ls workers vote for UAW representation at Warren plant Ultium Cells’ Warren plant begins negotiations with UAW in January GM says fourth U.S. battery plant on track, more to come GM and LG’s Ultium Cells to start bargaining with UAW on Warren plant Ultium Cells Lansing plant completes steel installation ahead of 2024 production GM promises increased production of Cadillac Lyriq, Ultium Cells batteries GM CEO Mary Barra clarifies Ultium ...

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Motor and Iwate Plant of Kanto Auto Works. Toyota Tohoku announced to construct an engine plant for passenger cars in the suburbs of Sendai for supply of engines to the Iwate Plant of Kanto Auto Works and Central Motor. Toyota Tohoku is planning to double its production capacity of brake parts for installation in hybrid vehicles to a level meeting the demand for about 20,000 vehicles per month by the spring of 2010. This is in response to brisk ...

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raining to all employees in their tasks. On May 6, Valmet Automotive signed a third customer deal for manufacturing battery systems at the Uusikaupunki battery plant. The customer is a major automotive OEM. Construction work in the Uusikaupunki battery plant is progressing according to plans. The installation work of the production lines has already started. The Uusikaupunki battery plant will be producing battery modules and battery packs.The ...

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t, which will be decided depending on availability of parts, could last as long as several weeks. On March 21, Honda announced the milestone of 1 million vehicles produced with green energy supplied by Honda Energy. Honda Energy has ten wind turbines with an installed capacity of 31.7 MW. Since its installation 10 years ago, it has stopped the emission of 47,000 tons of CO2 and has generated 720,000 MWh, used to supply all the automobile factorie...

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nd Kroschu (cab finish). Volkswagen Trucks and Buses will invest BRL 110 million at the Resende plant to prepare for the assembly of the e-Delivery battery electric light truck. The investment will be used to expand the production area, acquire equipment and allocate an area for electric powertrain installation. Production of the e-Delivery is expected to begin in the second half of 2020. On January 16, Volkswagen announced that its bus sales in ...

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a employee from Livermore, California, to Gigafactory Nevada. The Semi left the road while going around a curve to the right, hit a tree, went down a slope, and came to rest against several trees, where the Semi's lithium-ion battery ignited. On December 18, the Tesla Semi factory in Nevada saw the installation of the last major piece of structural steel topping off the main building, located in the vicinity of Gigafactory Nevada. The event was h...

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wagen Slovakia announced that it will begin its annual plant-wide holiday on December 23, 2024, due to Christmas. Vehicle production at the Bratislava plant will stop for 3 weeks, while the Martin plant will halt production for 2 weeks. During the shutdown, over 120 activities, including equipment installation, production line conversions, and maintenance of robotic and automation technologies, will take place. Essential staff, such as security,...

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the "T Spirit," which are lower than those of the "Prius" ranging from 19,505 to 22,610 pounds. Engines will be produced at the Deeside Plant of TMUK and bodies at the Burnaston Plant. Production at both plants will start in May. Production of a 1.8-liter 4-cylinder in line VVT gasoline engine for installation on the "Auris Hybrid" started at the Deeside Plant in the U.K. Assembly of the hybrid vehicle will also begin at the Burnaston Plant in J...

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is also installed in the CX-8, the automaker will also add a variant with a "SKYACTIV - G 2.0 and "SKYACTIV - G 2.5 gasoline engines with new technology including low resistance pistons optimized to the shape of the piston skirt. In addition, safety has been improved through means such as optional installation of a 360 degree view monitor. On April 27, Mazda announced that it add a second shift (day and night shift) to its Hofu Plant #2 in Yamag...

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the 2021 World Manufacturing Convention held in Hefei, Anhui Province, and announced its business updates. The construction of VW Anhui’s MEB plant has been progressing smoothly since its beginning in April 2021. As scheduled, more than 50% of the construction has been completed. The equipment installation of the body shop and general assembly plant is scheduled to start in early 2022. The first pre-production NEV (New Energy Vehicle) will r...

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ay 28 that its Lansing Grand River Assembly Plant is tooling up for 2016 Camaro with an investment of USD 175 million. The investment will pay for facility improvements such as three new paint systems for Camaro-specific colors: Summit White, Bright Yellow, and Red Hot. The investment also includes installation of two robotic framers, which contribute to improved build quality. The plant will resume a second shift of 500 jobs in late summer. GM u...

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tially be produced, and the EV lineup will be expanded starting in 2025. GM aims to ensure that its production processes are sustainable, and therefore, several measures will be implemented at its plants in São Paulo, such as a new dry filtration system, the use of artificial intelligence, and the installation of more than 150 robots in the state's production lines. On September 16, it was announced that GM workers in São José dos Campos, Braz...

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engine, as well as for hiring employees. All the new products will be manufactured using renewable energy throughout the entire process at the plant. Additionally, all the new products were designed to be easily exported in large batches to other countries in the region. The investment includes the installation of Suramericana, a key supplier within the automotive sector, allowing the vehicles produced by the company to have the highest level of ...

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5-door hatchback start at $20,995 for the model equipped with a 6-speed manual transmission and a 1.4-liter Ecotec engine, and start at $22,280 for the model with a 6-speed automatic transmission. Its production will begin at the Orion Plant. GM has invested $545 million in retooling the plant and installation of new equipment. General Motors plans to show a stylized version of its Chevrolet Sonic car called the Sonic Dusk to the public for the ...

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tially be produced, and the EV lineup will be expanded starting in 2025. GM aims to ensure that its production processes are sustainable, and therefore, several measures will be implemented at its plants in São Paulo, such as a new dry filtration system, the use of artificial intelligence, and the installation of more than 150 robots in the state's production lines. On April 9, General Motors said it plans to keep its Brazilian factories shut do...

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um output of 220kW and peak torque of 1,081Nm, while the DB6A-TCN, installed in 4x2 models, has a maximum output of 191kW and peak torque of 883Nm. In May 2019, Isuzu and Cummins signed the Isuzu Cummins Powertrain Partnership (ICPP) for the efficient development of next-generation powertrains. The installation of the DB6A engine in the Forward is a result of this agreement. A line-off ceremony for the DB6A was recently held at Isuzu's Tochigi Pl...

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tially be produced, and the EV lineup will be expanded starting in 2025. GM aims to ensure that its production processes are sustainable, and therefore, several measures will be implemented at its plants in São Paulo, such as a new dry filtration system, the use of artificial intelligence, and the installation of more than 150 robots in the state's production lines. On February 25, GM announced the adoption of natural gas (GNV)-powered trucks to...

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entina. The General Pacheco plant is making the transition in the first quarter of 2019 with the end of Suran production and changeover of tooling for the Tarek as the first SUV produced by VW in the country. In November 2017, Volkswagen Argentina had announced investment of USD 650 million for the installation of the global MQB platform for the new Tarek and construction of a new paint plant at the General Pacheco complex. The T-Cross, as the fi...

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uay, Peru, Uruguay, Ecuador, Bolivia and Argentina. The model also comes to Venezuela in CKD kits for local assembly. On October 27, BYD confirmed that it has signed a letter of intent with the Government of the State of Bahia to take over Ford’s Camaçari plant, which was closed in 2021, for the installation of three new assembly lines. According to the government, BYD would invest BRL 3 billion to make fully electric buses, trucks and passeng...

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eavy Industries in the Toyota Group on OEM supply contract. Toyota will start production of its compact hybrid at the Iwate Plant of Kanto Auto Works, its subsidiary in November 2011. The new hybrid based on a "Prius c" prototype is due to be on the market as early as January next year. Engines for installation will be carried from Aichi Prefecture for the time being. However, as soon as an engine plant currently under planning on the premises of...

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