Malim plant in Malaysia Brunei becomes first export market for Malaysia-made new 2020 Proton X70 Proton Malaysia’s 1.5 TGDI engine production takes 7 months to reach 10,000 units; targets output of 60,000 engines in 2023 Proton officially kicks off production of new SUV model with hybrid technology at Tanjung Malim plant Proton presents Malaysia’s largest stamping line at Tanjung Malim plant with up to 2,500-tonnes stamping force Pro...

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ations with a 25 feet (7.6 meters) turning circle and will be more environmentally-friendly than current black cab models thanks to its Nissan-sourced 1.6-litre petrol engine. Just like the yellow cab for the city of New York that Nissan has already announced, the new NV200 London Taxi comes with a glass roof so that those onboard can enjoy the view of the city. Other highlights include sliding doors that give easy, safe access to the passengers,...

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removed, and the headlights have been repositioned higher, giving the vehicle a look more similar to the Model 3. In the rear, the new taillight design replaces the central indirect reflective light strip with a painted body panel, simplifying the design and reducing production costs. The panoramic glass roof and rear entertainment screens appear to have been eliminated. The single steering column stalk for turn signals has been retained, and the...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/06/02

om these projects were a result of plant process optimization and improved shutdown efforts. On September 5, Stellantis Argentina announced the start of production of the new Peugeot 208 and 2008 Bio-Hybrids, which will be exported to the Brazilian market. These models feature innovative Bio-Hybrid technology developed entirely by Stellantis’ South American Development Center, combining the use of renewable ethanol with mild-hybrid systems to s...

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ectric SUV GMMC to be officially restructured to become GAC Group wholly-owned subsidiary GAC Aion officially launches new Aion S Max family battery electric sedan Hyper officially launches new Hyper HT battery electric SUV Auto Guangzhou 2023: GAC Aion makes new breakthrough in solid-state battery technology GAC Aion Changsha Branch Construction Project breaks ground in CETZ GAC Aion officially enters Cambodian market with Aion Y Plus electric S...

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Changan Auto, GAC Component strategically invest in Chenzhi Tech Changan Suzuki changes name to Lingyao Automobile Changan Automobile launches all-new UNI-K mid-sized SUV Changan Automobile unveils Blue Core iDD hybrid system Changan Oshan launches X7 PLUS compact SUV Avatr Technology, a joint venture established by Changan Auto and NIO, aims to absorb additional registered capital Changan NIO changes name to Avatr Techno...

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ges of production, including welding, painting, and assembly. A new paint shop at the plant has capacity to produce more than 10 bodies per hour and offers 11 colors of paint, and this will also be applied during production of the GAZ model range. Nearly EUR 50 million has been invested in painting technology to comply with Daimler's standards. GAZ Group announced on October 22, 2015 that it has started volume production of stamping parts for the...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/05/19

gs call after the Q4 and full-year 2023 report, Elon Musk said of the new-generation platform to be built first at Gigafactory Texas, that the current schedule shows that the company will start production towards the end of 2025, but there's “a tremendous amount of new revolutionary manufacturing technology here.” Musk would make no prediction on unit volume “but it does seem quite likely that we will start production next year”. The comp...

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d had some improvements on its exterior, interior and the equipment. On October 24, Toyota China announced the bZ3, the first sedan in its bZ series, which is scheduled to be produced and sold through FAW Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. (FAW Toyota) and its dealer network. Jointly developed by BYD TOYOTA EV TECHNOLOGY Co., Ltd. (BTET), a joint venture between Toyota and BYD, and FAW Toyota, the new vehicle is based on the Toyota e-TNGA. For the powertrain...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/05/07

subishi Motors starts construction of engine production facilities GAC Group displays products under various brands at Auto Guangzhou 2019 The factory operation status in China as a result of the effects of the coronavirus GMMC begins construction of NEV project in Hunan Province GAC Group releases GLASS strategy and launches AION Y battery electric SUV GAC Mitsubishi completes production start-up of all-new Airtrek compact battery electric SUV a...

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e launches new Dongfeng Peugeot 3008 with ADAS Dongfeng Citroen launches new C4L Dongfeng-Peugeot-Citroen launches Dongfeng Peugeot 308 Dongfeng Citroen launches new C6 sedan Citroen renews its C-Elysee Dongfeng Citroen launches third generation C5 Hubei Commission approves Dongfeng-Peugeot-Citroen technology refit project for A88 Dongfeng-Peugeot-Citroen Automobile assembles 800,000th vehicle at Wuhan Plant Citroen will be premiering C4 Aircross...

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stop funding Polestar Novo Energy starts construction of battery factory in Gothenburg, Sweden Volvo Cars ends production of diesel powered models Volvo Cars signs LOI to buy electricity from Västvind offshore wind farm for facilities in Gothenburg (Torslanda) Volvo Cars expands use of blockchain technology to increase the traceability of battery raw materials Volvo Cars reuse packing materials for parts shipment Volvo Cars to reduce energy con...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/04/24

ary control sensor. Radar was added to all Tesla vehicles in October 2014 as part of the Autopilot hardware suite, but was only meant to be a supplementary sensor to the primary camera and image processing system. On November 8, Tesla announced that it will acquire Grohmann Engineering, an advanced technology engineering company in Prum, Germany, which will become Tesla Grohmann Automation. Tesla is working to increase the speed and quality of pr...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/04/24

ing and will begin operation of first phase in October 2021 GAC Group partners with Pearl River Investment to push forward development of intelligent connected NEVs GAC Group to begin production of superfast charging graphene batteries in September 2021 GAC Group officially breaks ground on Lisheng Technology project GMMC to be officially restructured to become GAC Group wholly-owned subsidiary GAC Group to establish CNY 10 billion-range industri...

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024) - Established in 1990 VW begins sales of e-up! in South America, starting in Uruguay Audi starts pilot project to recycle plastic for use in serial manufacturing Volkswagen announces world premiere of the new ID.3 Volkswagen's plants to create more capacity for electric cars Audi shares its glass recycling project "GlassLoop" in Greentech Festival 2023, Berlin Volkswagen has already built 200 pre-production vehicles of new electric car ID...

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ng 700,000 tons of metals reused annually in steel plants and foundries. Additionally, 82% of non-metallic waste is processed through other recovery channels. Recycled polyamide is used for hubcaps and recycled polypropylene for air intake grilles. Windshield acoustic insulation is made of recycled glass wool felt. Ecological materials make up 29% of DS vehicle materials, with 200 kg of polymers per vehicle, 15% of which are eco-friendly (40% rec...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/04/07

W suspend production for now due to COVID-19 outbreaks FAW-Volkswagen promotes water-based paint FAW-Volkswagen realizes energy conservation and environmental protection in process materials in the product development stage FAW-VW adopts CO2 heat pump in product development phase FAW-VW adopts fiberglass-free muffler in product development phase FAW-VW takes environmental protection measures during stamping process FAW-VW takes environmental prot...

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CKD exports to Southeast Asia THACO announces its performance in 2017 Truong Hai Auto already spends nearly USD 200 million on its Quang Nam plant in Vietnam Fuso appoints THACO to take over wholesale and retail sales in Vietnam, start CKD production in 2018 THACO AUTO inaugurates production technology line at THACO Bus factory, Vietnam THACO AUTO inaugurates production technology of THACO Bus plant, Vietnam THACO INDUSTRIES, Vietnam inaug...

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w York Auto Show on April 1. The model is produced at the Miyata plant in Japan and the Cambridge plant in Canada. The latest model will go on sale in autumn 2015. Toyota Motor Corporation launched on May 11 the partially redesigned SAI Hybrid. All grades of the SAI now feature the Super UV 400 Cut Glass for the first time in the world for the windshield. The new glass cuts 99% or more of UV ray with a wavelength of 400 nm (380 nm for the convent...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/03/30

e the touch window system (tentatively named) where drivers and passengers can open or close vehicle windows simply by touching the window. Such new technologies were recently introduced to Ssangyong employees at R&D Tech-Day held at the company's training center in Anseong on February 3rd. The new technology is one of many new technologies pursued after being suggested by Ssangyong's own researchers and employees, and a company official said the...

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