d of 2012. Production of cars of the family Samara will stop in 2014. Since 2015 the updated Priora and the C-class car will appear on the conveyor. AvtoVAZ, Rostechnologies, Sberbank and VTB signed a memorandum on restructuring of debts of automakers. AvtoVAZ received 28 billion rubles in interest-free loans from Rostechnologies, and began to liquidate a debt of the state bank VBT and Sberbank. AvtoVAZ plans to sign an agreement with Sberbank an...

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es of distribution vehicles in the 7.5 to 19 tonnes class. DAF XB electric is for inner-city and regional distribution and offers 12, 16, and 19 tones with an e-motor delivering 120 or 190 kW of power and a nominal torque of 950 or 1,850 Nm (2,600 or 3,500 Nm peak). DAF employs cobalt and magnesium-free lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries with an energy content of 141 to 282 kWh, enabling a range of up to 350 km. DAF XB offers 4.5-liter 4-cyli...

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at Fenatran show in Brazil Daimler Buses, Marcopolo receive order for 147 city buses in Uruguay Mercedes-Benz to idle production March 25-April 21 in Brazil due to coronavirus Mercedes-Benz extends plant closures in Brazil until May 4 Mercedes-Benz returns to production in on May 11 in Brazil, freezes investments Daimler Buses will soon be selling Mercedes-Benz buses in Vietnam Mercedes-Benz ends production of Atron 1635 in Brazil, presents...

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former Nissan Zona Franca plant, launching the D-Hub and preparing EV production for 2024. - 1983-2021: The plant was operated by Nissan for 38 years. It was later acquired by Ebro in 2023 and resumed operations in 2024. - Operation started in 1983. EBRO introduces night shift at Free Trade Zone facility, Spain EBRO, Spain reaches 1,000 employees and expands production capabilities Nissan to negotiate Barcelona plants with GWM,...

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me production normally on Sep. 6. On October 19, Volkswagen announced that a local 5G standalone network is launched at its main plant in Wolfsburg that initially covers the main production development centre and the pilot hall. A dedicated 5G radio frequency will be used to safeguard secure, delay-free transmission of data. For the campus network in Wolfsburg, the company applied for and was allocated a private radio frequency at 3.7 to 3.8 GHz ...

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rd to restructure its business in Europe, to cut 3,800 jobs Ford announces three-year hydrogen fuel cell E-Transit trial in UK Ford presents all-new Transit Custom MS-RT and Ranger MS-RT in Europe Ford opens new propulsion development laboratory at its UK headquarters Ford plants powered by carbon free electricity in Europe Ford UK new solar farm produces 5,000 MWh annually at Dunton Campus On October 30, Ford informed that it has renamed its Du...

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to its lighter weight, the bus is distinguished by its greater mileage range and longer service life. This new factory hall will be used as a blueprint for Ebusco international roll-out of production capacity. The factory in Deurne is expected to have a production capacity of five hundred emission-free buses per year by 2022. On December 17, Ebusco announced that it has delivered the first Ebusco 3.0 buses to its customer Stadtwerke Munich in Ge...

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arted production of its BMW iX5 Hydrogen model at the pilot plant at its Munich Research and Innovation Centre (FIZ). It has already completed an intensive program of testing under demanding conditions during the development phase and will now be used as a technology demonstrator for locally carbon-free mobility in selected regions from spring 2023. BMW Group Plant Spartanburg in the USA supplies the base vehicles for the hydrogen model, which ha...

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-door. The successor to the current MINI Countryman will also be hitting the road with a purely electric drive. MINI will soon also be presenting the concept study of a – fully electrically powered – crossover model for the premium small-car segment. The next MINI model generation has a leather-free interior and dispenses almost entirely with chrome elements. On June 21, the BMW Group announced that it will have a digital scan of every one of...

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s eAutomotive to co-develop automotive E-motors Renault presents Scénic Vision concept-car at ChangeNOW summit in Paris Renault presents All-New Kangoo Van E-TECH and Master E-TECH 52 kWh Renault Group inaugurates new production line for electric motors at Cléon plant Renault showcases new magnet-free electrically excited synchronous motor Ebusco leases production facility in the Metropole Rouen, France Renault reveals more features of powertra...

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e, everything now runs on one powerful central computer. This setup allows the software to be updated remotely throughout the vehicle’s life, just like a smartphone or laptop. Customers can choose between two battery types i.e.: long-range NMC battery offers around 450 km and urban LFP battery, free of rare metals, offers nearly 350 km and will arrive later. All battery cells will be made in Europe and assembled in France at Sandouville plant...

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nault 5 will be Renault's first car to feature a bidirectional on-board charger. The bi-directional charger is combined with the Mobilize Powerbox bidirectional charging station and the Mobilize V2G service. On June 19, Renault Group announced that Ampere is targeting operating profit and breakeven free cash flow by 2025 and aims to achieve a double-digit margin by 2030. The company aims to achieve a 40% cost reduction per car for the next genera...

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"Fortuner" at the plant of Arab American Vehicle Co. (AVV). AVV plans to assemble around 3,000 "Fortuners" a year under consignment contract with Toyota. On August 30, the Egypt Government announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI) and Stellantis to broaden the scope of cooperation between the government and the Stellantis within the upcoming phase. The MoU also...

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assembly of the Logan cars started in January on the B0 line. It will go on sale in the second quarter of 2014. Half of the line's annual capacity of 350,000 cars is reserved for Renault models. The second Renault model to be released at the beginning of 2015 will be produced from the end of 2014. Free capacities of Avtoframos, which were for the Logan, will be used to increase the Duster production. The production of Megane and Fluence, which a...

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nounces wider plant stoppages in U.S., Turkey due to chip shortage Ford extends downtime at North American, European plants amid chip shortage Ford extends downtime at multiple North American plants Ford confirms new round of North American production cutbacks Ford plants in Ohio achieve carbon free electricity in 2022 Ford provides updates on EV, hybrid plans in U.S., Canada Ford cancels 3-row EV program, adjusts model portfolio and timing F...

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t Mercedes-Benz debuts 2026 CLA luxury electric sedan Mercedes Benz begins production of all-electric CLA at Rastatt plant, Germany Mercedes-Benz A-Class to be discontinued in U.S. after 2022 Mercedes-Benz, produced C-pillar trim derived from recycled CO2 Mercedes-Benz in Germany to source CO2-free electricity from 2022 onwards Mercedes-Benz prepares car production network for new electric portfolio CATL to supply battery cells to Mercedes-B...

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ture van (2026-planning) Mercedes-Benz Vario (-2013) Commercial van assembly plant, Mercedes-Benz Vans, Competence center for the individualization of electric vans - Number of Employees: 1,700 (as of 2024) - Started production in 1965. - Established in 1936 Mercedes-Benz in Germany to source CO2-free electricity from 2022 onwards Mercedes-Benz announces future plans for electric vans production Mercedes-Benz Vans presents new versatile, global...

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des‑Benz to use VAN.EA EV architecture for all newly developed vans from 2026 Mercedes-Benz, wast heat from heat pump is fed to hot water system in Düsseldorf plant Mercedes Benz deploys AI robo-dog and drone to enhance operations in Düsseldorf plant Mercedes-Benz in Germany to source CO2-free electricity from 2022 onwards Mercedes-Benz announces future plans for electric vans production Mercedes-Benz produces 5 million vans in Düsseld...

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o launch EQC 400 4Matic in Brazil in 2020 Mercedes-Benz launches C-Class plug-in hybrid in Europe Mercedes-Benz to start CO2 neutral battery system logistics Mercedes-Benz to launch EQE in mid-2022 Mercedes-Benz introduces all-new GLC with hybrid drive Mercedes-Benz in Germany to source CO2-free electricity from 2022 onwards Mercedes-Benz prepares car production network for new electric portfolio CATL to supply battery cells to Mercedes-B...

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s in Berlin Mercedes-Benz to invest in European powertrain production plants - Hamburg, Berlin, Sindelfingen Mercedes-Benz trains over 600 data and AI specialists under Turn2Learn initiative Mercedes-Benz to manufacture axial-flux electric motors in Berlin Mercedes-Benz in Germany to source CO2-free electricity from 2022 onwards Mercedes-Benz prepares car production network for new electric portfolio Mercedes-Benz opens "Mercedes-Benz Digital...

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