e was held in Chongqing, where the automaker announced a goal for the next 5 years: achieve an overall sales volume of 5 million units by 2030, including 3.5 million units of NEVs and 30% from markets outside of China. Changan Auto will focus on supply cooperation and marketing services. With NEVs, digitalization and intelligentization, and key technology at the core, Changan Auto will strive for high-quality development. For products, in the nex...

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rnatives. On September 27, VW Brazil announced securing a BRL 304 million credit line from BNDES (National Bank for Economic and Social Development) to finance the digital transformation of its four plants in the country. The investment, part of the “BNDES Mais Inovação” program, will enhance digitalization, automation, and Industry 4.0 technologies like AI, robotics, and cloud computing, boosting productivity and sustainability. VW Brazil ...

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ica On November 5, Volkswagen announced that it will invest some EUR 1 billion over the next five years to further strengthen its competitive situation in South America as a part of its ACCELERATE strategy. In addition to further local vehicle projects, an additional boost is given to in particular digitalization and decarbonization in South America, specific to market needs. Volkswagen is making further investments in the existing Biofuels Resea...

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egic cooperation agreement with Tencent. Through this cooperation, both parties will work on further in-depth co-creation in fields such as digital marketing, intelligent cockpits, and navigation and maps. In addition, they will conduct further cooperation in fields such as cloud services, overseas digitalization and intelligentization, intelligent connected vehicle safety, and intelligent parks. On October 12, Dongfeng Motor (DFM) announced that...

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to European markets. Taigo is the third model in the lines where the Polo and T-Cross are currently assembled. With the new Taigo, the Volkswagen Navarra factory will produce, for the first time in its history, three models simultaneously. On December 9, Volkswagen announced that its e-mobility and digitalization investments, will account for the largest proportion of total investments of EUR 159 billion for the first time, at 56% or EUR 89 billi...

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s a final assembly base adopting the “assembly island” mode, which upends the conventional assembly line production mode of automobiles and will refresh the production efficiency of the industry with process flexibility, automation of assembly and logistics, personalization of customization and digitalization of management to significantly improve the reliability and stability of products. The plant also applies Wuling’s in-house developed ...

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ercial vehicles including battery electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. It will help Ford Otosan to transform its Kocaeli facilities into an integrated manufacturing center for the assembly of electric vehicles in Turkey, support higher operational standards, and contribute to the digitalization and integration of the supplier base through wider integration into the value chain. On May 9, Ford announced that it is leading an in...

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established a digital management platform for industrial solid waste, forming a comprehensive, full-process, and all-encompassing information management system for industrial solid waste, and has received the Green Factory certification from Chongqing. The Yubei plant has launched an environmental digitalization upgrade project, introducing 25 functional requirements, including automatic monitoring of production and pollutant emissions. The Nanj...

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ng, and company global business coordination and guidance, the headquarters has the four strategic functions of “a flagship experience center, an intelligent R&D center, a data center, and a service center”. It is equipped with such functional departments as an intelligent research institute, a digitalization center, an automotive engineering research institute, an R&D and verification center, a design center, and a product planning center. N...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/08

ng, and company global business coordination and guidance, the headquarters has the four strategic functions of “a flagship experience center, an intelligent R&D center, a data center, and a service center”. It is equipped with such functional departments as an intelligent research institute, a digitalization center, an automotive engineering research institute, an R&D and verification center, a design center, and a product planning center. N...

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he company will invest about EUR 8 billion at its home locations through 2029. The Ingolstadt plant will produce a new entry-level electric model, while the next Audi Q3 will be built alongside the Győr plant in Hungary. At the Neckarsulm site, the local ecosystem will be used to strengthen Audi's digitalization expertise in AI. In addition, the electronic architecture of combustion-engine vehicles will be developed further. Furthermore, the pos...

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established a digital management platform for industrial solid waste, forming a comprehensive, full-process, and all-encompassing information management system for industrial solid waste, and has received the Green Factory certification from Chongqing. The Yubei plant has launched an environmental digitalization upgrade project, introducing 25 functional requirements, including automatic monitoring of production and pollutant emissions. The Nanj...

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gned a framework agreement for a deepened strategic partnership with iFlyTek Co., Ltd. (iFlyTek) in the city of Wuhu, Anhui Province. According to the agreement, they will enhance cooperation in seven sectors such as intelligent cockpits, intelligent driving, industrial intelligence, and enterprise digitalization. The two parties will endeavor to build an autonomous vehicle that supports L4 autonomous driving under certain scenarios at the right ...

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for its general assembly and welding workshops and expects to complete the capacity expansion work in mid-February 2022, by which time both workshops will reach the condition for achieving an annual capacity of 200,000 vehicles. The brand will be able to further increase the level of automation and digitalization and reduce workers at its plant through the capacity expansion projects. On August 20, Hycan Auto announced that preorders have started...

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. Additionally, 30 dual students are pursuing degrees alongside their training. Across all levels, the company trains 1,337 young individuals, contributing to skill development and supporting German locations. These apprenticeships align with industry transformation and trends like electrification, digitalization, and automation. On October 9, MAN Truck and Bus announced that it has begun the construction of the new M50 battery building followed ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/06/20

. Additionally, 30 dual students are pursuing degrees alongside their training. Across all levels, the company trains 1,337 young individuals, contributing to skill development and supporting German locations. These apprenticeships align with industry transformation and trends like electrification, digitalization, and automation. On October 9, MAN Truck and Bus announced that it has begun the construction of the new M50 battery building followed ...

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he company will invest about EUR 8 billion at its home locations through 2029. The Ingolstadt plant will produce a new entry-level electric model, while the next Audi Q3 will be built alongside the Győr plant in Hungary. At the Neckarsulm site, the local ecosystem will be used to strengthen Audi's digitalization expertise in AI. In addition, the electronic architecture of combustion-engine vehicles will be developed further. Furthermore, the pos...

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is integrated into ongoing series production at the site as the first all-electric model. The Mercedes-Benz S-Class saloon, the long-wheelbase version and the Mercedes-Maybach S-Class are already rolling off the production line. The MO360 digital ecosystem forms the basis for production. The entire digitalization strategy with its focus on people aims to provide the best possible support for the more than 1500 employees at Factory 56 in their dai...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/06/18

avan Auto successfully closed a Series Pre-A financing. The total proceeds exceed CNY 1.2 billion, with contributions from new shareholders, additional investment from existing shareholders, and support from other capital institutions. The proceeds will be used for R&D, ecosystem establishment, and digitalization. In the coming two years, Cavan Auto will introduce two new platforms to promote the evolution of New Energy commercial vehicles. On M...

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pacities at the two German plants and socially responsible workforce adjustments while extending job guarantee up to the end of 2029. The EUR 6 billion thus generated will secure the strategic targeted return corridor of 9 to 11 percent and will flow into future projects such as electrification and digitalization. The agreement takes effect on November 29, 2019 and applies for the next ten years. Annual plant capacity will therefore be planned in...

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