ficially launched the new IM LS7 mid-to-large-sized battery electric SUV. A 77kWh RWD model will also be launched, with pre-orders and deliveries expected in H2 2023. For the powertrain, the vehicle features a magnesium-aluminum alloy motor (with waterfall oil cooling and 8-layer Hair-Pin flat wire winding technologies), resulting in a maximum power of 250kW and a peak torque of 475Nm for the RWD models and a maximum power of 425kW (175kW in the ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/18

h the return to operations, the plant will begin serial production of the new Peugeot 208. The official launch of the new 208 is scheduled for August. From El Palomar, the new Peugeot will be exported to Brazil, Uruguay and other markets. It will not coexist with the Brazilian 208, which is already winding down production in Porto Real, Brazil. Citroën ended sales of the C3, Aircross and C4 Lounge models in Brazil, with the C4 Cactus remaining a...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/17

., Ltd. (Intelligent Power) and VOYAH Automobile Technology Co., Ltd. (VOYAH Automobile). The project lasted for two years, has 69 patented inventions, and went through a total of 100,000 hours of durability tests. This electric drive assembly adopts deep integrated design technology, using 8-layer winding flat wire technology. It is equipped with an independent S3+ power module (IGBT). Developed in-house by Dongfeng Motor, it has a silent reduct...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/14

10 is the industry-first 10.5m-long low-floor bus equipped with a blade battery. The T31 battery electric dump truck features a next-generation cockpit and core “battery, motor, and electric controller” technologies. The vehicle is equipped with a 6-in-1 integrated motor controller and a double winding power motor, with a maximum power of 520PS, and is available with a 355kWh or 444kWh heavy-duty truck-dedicated battery pack. According to mul...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/11

Cybertruck there in 2023. Tesla will not start mass production of battery cells at its Gigafactory Berlin before 2024, according to reports citing people familiar with the matter. While research on battery electrodes continues at the German site, all equipment for the remaining production steps of winding, assembling and formatting the cells is being moved to Gigafactory Texas. Tesla wants to focus on successfully deploying its dry coating of th...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/08

ssembly of drives. The production line is capable of producing 2,000 drives per day for the PPE platform in three shifts. These electric drives are destined for Audi and Porsche models based on the PPE platform. The production process for PPE drives involves advanced techniques, including automatic winding machines that shape copper wire into "hairpins" for the stators. Laser welding is then utilized to secure the hairpins, with 140 meters of cop...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/07

it will suspend the second shift at the São Bernardo do Campo plant for up to three months, starting in May. Mercedes-Benz also confirmed the partial collective vacation of employees at the São Bernardo and Juiz de Fora plants, between April 3 and May 2. On June 29, Mercedes-Benz announced it is winding down in operations in Campinas, Brazil though outsourcing some functions by the end of 2024, including remanufacturing of components, and tran...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/05/29

offer up to four times better performance than standard motors. The new facility is now the UK’s first axial-flux electric motor "super factory" and one of the most advanced in the world. The 60,000 sq. ft. site features advanced technology tailored to YASA’s needs. This includes new CNC coil winding and assembly cells, laser stripping and brazing, precise rotor balancing, high-capacity ovens, and comprehensive quality checks on stators. On...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/05/23

the Cléon site to industrialise the group's 100% electric and hybrid motors. The plant will have a production capacity of more than 1 million electrified motors per year from 2024, including 500,000 electric motors and 510,000 hybrid motors. The production workshop includes 4 assembly lines and 2 winding lines with a production capacity of 120,000 motors per year, and it could produce 240,000 motors per year thanks to its flexible design. A new...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/05/21

oit-Hamtramck Assembly, Lordstown Assembly, Warren Transmission Operations and Baltimore Operations plants. In addition to the closure of the Gunsan plant in Korea, GM will cease operations at two additional plants outside North America by the end of 2019. On October 31, GM announced it will begin winding down production of the previous-generation Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra crew cab models early in 2019, followed by double cab and regula...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/05/13

h the return to operations, the plant will begin serial production of the new Peugeot 208. The official launch of the new 208 is scheduled for August. From El Palomar, the new Peugeot will be exported to Brazil, Uruguay and other markets. It will not coexist with the Brazilian 208, which is already winding down production in Porto Real, Brazil. On August 21, Groupe PSA announced it has recently begun exporting its new Peugeot 208 to Brazil in pre...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/05/09

lease a reskined version of the CR-Z sports hybrid vehicle (HV) in October 2015. The all-new Honda CR-Z will come with newly-designed front, rear and side panels. It also gets a wider rear tread, newly-tuned suspensions and higher brake performance and resulting improved stability at high-speed and winding driving. The CR-Z is produced at Honda's Suzuka Factory. Honda will start producing the Fit for North American markets at the Suzuka Plant in ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/04/18

ncluding the 2018 Chevy Silverado double-cab models in heavy- and light-duty; the 2018 GMC Denali and SLT pickups; and the GMC 2019 model year Sierra Limited, which is still the current body style, which are all built at its Oshawa Assembly plant in Canada. On October 31, GM announced it will begin winding down production of the previous-generation Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra crew cab models early in 2019, followed by double cab and regula...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/04/11

Cybertruck there in 2023. Tesla will not start mass production of battery cells at its Gigafactory Berlin before 2024, according to reports citing people familiar with the matter. While research on battery electrodes continues at the German site, all equipment for the remaining production steps of winding, assembling and formatting the cells is being moved to Gigafactory Texas. Tesla wants to focus on successfully deploying its dry coating of th...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/04/02

Mazda Motor, Mine Proving Ground (Yamaguchi) Mazda's proving ground, responsible for contributing to product improvement through marginal checks on steering stability and other processes - December 2007: Completion ceremony for an expansion was held. Newly established a skid pad, a free flat course, and a winding course. - May 2006: Opening ceremony was held. The Proving Ground was formerly known as the Mine Circuit. Main facilities include an e...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/03/07

power products such as lawn mowers and tillers - Opened in 1979 - Total site area: 1.41 square kilometers - There are more than 40 different courses with a combined length of 74 kilometers, including an oval course, vehicle dynamics test area, skid pad, hill climb, water pool, low-friction course, winding course, straight course, power products test area, etc. ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/03/07

ver half a million a year. Tesla will not start mass production of battery cells at its Gigafactory Berlin before 2024, according to reports citing people familiar with the matter. While research on battery electrodes continues at the German site, all equipment for the remaining production steps of winding, assembling and formatting the cells is being moved to Gigafactory Texas. Tesla wants to focus on successfully deploying its dry coating of th...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/03/04

er engine rated at 200 ps and 151 lb-ft mated to a 6-speed manual or automatic transmission. Its racing version "GReddy FR-S" with a three times higher horsepower of 600 hp was also announced. Fuji Heavy Industries (FHI) ended production of its mini commercial vehicle "Sambar" on February 29, 2012, winding up total production of mini vehicle models. The Gunma Main Plant will be retooled for production of non-mini vehicle models after March, start...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/02/25

Honda Motor, Takasu Proving Ground (Hokkaido) Honda's test course, offering winter testing - Opened in 1990 - Site area: 7.89 square kilometers - Facilities: High-Speed Circuit (6,820m), EU Suburban Course (13,923m), US Hill Climb and Descent (4,086m), US Urban Course and Suburban Course (2,700m), Winding Coursee (6,180m), etc. Honda and SoftBank start verification of technologies to reduce collisions using 5G SA and Cellular V2X SoftBank obtain...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/02/21

built in Silao, Mexico, while regular and double cab pickups are produced in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Heavy-duty versions are produced in Flint, Michigan. The company is spending nearly USD 3 billion to upgrade the three plants that build the two pickup models. On October 31, GM announced it will begin winding down production of the previous-generation Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra crew cab models early in 2019, followed by double cab and regula...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/02/19