall and late on the 2013 "Crosstour" as well. On April 2, the ...

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. The aim of the young company is to bundle numerous forms of mobility solutions offered by various providers on one digital platform. Among others, these include car and bike sharing offers, e-scooters, shared taxis and public transport services. Users can plan and book their journeys individually via the app....

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