second half of 2009 at prices ranging from 70,000 to 90,000 yuan. Furthermore, the 2009 "Benni" model and a hybrid MPV "Jiexun" will go on sale in the second half of 2009. The "Jiexun HEV" will be priced at around 120,000 yuan. Changan Automobile revealed a plan to introduce a system to offer subsidies totaling 100 million yuan to purchasers of its brand vehicles in farming areas. The company has already started to provide subsidies of between 2...

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resume for second-shift workers at Lansing Regional Stamping, Flint Stamping, Flint Engine, Pontiac Stamping and Warren Transmission. GM facilities that remain closed are Bay City Powertrain, Orion Assembly, Flint Assembly, Lansing Delta Township Assembly, Lansing Grand River Assembly, Flint Tool & Die, Lansing Grand River Stamping, and Saginaw Metal Casting Operations, as well as the Warren GM Technical Center and Pontiac Engineering. FCA cancel...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/16

in São José dos Pinhais, Captur discontinued in Argentina Renault grants vacations, halts production of five models in São José dos Pinhais, Brazil Renault starts pre-series production of new SUV in São José dos Pinhais Renault idles São José dos Pinhais plant week of June 12 Renault studies creation of two specialized centres of excellence Renault readies new SUV in São José dos Pinhais with second shift on lay-off Renault names Ka...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/15

gement had their operations suspended. Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) held a "Monozukuri Workshop," an informational session for the press, where various production technologies being developed at the Teiho, Myochi, and Motomachi plants were unveiled. At the Myochi Plant, the development of Giga casting (a technology for integrated molding with aluminum die-casting), which will be used in next-generation electric vehicles (EV), is underway. At...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/07

d delivered by the plant. On April 16, XPeng unveiled the SEPA 2.0 all-domain intelligent evolving architecture, a high-end intelligent ultimate technical architecture for electric vehicles, before unmanned driving is realized. With SEPA 2.0, the only mass-produced front and rear one-piece aluminum die-cast vehicle body in China, which reduces overall weight by 17%, was built. SEPA 2.0 features the CIB (Cell Integrated Body) technology and is com...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/04

uilds pre-production Hummer EVs at Factory ZERO as construction continues GM plants return to production November 1, some with single shift GM highlights EV product, plant launches in U.S. GM celebrates grand opening of its all-electric-product Factory ZERO GM investing USD 51 million at Bedford Casting for Chevrolet Silverado EV drive units GMC Sierra E electric pickup production to start in 2023 GM launching production of Chevrolet Silvera...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/06/13

ratification Cadillac confirms 2025 Optiq as entry level EV coming in U.S., China GM to lay off 1,314 workers at two Michigan plants as Chevrolet Bolt, Camaro production end Cadillac CT4, CT5 production down during the first week of January GM put new "Cadillac CTS" sedan equipped with a 2.9-liter diesel engine exclusively for the European market in 2009, and later in the U.S. market. The engine, developed jointly with VM Motori S.p.A of Italy, ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/06/05

resume for second-shift workers at Lansing Regional Stamping, Flint Stamping, Flint Engine, Pontiac Stamping and Warren Transmission. GM facilities that remain closed are Bay City Powertrain, Orion Assembly, Flint Assembly, Lansing Delta Township Assembly, Lansing Grand River Assembly, Flint Tool & Die, Lansing Grand River Stamping, and Saginaw Metal Casting Operations, as well as the Warren GM Technical Center and Pontiac Engineering. FCA cancel...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/06/05

sembly plant in Flint, Michigan with exclusively designed sheet metal, the new 2020 Silverado HD exterior shares only the roof with the Silverado 1500. The 2020 Silverado HD offers the choice of an all-new gasoline engine with direct injection mated to a six-speed transmission, or the Duramax Turbo-Diesel V8, which delivers 910 lb-ft of torque through an all-new, Allison 10-speed transmission. On December 19, Lear Corporation announced that it w...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/06/05

restarts production at 4 North American plants FCA announces USD 1.48 billion investment in Sterling Heights Assembly Plant Chrysler 200 production ends at Sterling Heights Assembly Plant FCA commits USD 1 billion investment for Jeep Wagoneer, Grand Wagoneer, and Jeep pickup FCA resumes producing diesel Ram pickups as U.S. regulators near expected ruling FCA announces USD 1 billion, 2,500 new jobs for Warren Truck Assembly Plant FCA Warren Tr...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/05/30

announced on January 4 that it had acquired land for building an engine manufacturing plant for vehicles in Indonesia. The land purchased is about 1.3 million square meters in the industrial park to the east of Jakarta at a cost for about 10 billion yen. Suzuki will construct a plant to manufacture casting, forging and aluminum-die cast parts, aiming to raise their localization rate. Suzuki is planning to set up a new assembly plant in Indonesia....

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/05/28

in : Engines 8 Types, Transmissions 4 Types Plant of Hyundai, starts operating new EV-dedicated plant in 2026 -Operation started in 1967. -Number of Employees: 32,000 Hyundai to suspend Genesis production line at Ulsan Plant for two weeks due to Palisade mixed production Hyundai Motor to build hypercasting plant in Ulsan, Korea Hyundai Motor's new Ulsan EV plant to increase annual production up to 250,000 units Hyundai launches chassis-cab versio...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/05/22

e-orders for electric edition of Aeolus L7 SUV CDMS 2024: Voyah starts accepting pre-orders for Courage electric SUV Voyah launches Courage electric SUV Voyah simultaneously launches global version of Courage SUV in three European countries DFMC breaks ground on industrialized project on integrated die casting Nissan to end production in Wuhan, China, in FY 2025 Dongfeng Motor completes expansion of passenger car plant in Wuhan, Hubei Dongfeng N...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/05/21

on of 2019 Ram 1500 eTorque mild-hybrid in U.S. FCA idling plants in New Year for maintenance, inventory adjustment, changeover GM, Ford, FCA halt operations due to Michigan gas utility fire during record low temperatures FCA’s new 2020 Ram 1500 will offer all-new third-generation 3.0-liter V6 EcoDiesel engine FCA moves Ram production to Sterling Heights, Jeep to Mexico RAM 1500 Mild-Hybrid 5.7-liter HEMI V8 with e-Torque launches o...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/05/16

IPUs for EV production at both MAP and East Liberty Auto Plant (ELP). The Anna Engine Plant (AEP) will now build the IPU case that will contain the EV battery module and serve as the main frame structure for the floor of Honda and Acura EVs. AEP is preparing to install six, 6,000-ton high-pressure die cast machines that will mega cast the IPU case in two pieces that will be welded together seamlessly using Friction Stir Welding. In 2023, AEP tra...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/05/14

Stellantis, FCA Canada, Etobicoke Casting Plant Aluminum Die Castings, Pistons, Engine parts, Transmission parts Stellantis (FCA)'s aluminum casting plant -Year built: 1942 -Year acquired by Chrysler: 1964 -Investment announced 2010-2019: USD 27.2 million -Employees as of July 2024: 258 in 3 shifts FCA investing up to CAD 1.57 billion in EVs, derivatives at Canadian plants in new labor contract FCA Canada confirms labor contract ratification wit...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/05/13

of 1,265PS, a peak torque of 1,280Nm, a 0 to 100km/h acceleration time of only 2.07 seconds (excluding the starting time), and a top speed of 280km/h. It also comes with such features as the NZP autonomous navigation assistance system. In Q4 2023, Geely Galaxy will unveil the new Galaxy E8 wide-bodied flagship battery electric sedan. Based on the SEA. In the second half of 2023, Geely will unveil “the auto industry’s first full-stack in-hou...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/04/21

afactory Texas, was the third best-selling EV in Q3 2024. Tesla Gigafactory Texas is known to have submitted 16 filings with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) dating from September 19 to October 29 that cover a range of upgrades and improvements to areas such as body-in-white, castings, die-shop, paint, plastics, battery cells, cell lab, an East Parking Garage, and the previously announced south expansion of the complex dedi...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/04/02

overall width of 1,832mm, the overall height of 1,671mm, and the wheelbase of 2,660mm. There are three engine variations including: a 1.8-liter engine delivering 102kW at maximum connected to a 5-speed manual, a 2.0-liter 106kW engine combined with a 6-speed manual or a 7-speed DCT, and a 2.0-liter diesel engine of 100kW connected to a 6-speed manual transmission. Geely has signed a contract to build a new plant to manufacture 300,000 units of au...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/03/28

and HHC (Hill Hold Control). On July 21, Beijing Automobile Works (BAW) announced the recent holding of the 2023 brand strategy launch conference in Zhangjiakou. BAW will specifically plan models for the young, tourism talents, and retirees, such as the range-extended, CNG, and non-load-bearing diesel-powered versions of the Wangpai MPV, the New Energy version of the Calorie pickup truck, and diesel-powered and flat-front micro trucks. In the...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/03/04