ronics manufacturing business of Jabil Inc., one of the world’s largest electronics manufacturing service and solution providers, for approximately RMB 15.8 billion (USD 2.2 billion) in cash, marking BYD Electronics’ expansion of the core supply chain for consumer electronics. The target of the acquisition is Jabil’s product manufacturing business located in Chengdu and Wuxi, including the manufacturing of components for existing customers....

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s forms partnership with RTI in autonomous driving assistance systems XPeng Motors releases Xmart OS 1.7 OTA upgrades for its G3 model XPeng Motors partners with Byton and others to establish new energy technology research company XPeng Motors obtains vehicle production qualifications through Foday acquisition XPeng Motors will continue to adopt NVIDIA’s AI autonomous driving computing platform for its next-generation models XPeng Motors to equ...

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l purchase the land, buildings and associated assets of the Nissan facilities, including of its nearby stamping plant, in mid-2026. The agreement will see the majority of associated Nissan employees offered employment by Chery SA on substantially similar terms and conditions as today. Following the acquisition of the plant by Chery SA, Nissan will continue to offer vehicles and services to customers in South Africa, as before, with several new ve...

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elopment agency signed a deal with Ford to purchase land in Saarlouis for around EUR 95 million. The purchase is being funded by Saarland’s Transformation Fund for Structural Change (Trafo). At the same time, gwSaar has also made an agreement with the pharmaceutical company Vetter for the gradual acquisition of about 40 hectares of the former Ford site. In the first phase, Vetter will secure the previously undeveloped areas of the Ford site and...

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ubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC) announced it has launched a new variant for its Canter Eco Hybrid light-duty truck with smaller vehicle frame. It has a a shorter and narrower body by replacing battery cover and shortening rear overhang frame. Buyers can benefit from reduced automobile acquisition and weight taxes and can reduce annual vehicle inspection and vehicle insurance fees. It is priced at JPY 5,117,700, including consumption...

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he facility, with capacity to produce 230,000 vehicles annually, is being vacated as Nissan restructures and Mercedes-Benz relocates GLB production to Hungary. VinFast is also a finalist, while Chery and Great Wall Motor were among the nine companies that initially expressed interest. The potential acquisition reflects China’s efforts to expand manufacturing in Mexico at a time when U.S. tariffs on Mexican-made vehicles are pressuring the count...

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only with a 1.0L 16V engine producing the output of 74 hp. The suggested retail price is BRL 30,990. Nissan opened the Resende plant in April 2014 and started production of the March there. But the company had continued to import the Active version from the Aguascalientes plant in Mexico. With the acquisition of new tooling for the Resende plant, Nissan Brazil has started production of the Active version and stopped importing from Mexico. On May...

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t is powered by BYD's Blade LFP batteries, which drive the electric motor, producing up to 530 hp.  The bus can transport up to 160 passengers over approximately 300 km on a single charge. The development project for this electric bus aims to participate in the upcoming Transmilenio tender for the acquisition of 296 buses....

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y, hundreds of second-life robots are now installed at Solihull, Halewood, and the EPMC in Wolverhampton, ready to produce JLR's next-generation electric vehicles and battery packs. The company has also developed a new digital management system to track the life of every vehicle program asset, from acquisition to sale, scrapping, and reuse. On April 12, Fisker Inc. announced that its all-electric Fisker Ocean Extreme equipped with optional 22” ...

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or 20 percent of the total employees. Its contract of "Chrysler Crossfire" will expire in 2008, and the contract of "Mercedes CLK" in 2009. Unless no new contract can be won by July 2008, assembly of complete vehicles could be terminated by the end of 2008. The Supervisory Board of VW approved the acquisition of the Osnabruck plant of the bankrupt Karmann. Negotiations with creditors of Karmann got started. When they reach settlement, production...

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d PACK integration. On February 27, But'one Information Corporation, Xi'an (But'one Information Corporation) announced that it will abandon a plan to acquire 100% stakes in Shaanxi Automobile Group. But'one Information Corporation is an IT firm developing software and system integrated service. The acquisition plan was announced in August 2013. Shaanxi Automobile Group's intention to be indirectly listed on the Shanghai A-share market through thi...

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ctory for 4 days due to parts supply disruption KG Mobility to relocate plant within Pyeongtaek region SsangYong Motor poised to sell itself to South Korean EV startup Court grants permission to sign MOU for merger between Ssangyong Motors and Edison Motors Ssangyong Motor cancels Edison Motors’s acquisition Ssangyong Motor to start production of all-new J100 SUV in June in Korea Ssangyong Motor released new SUV name as “Torres” and teaser ...

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cks announce new jointly developed tractor heads UD Trucks launches new Quon tractor in Japan UD Trucks adds more safety features to 2022 Quon model year UD Trucks introduces short cab on heavy-duty truck Quon UD Trucks adds tank truck with 8L engine to heavy-duty truck Quon series Isuzu completes acquisition procedures of UD Trucks UD Trucks to reduce production at Ageo Plant in response to semiconductor shortage UD Trucks and Kobe Steel...

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a unveiled specifications of a new model "Morning (Picanto). After introducing the model at the Barcelona Motor Show in June, Kia will put onto the European market from December. Starting January 2008, this new model will be classified in Korea as a minivehicle, which is eligible for exemption from acquisition tax and registration fee, highway toll discount and other benefits. The export model is equipped with a 1,100cc gasoline (65HP) or a 1,00o...

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ranging from KRW 18.5 million to KRW 24.5 million as they are entitled to a subsidy of KRW 15 million from the Ministry of Environment of South Korean Government and an additional subsidy of up to KRW 9 million from the municipal government. Exclusively in 2014, electric vehicles are exempted from acquisition tax (up to KRW 1.4 million) and public bond purchase obligation (up to KRW 2 million for the purchase of urban rail bond and up to KRW 1.5...

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er Ultra Low Emission Vehicle) standards of California in the U.S. Hyundai has set an annual sales target for 2009 at 7,500, and will double its sales to 15,000 for 2010. Sales prices in Korea range from 20.545 million won to 23.2 million won, but when the vehicle is purchased, its registration and acquisition taxes will exempted because the vehicle is eligible for "eco-car tax deduction scheme." While Hyundai weighs the possibility of its export...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/03/25

ted a LOI regarding M&A of Ssangyong Motor. Due to brisk sales, annual production capacity of 250,000 units at the Busan plant has reached its limit but the company gave up constructing the second plant of the same scale in Busan. Renault intends to boost its manufacturing capacity at Busan through acquisition of Ssangyong Motor. Renault Samsung was planning to establish second plant at Pusan plant after 2005 and increase production capacity to 5...

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anned project investment is totaled about CNY 1,050,530,000, of which shareholders will contribute CNY 600 million and GAC Component will contribute CNY 294 million based on a 49% share in the joint venture. Additionally, the meeting also examined and approved a resolution about the project of land acquisition and construction for an intelligent NEV industrial park. With GAG’s approval, GAC Component will implement the aforementioned project, w...

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003. DFSK Motor launches "Fengguang 580" urban SUV DFSK Motor to relocate Shiyan Plant DFSK Motor unveils Glory 580 SUV Sokon to acquire 50% DFSK share held by Dongfeng Moto eGT New Energy Auto plans to use DFSK Motor's old plant to manufacture new energy vehicles CSRC approves Sokon’s acquisition of 50% DFSK shares DFSK starts operation of its plant in Airport Industrial Park of Shiyan, Hubei Province DFSK to build Intelligent Conn...

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ions, followed by deals supporting Texas wind farms for 30 and 50 MW of energy. The company uses solar power at 26 facilities and generates electricity from landfill gas at two assembly plants. On May 8, General Motors announced that it is investing USD 700 million in three Ohio locations and is in acquisition discussions with Cincinnati, Ohio-based electric truck builder Workhorse Group for its Lordstown Complex. The investments in Ohio will cre...

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