will provide XPeng with all its technologies and expertise for strong support in multiple dimensions. XPeng will thus become the first automaker to gain full support from the Didi ecosystem. In addition, the two parties will cooperate in such fields as vehicle operation, brand marketing, financial insurance services, charging facilities, and international markets. On September 7, XPeng Inc. (XPeng) and the Zhaoqing Municipal People’s Governmen...

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ant for its Canter Eco Hybrid light-duty truck with smaller vehicle frame. It has a a shorter and narrower body by replacing battery cover and shortening rear overhang frame. Buyers can benefit from reduced automobile acquisition and weight taxes and can reduce annual vehicle inspection and vehicle insurance fees. It is priced at JPY 5,117,700, including consumption tax. MFTBC targets to sell 200 units a year....

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or Signs LOI for Joint Venture with Shaanxi Automobile Group of China SAG Commercial Vehicle’s newly-launched base in Baoji starts production of its first vehicle On July 2, Shacman signed a strategic cooperation agreement and inaugurated a joint lab for risk reduction with China Pacific Insurance Co., Ltd. (CPIC). The two companies established the above lab for in-depth data cooperation to continuously enhance vehicle and operating s...

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the year increased 18.9 percent y/y to CNY 22,375.93 million, with net profit up 19.4 percent y/y to CNY 3,185.89 million. The strong performance is attributable to an increase of automobile sales thanks to successive launch of new products and expansion of related businesses including auto parts, insurance and distribution. Full-year automobile sales were up 16.7 percent y/y to 1,172,310 units. The automaker's Trumpchi brand maintained brisk sa...

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h S tronic and all-wheel-drive system called “quattro.” At a curb weight of 1,344 kg as a result of omissions of some equipment and with technologies introduced from the company’s Le Man R18 racing cars, the car can sprint from 0 to 100 km/h in 3.7 seconds. Audi announced on March 28 that the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) rated the Audi A3 Sedan as Top Safety Pick+. Audi announced the A3 1.4 TFSI ultra on May 30, extending i...

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ing the J8 is Chery’s 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine, paired with an 8-speed automatic transmission. The Jaecoo J8 measures (LWH) 4,820x 1,930x 1,699 mm with a wheelbase of 2,820 mm. On March 18, the Omoda C9 PHEV was launched in Malaysia, priced at MYR 208,800 (OTR, excluding insurance). The model arrived as a limited 50 fully imported (CBU) units, followed by locally assembled (CKD) production units in Shah Alam. The C9 PH...

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cars from 2003 through the end of October 2008, and is aiming to achieve an accumulated sales of 10,000 by 2010. Sime Darby Auto Connexion Sdn Bhd announced that it will begin import and sales of bulletproof Land Rover beginning in 2010. BMW began to sell the new "5 series." Sales prices excluding insurance are 398,800 ringgit for the "523i" and 598,800 for the "535i." The previous model that was launched in 2003 has sold about 10,000 in all. Hy...

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rs Sdn Bhd (CAM) released the JMC Potente JX104DC light-duty truck at the New Straits Times Truck Show on September 6, 2014. It's a six-wheeled truck for five passengers and equipped with a 2.8-liter turbo-charged EURO II diesel engine. Its gross vehicle weight is 5,000 kilograms. Pricing including insurance starts from Malaysian Ringgit (MYR) 77,000. The Sendok group anticipates to sell 30 JMC Potente series vehicles a month. Besides the JMC Pot...

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wered by the same 1.5-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine found in the Chery Omoda 5. Power is sent through a 6-speed wet dual-clutch transmission.  Reported on March 13, Jetour has launched the Jetour T2 SUV in Malaysia, with the locally assembled (CKD) model priced at MYR 157,669 OTR without insurance. The model recorded 368 bookings within the first 24 hours after launch. The T2, also known as the Traveller in some markets, features a box...

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zon New Energy Automobile Co., Ltd., a Neta Auto affiliate. On October 12, Neta Auto announced that it signed a memorandum of understanding with BNP Paribas in Shanghai to officially form a strategic partnership for automobile finance, with a multitude of areas, such as personal finance, automobile insurance, and automobile services, involved. On November 17, at the Auto Guangzhou 2023, Neta Auto officially launched the Shanhai Platform. The core...

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in December and ahead of the model’s launch in Malaysia scheduled for late January. The Thai-market WEY G9 features the same Hi4 plug-in hybrid system as the Malaysian version. Reported on January 29, GWM Malaysia launched the locally assembled (CKD) Wey G9 PHEV MPV at MYR 269,800 OTR (excluding insurance) in a single variant. Production has begun at EP Manufacturing’s Pegoh plant in Melaka, with initial units already rolling out. The 7-seat...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/03/10

a crossover "Outback." The model is equipped with 2.5 and 3.6-liter horizontally opposed engines. Its production will start in Japan and the U.S. simultaneously. The 2014 Subaru Forester became the first vehicle to ace every aspect of the challenging small overlap front crash test conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). The Forester, the only one of 13 small SUVs to earn an overall rating of good in the test, and the 2013...

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derations with its own funds. According to the announcement, FAW Car will initially transfer all of its assets and liabilities to FAW Bestune Car Co., Ltd. (FAW Bestune). The transferred assets and liabilities will not include the shares of First Automobile Finance Co., Ltd. and Sanguard Automobile Insurance Co., Ltd. as well as a part of reserved assets owned by FAW Car. After the transfer, FAW Car will exchange a 100% share in FAW Bestune for t...

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sedan. The plant will start production of the QQ by the end of 2015. In 2015, the plant plans to produce 25,000 units. Chery and labor union reached an agreement to end the one-month strike on May 6. Chery offered BRL 1,850 as minimum wage up from BRL 1,199. Both sides have agreed on family health insurance and reduction of weekly work hours to 42 hours down from 44 hours. The workers at Chery's plant in Jacarei started an indefinite strike on F...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/03/06

h of the Virtus sedan, the Anchieta plant in São Bernardo do Campo has returned to three-shift operation. The return of production to three shifts has been carried out gradually, following the launch of the new Polo. In August, the plant resumed five-days-per-week operations, ending the employment insurance plan that many furloughed employees operated under. VW had invested BRL 2.6 billion for the development, production infrastructure and marke...

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ge and performance of its all-electric 2024 ID.4 SUV, built in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and looks forward to the North American arrival of its 2025 ID. Buzz in the fourth quarter. On June 4, Volkswagen of America announced that the 2024 Volkswagen ID.4 electric SUV was named a TOP SAFETY PICK by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), joining the 2024 VW Atlas and Atlas Cross Sport, also built at the Chattanooga Assembly Plant. On Septe...

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l-saving Engine Stop-Start (ESS) technology as standard equipment on certain models of the 2015 Jeep Cherokee mid-size SUV and all-new 2015 Chrysler 200 mid-size sedan. Availability of stop-start in the Chrysler 200 with 2.4L is scheduled for fourth quarter. Chrysler announced on August 12 that the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) named the all-new 2015 Chrysler 200 mid-size sedan a 2014 Top Safety Pick Plus. The 200 earned good rati...

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ng price is USD 18,995 for 1.8L 2door S MT. VW also announced the introduction of 2015 Golf GTI, 2015 e-Golf, and 2015 Golf R. VW announced on September 18 that the redesigned 2015 Jetta, when equipped with the optional Forward Collision Warning system, has been named a 2014 TOP SAFETY PICK+ by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). VW announced on October 17 that it will be issuing a voluntary safety recall affecting the trailing arm...

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tart on their own. The recall affects some 2010 - 2013 Legacy and Outback cars, 2012 - 2013 Impreza sedans, and 2013 XV Crosstrek crossover vehicles. Five Subaru models, including Impreza, Legacy, Outback, Forester and Tribeca, were rated among the safest 2012 models in crash tests conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Subaru of Indiana Automotive Inc. (SIA) held a ceremony on March 16 to mark the 25th anniversary. SIA launched...

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in April. With a long list of new standard and available features, the Fit is an unparalleled value with an MSRP starting at $15,5251, representing an increase of only $100 over the model it replaces. Honda announced on August 21 that the 2015 Fit has received a 2014 Top Safety Pick rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). To match the 2014 Top Safety Pick rating, the company also announced that the early-production 2015 Hon...

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