ated with the first ever Jaecoo J7 AWD premium off-road SUV rolling off its production line. This is the first plant in ASEAN to locally produce Jaecoo J7. While production of Chery's models will continue in partnership with Inokom in Kulim, Kedah, the new facility in Shah Alam industrial zone will focus on assembling Jaecoo's models. Reported on June 21, the Chery Tiggo 7 Pro has officially been launched in Malaysia. This CKD locally assembled S...

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-door hatchback in the summer of 2013. The Lada Granta hatchback will be the successor of Lada Samara. Production of the successor is scheduled to start in 2014 at Izhevsk plant. OJSC Izh-Avto is reportedly planning to stop production of the Lada Granta sedan at its plant in Izhevsk in June 2014 to focus on the production of the Lada Granta Liftback. In 2014, the Izhevsk plant will produce 19,319 Lada Granta sedans by the end of May. In 2013, the...

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anuary 5 that it has sold 211,013 new vehicles in China in 2014, up 13.0% compared to the previous year. Sales of the CX-5, the Mazda6 Atenza, and the Mazda3 Axela (all with SKYACTIV Technology) were strong, but it failed to achieve its original target of 220,000 units. In 2015 as well, it plans to focus on the models with SKYACTIV Technology to boost its sales. In December, on a single month basis, it sold only 21,802 new vehicles, down 7.8% on ...

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y 9, Fisker Inc. announced that it has manufactured 55 engineering, marketing, and customer vehicles in 2023 to start the registration and delivery process in Germany and Denmark. Production will ramp up in the coming days and European deliveries are expected to pick up shortly after. A significant focus has been preparing for high-quality vehicle assembly, with inline commissioning and automated end-of-line testing, so Fisker can achieve a maxim...

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tralia. The Cascada convertible, Astra hatch and Insignia sedan will be launched in the first half of 2015. Opel discontinued import and sales of vehicles in China from January 2015 based on GM’s global strategy. Reportedly, Opel will withdraw from Chinese market with the aim of cutting costs and focus on expanding its share in the European market. Opel said it will continue providing after-sales services including quality assurance and mainten...

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w Ultium-based Bolt. On July 23, GM reported record Q2 profits and revenue, but recorded a USD 600 million charge for indefinitely stopping production of the self-driving Cruise Origin, assembled at Factory Zero, but paused since November 2023. CEO Mary Barra said the Cruise subsidiary will instead focus their next autonomous vehicle on the next-generation Chevrolet Bolt, instead of the Origin. Moving ahead, the Cruise version of the Bolt will be...

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in overseas presence for long-term success. Currently, Shineray's plant in Vietnam has four major workshops and a CBU vehicle inspection line. It has an annual production capacity of tens of thousands of units, leading the market in both efficiency and product quality. The company boasts that it is focusing on global brand expansion, unlike many Chinese automakers in Vietnam that use cost-effective strategies or shortcut approaches, such as joint...

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will also introduce new eco-friendly powertrains like hybrids. To support this, Hyundai is expanding capacity with its upcoming Pune plant. While domestic growth in FY26 is expected to be in line with the industry’s low single-digit estimates, the company is targeting 7–8% growth in exports by focusing on key emerging markets. Hyundai will invest around INR 70 billion to drive long-term growth. On May 16, Hyundai Motor India Limited, in an i...

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k joint venture and JAC products, as well as construction of an engine plant in Hefei in Anhui Province for production of Navistar diesel engines like the "MaxxForce." In the commercial vehicle project, it plans to produce medium- and heavy-duty trucks at JAC's existing plant. The two projects will focus on introduction of technologies to meet the "Euro4" and "Euro5" in compliance with China's market needs, and also proceeding with medium- and he...

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d in the future. It was reported that following the production launch of the new "Swift" at Magyar Suzuki in Hungary, production of the model will be moved from the Kosai Plant to Sagara Plant and get started by the end of the year. Suzuki is making research and development investments for vehicles focused on two locations in Japan and India. In Japan the automaker will invest a total of 25.6 billion yen in its Sagara Plant in Shizuoka Prefecture...

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ion. Kim Long Motor Hue JSC has announced an additional investment of approximately VND 21 trillion (about USD 804 million), demonstrating an ambition to expand its operations and a strategic push to boost exports and deepen integration into global supply chains. This sixfold investment increase is focused on phase two of the project, building upon the nearly completed phase one that developed facilities for automobile assembly, parts manufacturi...

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off-road SUV, and will achieve full electric hybridization of its models. The Exceed brand will fully implement the high-end strategic deployment. The Chery New Energy brand will launch one new compact SUV and three upgraded and iterated products, and plans to launch the iCar sub-brand, which will focus on the markets of small- and medium-sized battery electric vehicles and range-extended NEVs, before the Auto Shanghai 2023. The Jetour brand wil...

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215, and all 5 grades were priced $200 higher from the 2012 models. Prices of the Prius v wagon starts at $26,650, representing an increase ranging from $100 to $150 for three grades from the 2012 models. There are no price increases for the two grades of Prius Plug-in. Also, the Prius adds a style-focused Persona Series Special Edition model priced at $27,130. Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. announced that 90 units of the 2013 Scion iQ EV arriv...

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Honda Innovations Co., Ltd (Mountain View) Honda's R&D location, in charge of open innovation and transformative collaboration with leading startups (Focus on Connected vehicle/IoT, Human machine interface, Machine intelligence/Robotics, Personal mobility, Sharing economy, and Industrial Innovation). Honda Developer Studio: an online portal and open innovation workspace operated by Honda R&D Innovations to enable developers to work directly with...

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now be down the weeks of May 3 and May 10, while the Ohio Assembly Plant will produce only Super Duty Chassis cabs and medium-duty trucks. The Oakville Assembly Complex (Ford Edge and Lincoln Nautilus) will be down the week of May 3, as well as the weeks of April 12, 19 and 26. The Saarlouis plant (Focus) will stop output for an additional 20 days, extending a five-week shutdown that started late February. Ford will pause production of the Transi...

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ations of its new Resource Circularity Center, located near the Marysville and East Liberty Auto Plants in Ohio, as a first-of-its-kind center designed to give new life to retired equipment, office electronics and vehicle service parts. Going beyond traditional manufacturing recycling programs that focus on direct materials used to produce products, the Honda Resource Circularity Center focuses on recycling and repurposing goods including tools, ...

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opportunities.” Brockman said the programs are under review but that those production timelines remain unchanged for now. Nissan recently delayed the BEV crossovers by 10 months, to November 2028 for a Nissan-branded model and March 2029 for an Infiniti version. In the near term, Nissan plans to focus on producing electrified truck-based vehicles at its Canton plant. Starting in 2028, Nissan will deliver up to five models on a new body-on-fram...

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pacity in excess of 45 GWh and create 2,500 jobs. On July 31, the NextStar Energy battery plant in Windsor, Canada announced it has begun hiring workers for its Windsor headquarters, as well as 100 engineers and technicians for the launch team. Production capacity is now planned for 49 GWh hours to focus on the higher-energy cells needed for BEVs and abandoning plans to also produce PHEV batteries. The module plant will hire 200 to 300 people tha...

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n the other countries. On April 5, Kia Corporation (Kia) anounced that strengthen its hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) line-up from six models in 2024 to nine models by 2028, with HEV powertrain options offered for most of the brand’s major models.Kia’s mid-to-long-term business strategy retains a focus on electrification and PBV growth, backed by a total of 15 EV models by 2027.This number includes new EVs – EV2, EV3, EV4 and EV5, and two PBV...

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d operation in 1979. Neta officially commences EV production in Thailand with NETA V-II Neta Auto Thailand to resume full production in June after clearing debts with suppliers Foton plans for new plant in Thailand Tata Motors to cease manufacturing operations in Thailand Foton decides to shift its focus in Thailand from pickup to commercial truck Bangchan General Assembly to assemble cars for Cho Thavee’s London Taxi project in Thailand Neta...

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