mmitted fraud in the output testing of automotive engines, Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) decided to temporarily suspend shipments of vehicles equipped with the affected engines on January 29. In March 2023, Toyota Industries publicly announced that it had committed fraud in the certification of forklift truck engines, and a special investigation committee consisting of outside experts had been conducting an investigation. The latest fraudulen...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/12/09

stack housing.  On February 8, BMW Group announced that logistics at its Landshut plant in Germany is being converted to fully autonomous transport systems, which are now being used for the first time in a pilot project in cockpit production in line with plants sustainability and digitization. The forklift-like vehicles move completely autonomously from a starting point to the destination and unlike automated transport systems, do not require a ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/11/27

ted around 70,000 units including knockdown kits by 2014. UD Trucks Corporation and UniCarriers Holdings agreed on the sales of UD Trucks’ Konosu Plant on October 2, 2014. The Konosu Plant manufactures cylinders and other cast components for diesel engines. Currently, most of its products are for forklifts. The sales of the plant will allow UD Trucks to focus on truck assemblies and transmission and other truck parts production in Japan. Global...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/11/25

mmitted fraud in the output testing of automotive engines, Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) decided to temporarily suspend shipments of vehicles equipped with the affected engines on January 29. In March 2023, Toyota Industries publicly announced that it had committed fraud in the certification of forklift truck engines, and a special investigation committee consisting of outside experts had been conducting an investigation. The latest fraudulen...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/11/21

ult Group’s factory in Valladolid plant, Spain. The hiring will take place from November to March 2025 to support Renault’s growing industrial activity. The partnership aims to bring in talent for skilled roles across the vehicle manufacturing process. The hiring is for production operators and forklift operators to handle tasks such as assembly, wiring, screwing, handling parts, and mounting components. The jobs come with a full-time tempor...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/11/18

mmitted fraud in the output testing of automotive engines, Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) decided to temporarily suspend shipments of vehicles equipped with the affected engines on January 29. In March 2023, Toyota Industries publicly announced that it had committed fraud in the certification of forklift truck engines, and a special investigation committee consisting of outside experts had been conducting an investigation. The latest fraudulen...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/10/30

as already started at GM’s Pre-Production Operations center. Engineers from GM, Honda and Cruise have been readying supply chains, and ordering and installing tooling for production at GM’s Factory ZERO. A well-publicized fire at GM’s Factory Zero in December 2023, believed to be sparked by a forklift accidentally puncturing a battery materials container, has caused some USD 1 million in damages. The volatile chemistry of the lithium-ion ba...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/08/29

mmitted fraud in the output testing of automotive engines, Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) decided to temporarily suspend shipments of vehicles equipped with the affected engines on January 29. In March 2023, Toyota Industries publicly announced that it had committed fraud in the certification of forklift truck engines, and a special investigation committee consisting of outside experts had been conducting an investigation. The latest fraudulen...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/30

garian town of Komarom. BYD will invest a total of EUR 20 million in the plant by 2018. The plant will eventually employ 300 people who will assemble up to 400 electric buses annually on two shifts. Initial output will be electric buses and coaches but other products will follow, including electric forklift trucks and light commercial vehicles. The 66,000-square-meter complex of five buildings includes a main office, a battery test and maintenanc...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/30

mmitted fraud in the output testing of automotive engines, Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) decided to temporarily suspend shipments of vehicles equipped with the affected engines on January 29. In March 2023, Toyota Industries publicly announced that it had committed fraud in the certification of forklift truck engines, and a special investigation committee consisting of outside experts had been conducting an investigation. The latest fraudulen...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/06/30