Mercedes-Benz do Brasil began sales of new medium-sized and semi-heavy trucks with the Accelo 1316 and the new Atego line. In 2016, Daimler launched the Mercedes-Benz O 500 MDA super articulated bus, the world’s largest articulated bus, capable of transporting up to 220 passengers. Mercedes-Benz Vans introduced the new Sprinter into the large van segment in Brazil in 2016. From 2015 until 2018, Daimler will have invested approximately EUR 400 ...

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od fit for the facility, including EV makers and battery companies. The Mishawaka plant has housed several EV startups since AM General sold it for USD 110 million in 2017 to Chinese automaker SF Motors which once planned to build EVs. Electric Last Mile Solutions later planned to assemble electric vans from CKD kits from China there, before going bankrupt. Mullen continues to operate its existing plant in Tunica, Mississippi, for its multiple pr...

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ult introduces hydrogen into its light commercial vehicles range Groupe Renault presents its draft plan to reduce fixed costs by more the EUR 2 Billion over three years Renault revolutionizes van segment with all-new Renault Kangoo and all-new Renault Express Nissan announces future plans for small vans in Europe Renault will open orders for All-New Kangoo Van on April 1, 2021 Renault Group presents all-new Kangoo van Renault Group creates Renaul...

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Stellantis, Vauxhall Motors Ltd., Luton plant (Former GM Manufacturing, Luton plant) Vauxhall/Opel Vivaro (2001-2019), Vivaro (EMP2 base) (2019-2025), Vivaro Life (2019-2025), Zafira Life (2019-2025); Citroen Jumpy Dispatch/ Peugeot Expert (2019-2025); Fiat Van Scudo (2022-2025); Medium electric vans: Opel/Vauxhall Vivaro Electric, Peugeot E-Expert, Citroën ë-Dispatch/ë-Jumpy, Fiat E-Scudo (all 2025 - transferred to Ellesmere Port plant); Ren...

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d and Tipo Hybrid Stellantis and Koç Holding Strengthen Tofaş and Enhance Partnership in Türkiye Tofaş, Turkey produces its 7 millionth vehicle FCA Tofaş, Turkey aims to become carbon neutral by 2050 FCA's Turkish JV Tofas to invest in annual capacity expansion FCA updates 2019 Ram ProMaster vans with significant capability increases Fiat Tipo reaches the 500,000 units milestone Opel Combo Life now available with more power and refinement ...

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l be closed from July 31 to August 14, 2023. Craiova Plant will be closed from August 14 to August 31, 2023. On August 8, multiple sources reported that Ford Otosan, a joint venture between Ford Motor Company and Koç Holding, has transferred the production of its current generation Transit Courier vans from its plant in Turkey to its Craiova plant in Romania. The Company stopped production of the Transit Courier utility vehicle at its plant in T...

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hough a commercial vehicle business focused on buses. The group purchased three companies; Yunnan Bus Factory, Yunnan Space Shenzhou Automobile Co., Ltd., Hunan Sanxiang Bus Group Co., Ltd from 2004 through early 2006. BYD Auto will reorganize Hunan Midea Bus into a production base of electric mini vans, commercial vehicles and passenger cars investing 3 billion yuan. An electric-powered bus equipped with lithium ion batteries will roll off the p...

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uld build the planned GLC EV in the U.S. The company’s investment in retooling the Tuscaloosa plant will occur along with an expansion at its van assembly plant in Charleston, South Carolina, Källenius described it as a “significant investment into a whole new generation of” light commercial vans. On May 22, Mercedes-Benz announced it is planning to consolidate its North American headquarters in the Atlanta, Georgia region, move 500 jobs t...

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x, and GMC Terrain are built, to at least mid-March due to the deepening semiconductor shortage. The company has started to build some vehicles without certain modules, to complete them when supplies become available, including at its Wentzville, Missouri, plant, where mid-size trucks and full-size vans are built, and the Ramos Arizpe plant in Mexico where the Chevrolet Equinox and Trax are assembled, and await components for completion. On April...

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12, Karry Auto, a Chery commercial vehicle sub-brand, launched the new Jiangtun E5 and Xiaoxiang X3 models on the global market. Introduced at the event were Karry Auto’s strategic targets and directions, namely, accelerating electrification and intelligentization transformation in areas such as vans, pickup trucks, light-duty trucks, and micro trucks in the future. The Jiangtun E5 employs an RWD system, a high-power hairpin motor, an in-house...

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Mercedes-Benz do Brasil began sales of new medium-sized and semi-heavy trucks with the Accelo 1316 and the new Atego line. In 2016, Daimler launched the Mercedes-Benz O 500 MDA super articulated bus, the world’s largest articulated bus, capable of transporting up to 220 passengers. Mercedes-Benz Vans introduced the new Sprinter into the large van segment in Brazil in 2016. From 2015 until 2018, Daimler will have invested approximately EUR 400 ...

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enault-Nissan Alliance - Number of Employees: 2,200 (as of Mar., 2024) - Established in 1955 Renault introduces first time pickup truck Alaskan Mercedes-Benz reveals Concept X-CLASS pickup truck and launch plan Renault-Nissan Alliance investment in Argentina reaches USD 800 million Mercedes-Benz Vans to invest EUR 2 billion for products, services from 2017-2018 Mercedes-Benz presents Concept X-Class at Geneva Motor Show Nissan starts construc...

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Motor group, including SAIC-Iveco Hongyan Motor Co., Ltd. (Chongqing Iveco), Nanjing Iveco Motor Company Ltd. (Nanjing Iveco), Shanghai Huizhong Automotive Manufacturing Co., Ltd.(Shanghai and Yizheng plants) and Nanjing Automobile Group Corp.Wuxi Xinyatu Plant. In addition to existing mini buses (vans) and heavy-duty trucks, medium and heavy-duty buses, passenger cars, special-purpose vehicles and key components will be added in the business li...

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al headquarters will be abolished, making this new unit in Shanghai a sole regional headquarters outside North America. GM announced that it has formed a fifty-fifty joint venture "FAW-GM Light Duty Commercial Vehicle Co." with China FAW Group Corp. for production and sales of light-duty trucks and vans in Changchun, Jilin Province. The joint venture has a total investment of 2 billion yuan or 293 million dollars, and its contract is good for 30 ...

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n 2012, expecting to create at least 100 new jobs at each plant. GM will invest $328 million in the Flint, Michigan Truck plant, and the plant is scheduled to halt its operations fro seven weeks during the period from June through November 2011. GM is recalling nearly 69,000 pickup trucks, SUVs and vans worldwide. About 55,000 are in the United States, 6,310 are in Canada, 670 are in Mexico and 7,084 are exports. The recall affects certain 2013 m...

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ion to add to the USD 20 million announced seven months ago to build a logistics and industrial center in Zárate. The new USD 50 million auto parts and spare parts logistics center will start operating during the second half of 2024 and support production of Accelo and Atego truck models, Sprinter vans, and OH and OF bus chassis at the Juan Manuel Fangio Plant in Puerto Madero. On December 22, Mercedes-Benz Camiones y Buses (Trucks & Buses) anno...

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at Factory Zero after battery fire GM workers strike despite last-minute offer to build electric tuck in Michigan, battery cells in Ohio GM considers Hummer brand for some electric trucks, SUVs built at Detroit-Hamtramck plant GM’s Detroit-Hamtramck plant would get USD 3 billion for EV trucks, vans, batteries in proposed contract GM to lay off more than 800 workers from Detroit Assembly Plant Chevrolet ends production of Impala sedan in Feb...

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019-2025 planning) Atego 1721/1726 (-2025 planning); Commercial vehicle assembly plant - Investment:    2022 - 2024: USD 50 million    2021: USD 10 million    from 2012: USD 445 million - Number of Employees: approx. 1,800 (as of Feb., 2025) - Date of establishment: 1951 Mercedes-Benz Vans invests USD 150 million for next-generation Sprinter in Argentina World premiere of new Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Mercedes-Benz to end production o...

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12, Karry Auto, a Chery commercial vehicle sub-brand, launched the new Jiangtun E5 and Xiaoxiang X3 models on the global market. Introduced at the event were Karry Auto’s strategic targets and directions, namely, accelerating electrification and intelligentization transformation in areas such as vans, pickup trucks, light-duty trucks, and micro trucks in the future. The Jiangtun E5 employs an RWD system, a high-power hairpin motor, an in-house...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/05/19

les will be produced at Toyota Auto Body Co., Ltd.'s Yoshiwara Plant until the end of June, 2015. Its monthly sales target is 200 units. Toyota Motor Corporation announced Sept. 25 that the first month orders for the Land Cruiser 70 series reached approx. 3,600 orders, which is broken down to 2,700 vans and 900 pickups. It made a good start, 18 times the initial monthly sales target. Lexus has chosen the Pebble Beach Concours d' Elegance to intro...

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