ogy and Saike Ruipu, two subsidiaries of SAIC Motor, began production as well. On March 30, SAIC released the 2023 SAIC MOTOR CORPORATION LIMITED ESG & Sustainability Report. According to the report, to reduce the amount of waste generated, the SGMW painting workshop added paint slag dewatering and drying equipment. This equipment allows the paint slag to be transferred from the scraping tank to the dewatering and drying equipment, helping reduce...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/08/01

logies, including recycled aluminum, bio-based nylon, and variable stiffness thermoforming. Furthermore, Changan has been developing low-carbon process technologies to improve resource utilization, such as using the industrial chain of coating cleaning solvents for recycling, water reuse and sludge drying. On February 9, Changan Auto released the Dubhe Plan 2.0 in Chongqing. The Dubhe Plan 2.0 focuses on upgrading four core areas, namely, digital...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/31

, Changan Auto issued the "Changan Auto 2022 Social Responsibility Report". It is mentioned in the report that the company's Yubei plant has launched a special campaign to control the disorganized emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). The plant installed 1 set of TNV treatment system for drying exhaust gas, 2 sets of “ozone oxidation + chemical oxidation + plant liquid spraying” treatment system for wastewater station exhaust gas,...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/31

On March 23 Toyota Auto Body announced that it will restart vehicle production line operations on the 27th from the 1st shift. A fire broke out at the Inabe Plant’s 2nd facility on March 20, and from the second shift on that day the vehicle production line has been halted. The 2nd facility has a drying furnace for drying painted vahiecle bodies with hot air, and it is thought that some failure around the ventilation duct on top of the equipmen...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/30

nt, where the TENET car body undergoes full immersion degreasing and phosphating to prepare the surface for coating. Next, a cataphoresis primer is applied using RoDip technology, which rotates the body in a large 26-meter bath to ensure the coating reaches all areas. The body then enters the first drying chamber, where the primer is heat-treated at up to 200°C. In the final steps, the car receives a secondary primer, base enamel, and clear varn...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/29

day, with the European market launch set for November 2, 2024. On July 22, BMW Group announced that it has started the use of electricity to purify exhaust air in its paint shops. The new process allows for the high temperatures required for thermal purification of exhaust air from paint booths and drying rooms to be generated electrically by eliminating the need for natural gas. The eRTO (electrically regenerative thermal oxidation) process clea...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/29

No.1 line), and Toyota Industries Corporation's Nagakusa Plant (301 and 302 lines) suspended operations. Operations on the 18th have not yet been determined. According to an announcement from Chuo Spring, the explosion occurred at its Fujioka Plant's No.4 building at around 12:15 on October 16. The drying furnace, where the accident occurred, and part of the building were damaged, and the cause is under investigation. On October 18, Toyota Motor ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/25

No.1 line), and Toyota Industries Corporation's Nagakusa Plant (301 and 302 lines) suspended operations. Operations on the 18th have not yet been determined. According to an announcement from Chuo Spring, the explosion occurred at its Fujioka Plant's No.4 building at around 12:15 on October 16. The drying furnace, where the accident occurred, and part of the building were damaged, and the cause is under investigation. On October 18, Toyota Motor ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/25

Automotive Lean Production Awads of the launch of new paint shop in Mladá Boleslav Plant. At this plant the car bodies enter the ovens transversily. This means that the hot air in the ovens flows into the vehicle bodies through the engine compartments and window apertures. This helps shorten total drying line length to around 100 metre or only about half the length that would be required. A wide range of production stages are carried out by a to...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/24

ent such as 3C1B water-based paint environmental protection process, robot automatic painting, TNV waste gas incineration system, intelligent management and control system to carry out automatic spraying operations, reduce the use of organic solvents from the source; reduce the intermediate coating drying and intermediate coating grinding processes; minimize the emission of VOC in the workshop. On August 25, BAIC exhibited a number of new product...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/24

used water-based paint, and this alone will reduce VOC emissions by more than 600 tons per year. On September 16, FAW-Volkswagen released the "2020/2021 Sustainability Report". The report mentioned that process materials are materials that need to be processed during the production process, such as drying furnace heating, waste water discharge, etc., which consume energy and produce environmental impact factors such as VOC and waste liquid. In th...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/24

r Ningbo Plant VW launches the Tharu compact SUV in China SAIC VW-Skoda to collaborate with Banma Network in smart connected cars Audi partners with SAIC to develop new EV for China Skoda Auto announces production for 2024 for plants in other regions SAIC Volkswagen Explores Waste Heat Reuse from Drying Room SAIC-VW launches Teramont Pro SUV SAIC Audi opens reservations for Audi Q6 mid-sized SUV CDMS 2023: SAIC Audi exhibits all its mo...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/21

No.1 line), and Toyota Industries Corporation's Nagakusa Plant (301 and 302 lines) suspended operations. Operations on the 18th have not yet been determined. According to an announcement from Chuo Spring, the explosion occurred at its Fujioka Plant's No.4 building at around 12:15 on October 16. The drying furnace, where the accident occurred, and part of the building were damaged, and the cause is under investigation. On October 18, Toyota Motor ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/18

No.1 line), and Toyota Industries Corporation's Nagakusa Plant (301 and 302 lines) suspended operations. Operations on the 18th have not yet been determined. According to an announcement from Chuo Spring, the explosion occurred at its Fujioka Plant's No.4 building at around 12:15 on October 16. The drying furnace, where the accident occurred, and part of the building were damaged, and the cause is under investigation. On October 18, Toyota Motor ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/18

icle will be reduced year by year. The company will introduce water-based paint and zeolite adsorption rotor + RTO paint shop high-efficiency exhaust gas treatment technology to greatly reduce VOCs emissions. In order to achieve recycling, the company will promote the application of EDRO and sludge drying processes, promote the recycling of emulsions, and continue to reduce the cost of hazardous waste disposal. In order to promote effective gover...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/17

nsumption during the shutdown period in 2021 will be reduced by 21% compared with that in 2020, and the energy guidance manual of Tianjin Branch will be formed at the same time. In terms of hazardous waste reduction, projects such as aqueous solvent precipitation + electro-Fenton process and sludge drying were carried out to reduce hazardous waste per vehicle, from 13.93kg/vehicle in 2020 to 10.57kg/vehicle in 2021. In addition, the Tianjin North...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/16

No.1 line), and Toyota Industries Corporation's Nagakusa Plant (301 and 302 lines) suspended operations. Operations on the 18th have not yet been determined. According to an announcement from Chuo Spring, the explosion occurred at its Fujioka Plant's No.4 building at around 12:15 on October 16. The drying furnace, where the accident occurred, and part of the building were damaged, and the cause is under investigation. On October 18, Toyota Motor ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/06/25

rsulm factory. Audi has optimized processes and introduced eco-friendly methods for the A5 launch. The models feature a new wet-on-wet painting process, replacing the traditional filler, and use sustainable water-based paints. Advanced corrosion prevention methods and an energy-efficient transverse drying process have also been implemented, better suited for future electric and hybrid vehicles. A new paint separation process captures paint mist w...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/06/13

nt is the 6DV engine, the world’s first green and intelligent engine, which delivers a robust power of 640PS and an ultra-high torque of 3,000Nm. For technology, the plant features a proprietary gear assembly process and introduces green energy-saving technologies such as photovoltaics and sludge drying. For efficiency, the lean production lines at the plant offer the optimal layout and the highest production efficiency. For intelligence, the p...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/05/28

ing with a high solid content. Regarding the coating operation during the vehicle design stage, Great Wall Motor applied a B1:B2 process, a box-type system for the dry separation of paint particles and a full circulating air system for spray booths, and a direct-expansion heat pump capable of flash drying. On March 30, Great Wall Motor released the 2022 Corporate Social Responsibility Report. According to the report, the automaker recovered the w...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/05/28