is reused for humidification of the workshop air conditioning. On September 16, FAW-VW released its 2020/2021 Sustainable Development Report. According to the report, all kitchen waste from FAW-VW's five major sites (Changchun, Southwest, South China, East China, and North China) is turned over to certified disposal companies for processing and reuse. Combustible waste is used as a burn material for power generation. Currently, solid wastes are ...

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isawa Plant. The three steel manufacturers that will be the suppliers are Kobe Steel, Ltd., JFE Steel Corporation, and Nippon Steel Corporation. Each company will supply green steel that has been subjected to the " mass balance approach," in which the amount of CO2 reduction during manufacturing is certified and attached to any steel product. Isuzu will begin ordering green steel in stages from April. The EARTH lab., is aiming to start operation ...

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celifts wide cab Dutro Hybrid Hino temporarily halts production due to heavy snow Toyota sequentially restarts operations at Japanese vehicle assembly plants Toyota halts 16 Japanese plants due to Hokkaido earthquake Toyota halts shipments of vehicles equipped with Toyota Industries’ fraudulently certified engines Hino suspends operations of Hamura Plant's Production Line #2 due to Toyota Industries’ certification fraud Hino extends shutdown ...

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d 156 units of Nissan Navara since officially starting production at the end of March this year, 100 of which have gone straight to the local market for sale. Now, it can start increasing production to meet market demand after getting the final green light from Nissan's commissioning engineers who certified that the Ghanaian technical team had achieved the final quality and production milestones that had been set following the official start of ...

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nd took fire. This accident, which happened in Shenzhen in the early hours on May 26, killed three including two passengers and a driver. This has raised concerns over safety performance of BYD electric vehicles. In response to these concerns, BYD said that the e6 has been inspected by a government-certified authority and its battery is compliant with the national standards, adding that the accident will have no impact on the company's efforts to...

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new 4X4 at Magna's Graz, Austria facility in 2026. Part of the development process for this new 4X4 will include a rigorous testing program on Austria's Schöckl mountain, which is close to Magna's complete vehicle assembly facility. On April 26, Fisker Inc. announced that European regulators have certified the Fisker Ocean SUV. The company intends to start deliveries to European customers on May 5, 2023. It recently built several mid-trim level...

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es a wider and clearer view. Nissan announced on June 4 that the launch of LEAF, the first 100 percent electric vehicle to be marketed in Mexico. The presale starts today and will continue until its arrival on June 30. Initially, the Nissan LEAF in Mexico will be available for sale through Nissan's certified dealership network located in Mexico City. In addition, Nissan and the Government of the State of Morelos have taken the initiative to creat...

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n upgrade to support production of the Corvette Stingray, including approximately $52 million for a new body shop to manufacture the car’s all-new aluminum frame in-house for the first time. The lightweight aluminum frame is the foundation for the most powerful standard Corvette ever, with an SAE-certified 455 horsepower (339 kW) and 460 lb-ft of torque (624 Nm), and the Corvette delivers the best fuel economy of any sports car on the market an...

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The court refused to arrest the property of Volkswagen in Nizhny Novgorod. On February 3, GAZ announced that it has delivered 100 GAZelle NEXT Citiline buses to join transportation fleets of Vietnam. The buses were produced by Gorky Automobile Plant in Russia. The GAZelle NEXT Citiline bus has been certified in compliance with the requirements of Vietnam laws and regulations. An important advantage of the bus is its small turning radius (6.6 m), ...

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issue. The remaining 44.29% will be obtained by issuing shares to minority shareholders. Shaanxi Automobile Group has received an order to deliver six tractors from Australia. The automaker is the first heavy-duty truck maker in China that has obtained a certification in Australia. The company was certified in February 2013. The tractors will be delivered in November. On October 12, Ssangyong Motor Co., part of the India based Mahindra Group, an...

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1 million and announced the start of local production from its Chakan, Pune plant. The vehicle is powered by a permanently excited synchronous motor (PSM) with a battery capacity of 122 kWh, delivering a peak output of 400 kW and 858 Nm of torque. The EQS SUV has a top speed of 210 km/h and an ARAI-certified range of 809 km. On October 3, Mercedes-Benz began local production of the all-new Long Wheelbase (LWB) E-Class at its manufacturing facilit...

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re than 25 percent and improved fuel efficiency by 30 to 40 percent compared with conventional CNG engine buses. Its trial operation will start on some transit route in 2011. Its full volume production is planned to begin in 2012. General Motors said on April 25 that the electric vehicle efficiency certified by the EPA (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) for its Chevrolet Spark EV was 128/109/119MPGe（city/highway/combined）. The 2014 Chevro...

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has improved to 12.6km per liter from 11.9km per liter of the previous model, due to engine improvements. However, the 12.6km per liter was not the official fuel economy authorized by the government but the number confirmed in a testing uniquely conducted by Hyundai’s laboratory. The final number certified by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, Republic of Korea, is 12.1km per liter. Hyundai Motor Company unveiled the all-new Sonata of ...

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e Ioniq 5 and Kona Electric at its Ulsan plant for the sixth time this year Hyundai Motor breaks ground on hydrogen fuel cell production facility in Korea Hyundai unveils STARIA Electric MPV at 2026 Brussels Motor Show On May 24 Hyundai Motor announced that its Ioniq Electric has been certified by the Korean government to run 191 km on a single charge in a combined cycle. The carmaker says the range is the longest among all electric...

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ca) are also using sustainably-produced corrosion protection. It replaces petroleum-based precursors, such as naphtha, with renewable raw materials from organic waste, starting in the early stages of paint production, with BASF’s innovative production process. The CO2 savings determined in a TÜV-certified process amount to over 15,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions between now and 2030. On September 5, BMW South Africa announced that it has stopped t...

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Audi Q3 arrives in October 2025, with orders opening in summer. Production takes place in both Győr (Hungary) and Ingolstadt (Germany). On December 14, Audi started production of the Audi Q8 e-tron at the Brussels plant. The Audi Q8 e-tron will reach customers in Europe and the United States as a certified net carbon-neutral car. From the second half of 2023, more than 3,000 employees will also make the Audi Q4 e-tron at the Brussels plant. Aud...

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n sites in Germany and Hungary. Mercedes-Benz is thereby enforcing its "Electric Only" strategy with advanced, CO2 neutrally produced battery cells, modules, and systems supplied by CATL. For the first time, the CO2-neutral battery cell production for the latest Mercedes-Benz models was audited and certified by third-party companies DEKRA and SGS. In line with this strategy, the new CATL plant in Hungary will also produce battery cells for Merced...

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he diameter of the meters and adopting a liquid crystal display, and LEDs were adopted for the interior lights. The Poncho is produced at J-BUS’s Komatsu Plant. On March 28 Toyota announced that it acquired model certification for the SORA fuel cell bus (FC bus), the first time an FC bus has been certified in Japan, and launched it on March 7th. The bus is an upgraded version of the Toyota FC bus that was delivered to the Tokyo Metropolitan Bur...

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rt of Nansha of Guangzhou for shipment to the Laem Chabang Port of Thailand as its first export vehicles. This will also be the first time GAC Aion exports complete vehicles to an overseas market. The Aion Y Plus, an overseas right-hand drive model tailored by GAC Aion for the Thai market, has been certified by the Department of Land Transport. On August 25, GAC Group participated in the Chengdu Motor Show 2023 (CDMS 2023) with its four vehicle b...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/03/20

WM Motor, planning to issue a certain number of new shares to acquire 100% of the equity held by its shareholders. For overseas expansion, WM Motor has launched various cooperative projects in such regions as the EU, the Middle East, and ASEAN. Some WM Motor models have already been WVTA- and SSTA-certified by the EU, e.g., the WVTA-certified EX5 and the SSTA-certified E5. On June 30, a signing ceremony of a strategic cooperation framework agree...

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