est RUB 2 billion into production of electric car "Atom" Moskvich, Russia suspends production for two weeks Atom, Russia plans R&D center in China, production outside Russia Atom, Russia receives 105,000 orders for upcoming vehicle Moskvich, Russia announces partnership for glass solutions, reveals localization plans Atom, Russia reveals key battery and motor features of its upcoming car Atom, Russia to start production of electric vehicles in Ju...

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dia produces 10 million cars Hyundai Motor India commits to reach RE100 benchmark by 2025 Hyundai Motor Group to increase annual production capacity up to 1.5 million units in India Hyundai Motor India and Laxmi Group, Nepal commence assembly of Venue SUV Bharat Mobility 2025: Hyundai achieves 92% localization in manufacturing Bharat Mobility 2025: Hyundai and Mobis start local assembly of battery packs for CRETA Electric Bharat Mobility 2025: H...

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& Business Centre India (RNTBCI), the design centre is positioned to serve as a key hub for innovation, benefiting from local talent and technical synergy. The facility spans 1,500 square meters and features multiple advanced design and collaboration tools. The facility reinforces Renault India’s localization strategy, with the company targeting up to 90% local content. This development follows the company’s recent announcement of a 100% acqu...

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an electric vehicle, likely the MG S5 SUV showcased at the signing event in Cyberjaya. Local assembly will also help limit price increases after import and excise duty exemptions for fully imported EVs (CBUs) expire at the end of 2025. By working with local suppliers, the carmaker aims to speed up localization, including MG battery pack assembly. Reported on December 12, EP Manufacturing Berhad (EPMB) launched Phase 2 of its Melaka assembly plan...

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by Q3 2026. It features a 150-kW front-wheel-drive motor. Its 52.5 kWh Lithium Iron Phosphate battery delivers up to 445 km range (NEDC). All features were designed based on detailed studies by Perodua’s R&D team. Perodua is localizing components with 52 Malaysian suppliers so far, targeting 50% localization by early 2026 and 70% by 2030. Backed by the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (MITI) and other government agencies, Perodua com...

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ally for domestic and export markets. Phase 1 involves over USD 300 million in investment, delivering an initial capacity of 50,000 vehicles per year via highly automated, fully integrated production lines covering body welding, painting, assembly, inspection, and logistics. VinFast aims to achieve localization rates of over 40% by 2026, 60% by 2029, and 80% from 2030, supported by a planned supplier park. At full capacity, the plant is expected ...

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n Government to support Aurus for production of hybrid cars SOLLERS, Russia revenue declines due to suspension of production of Ford Transit SOLLERS, Russia to produce two LCV models at Yelabuga Plant Sollers Auto, Russia returns to its former name Aurus, Russia presents Komendant SUV, achieves 70% localization Ford exits Sollers Ford JV in Russia following 7-month suspension of operations Russian Government says "automotive industry is stabiliz...

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d production of its worldwide compact vehicle "March" at the Aguascalientes Plant. The plant plans to produce 60,000 units of the model per year, 30 percent of which are delivered to the domestic market, while the remaining 70 percent are exported to Latin America focused on Brazil. The new model's localization ratio of parts stands at 80 percent. Nissan has unveiled the Nissan Versa (Tiida Latio in Japan) at the New York motor show. The four-doo...

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otive painting technologies, including autonomous painting robots, enabling the production of one car every six minutes. On March 24, multiple sources reported that the Minister of the Public Business Sector, Egypt stated that El Nasr is developing the first Egyptian electric car. It will have high localization. The company will add more passenger vehicle models to its line-up. On May 27, the Prime Minister of Egypt met with the Minister of the P...

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ny intends to manufacture in Egypt. General Motors’ most important proposals included accelerating the implementation of the National Automotive Industry Development Program (AIDP). The "Chevrolet Optra" car will be the first new model to be registered in the program and designed with the highest localization. On September 22, the Deputy Prime Minister for Industrial Development and Minister of Industry and Transport attended the celebration of...

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ine manufacturing plant for vehicles in Indonesia. The land purchased is about 1.3 million square meters in the industrial park to the east of Jakarta at a cost for about 10 billion yen. Suzuki will construct a plant to manufacture casting, forging and aluminum-die cast parts, aiming to raise their localization rate. Suzuki is planning to set up a new assembly plant in Indonesia. The new plant will produce models along with the Low Cost Green Car...

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ine manufacturing plant for vehicles in Indonesia. The land purchased is about 1.3 million square meters in the industrial park to the east of Jakarta at a cost for about 10 billion yen. Suzuki will construct a plant to manufacture casting, forging and aluminum-die cast parts, aiming to raise their localization rate. Suzuki is planning to set up a new assembly plant in Indonesia. The new plant will produce models along with the Low Cost Green Car...

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8-speed EAT8 AT. Reported on April 18, Chinese EV maker Leapmotor, in partnership with Stellantis, has launched operations in Malaysia with an initial EUR 5 million (over MYR 24 million) investment. Local assembly at the Gurun plant will begin in 2025 using SKD kits, before transitioning to CKD as localization grows. The first model to be assembled will be the Leapmotor C10, with future models expected to include the B10 SUV and C10 REEV. Malays...

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Racer. On February 7, SEAT informed that its plant in Martorell is making progress towards its goal of becoming a more sustainable, digitalized and smart factory. SEAT is the first industrial manufacturer in Europe to have outdoor, AGVs (Automated Guided Vehicles) with SLAM navigation (simultaneous localization and mapping), 4G connection and induction battery charging. To date, eight AGVs are operating outside the production workshops at the Mar...

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is scheduled to begin operations in early 2026. The facility will handle stamping, assembly, welding, and packaging, with automation reaching up to 90%. Its initial production capacity is projected at 1 million kWh per year, with plans for future expansion. The new facility aims to achieve over 80% localization by Q2 2026. According to Korean media reports on February 28, KG Mobility Corporation (KGM) will commence KD (knock-down) vehicle product...

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lready invested USD 1.1 billion in its plant. It will spend a total of USD 2 billion in India by 2021. On February 21, Mahindra CIE informed that the KIA strategy this year is that they want to introduce electric vehicles or hybrid electric vehicles in India and they have been trying to get higher localization content for it. Mahindra CIE has won some business for this development. In India, Mahindra CIE do supply to the Mahindra’s electric ve...

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the new Citroën C3, which is designed, developed, and manufactured in India, for India and export markets. On July 20, Citroen India launched the C3 for a starting price of INR 570 thousand for the base variant and goes till INR 805 thousand for the turbo variant. The car is made in India with 90% localization and is built at its manufacturing facility in Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu. Citroën recently presented the new C3, which is produced in Porto...

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a Limited (SPIL), net sales stood at Rs. 421,229 million an increase of 21.3 per cent and net profit stood at Rs. 23,000 million an increase of 40.6 per cent over the comparable figure for the previous year. The increase in net profit was on account of higher sales of new models, cost reduction and localization efforts and the benefit of a favourable exchange rate. Importing the "Kizashi" manufactured at its parent company Suzuki, Maruti Suzuki w...

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d launched in September 2015. On June 10, Nissan India announced the launch of a CVT variant of its Micra hatchback. Produced at Nissan's Oragadam Plant in Chennai, it features Nissan's X-Tronic CVT automatic transmission. Nissan has been able to reduce the price of the Micra CVT model by improving localization levels in the production process. On July 25, Renault India announced the launch of a new variant of its multi-purpose vehicle Lodgy, the...

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ember 2020. Auto Shanghai 2023: Dongfeng Nissan starts accepting pre-orders for X-Trail, its first flagship hybrid SUV Nissan to unveil next-generation X-Trail and e-POWER technology Dongfeng Motor kicks off Wuhan Passenger Vehicle Plant construction project DFL’s new energy electric drive motor localization project in Wuhan Dongfeng Motor completes expansion of passenger car plant in Wuhan, Hubei Dongfeng Nissan launches all-new Ariya compac...

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