is plant in Brazil Stellantis Betim plant in Brazil reaches 500,000 Fiat Argo produced Fiat Brazil's flex-fuel Uno is to go on sale in South Africa in 2007. The company will hire 1,500 more workers to add a third shift to boost production from 2,500 to 2,700 cars per day. The automaker has expanded manufacturing facilities by 1.5 million square meters. In partnership with a major electric company Cemig and a hydro electric power station Itaipu, F...

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Trucks & Buses. The automated gearbox for the Accelo was developed in partnership with Eaton, the same company that provides the manual version of the transmission for the model. The automated gearbox project used the Eaton’s mechanical components combined with electronic controls, representing a cost reduction factor that determined its use over that of a comparable Mercedes-Benz transmission. Production of the automated gearbox Accelo version...

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f their full salary. Despite its strong 30% market share in Argentina’s compact SUV segment, the Taos had low local parts integration, a gap that the new pick-up aims to close by boosting regional supplier participation. VW Argentina announced that it will increase production capacity of the gear manufacturing plant in Cordoba to one million units per year or a 40% increase. VW plans to invest approximately 223 million euros in production of it...

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le visiting the Santa Isabel Industrial Complex in Cordoba, Renault-Nissan Alliance Chairman and CEO Carlos Ghosn confirmed that the Alliance will invest USD 800 million in Argentina through 2018. Ghosn’s visit to Argentina comes as the Alliance prepares to launch its first dedicated pickup truck manufacturing line to produce vehicles for Nissan, Renault and Alliance partner, Daimler. The USD 600 million venture has the capacity to produce 70,0...

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and efficiency. On March 7, YASA announced that it has secured a grant exceeding GBP 7 million from the Advanced Propulsion Centre for a project focused on developing a high-frequency capable, high-voltage dual inverter with a dual-redundant braking system. It aims to achieve substantial weight and cost savings while enhancing regenerative braking potential in BEVs, addressing market demands for improved BEV performance and efficiency. YASA has c...

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Stellantis Gurun (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd., Gurun Plant (formerly Naza Automotive Manufacturing Sdn. Bhd.) Peugeot 308 (2009-2019), 508 (2012-2017), 3008 (2011-2015, 2019-), 408 (2012-2015, 2024-), 208 (2013-2020), 2008 (2013-2019, 2021-), 5008 (2019-), LANDTREK (2024-); Citroen C4 (2015-2017), Grand C4 Picasso (2016-2019), C3 Aircross (2018-2019); DS3 (2013-2015), DS5 (2013-2016), DS7 (2019-2019); Kia Rio (2012-2020), Sorento (2015-2020), Forte (Cera...

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g plant* 209,000 209,000 Shanghai Sunwin Bus Shanghai plant* 2,000 2,000 Total* 9,782,100 9,412,100 (Note) "*" is for commercial vehicles or includes production capacity for commercial vehicles. The red circles indicate the locations of the NEV (New Energy Vehicle: EV, PHV, FCV) manufacturing sites. (Source) The data are based on the figures released on the company's official website or media coverage. They may be revised a...

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extends production suspension at facilities in Japan due to COVID-19 in Southeast Asia Subaru extends production suspension again at Japanese facilities due to COVID-19 in Southeast Asia Subaru announces the Japanese version of the all-new Legacy Outback Subaru to temporarily suspend production at manufacturing facilities in Japan in January and February Subaru to suspend production for two days at manufacturing facilities in Japan Subaru suspen...

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Depending on local conditions, the production of the remaining combustion models will be gradually phased out by the beginning of the next decade. New plants will only be built where additional capacity is needed. To ensure that future production will be economical, Audi wants to cut annual factory costs in half by 2033. Audi will continue to digitalize production. Audi will also make its manufacturing processes even more flexible. To this end, t...

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lant 600,000 600,000 Cadillac plant 300,000 300,000 Dongyue plant 578,000 578,000 Norsom plant 500,000 0 plans to close plant Wuhan plant 660,000 660,000 Total 2,638,000 2,138,000 (Note) The red circles indicate the locations of the NEV (New Energy Vehicle: EV, PHV, FCV) manufacturing sites. (Source) The data are based on the figures released on the company's official website or media coverage. They may be revised a...

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0,000 150,000 Chongqing plant* 20,000 20,000 Total* 170,000 170,000 Total* 4,320,000 4,320,000 (Note) "*" is for commercial vehicles or includes production capacity for commercial vehicles. The red circles indicate the locations of the NEV (New Energy Vehicle: EV, PHV, FCV) manufacturing sites. (Source) The data are based on the figures released on the company's official website or media coverage. They may be revised a...

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As a strategic export model, it will also be exported to Europe and the U.S. where small cars are getting more and more popular. Toyota Motor Kyushu based in Miyawaka, Fukuoka Prefecture has an intention of putting in place a comprehensive production structure for medium-size hybrid vehicles. At a cost of about one billion yen, production of engines for hybrids will be partially moved from the plant in Aichi Prefecture. The company aims to condu...

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ced that until further notice it is suspending production at its Cordoba plant, which produces the Sandero, Logan, Fluence and Kangoo, due to the lack of parts manufactured in Brazil, which is paralyzed by an eight-day trucker strike. Truck drivers in Brazil are protesting an increase of 50% in the cost of diesel fuel. The shortage of parts is not presently affecting other plants in Argentina. Nissan continues to operate normally in Cordoba and I...

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in the UK. All feature a 77.4kWh battery, which can be charged from 10% to 80% in just 18 minutes using the bespoke electric global modular platform (E-GMP). On May 9, Hyundai announced that Hyundai Motor Group will construct a liquefied natural gas (LNG) cogeneration facility inside its automotive manufacturing plant in Ulsan to secure a stable power supply while reducing energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. According to the carmaker...

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debut in 2019 GM Flint Assembly Plant hiring 100 temp workers in ramp up for 2019 Silverado, Sierra GM beginning production of Chevrolet Silverado 4500/5500/6500HD HD in Flint, Michigan Chevrolet 2020 Silverado HD pickup revealed ahead of market launch, debut Lear expands production staff at new manufacturing facility in Flint, Michigan Chevrolet launches first-ever medium-duty Silverado 4500HD/5500HD/6500HD trucks GM introduces all-new 2020 ...

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64 (as of Dec. 31, 2023) - AESC, a battery cell (NMC lithium-ion battery) manufacturer, plans to build a 9 GWh gigafactory at its Douai plant in 2024 and expand its production capacity to 24 GWh by 2030. - Start of production: 1970 Groupe Renault presents its draft plan to reduce fixed costs by more the EUR 2 Billion over three years Renault all-new Megane E-Tech electric pre-production cars going on open roads Renault Group, Douaisi...

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ced that until further notice it is suspending production at its Cordoba plant, which produces the Sandero, Logan, Fluence and Kangoo, due to the lack of parts manufactured in Brazil, which is paralyzed by an eight-day trucker strike. Truck drivers in Brazil are protesting an increase of 50% in the cost of diesel fuel. The shortage of parts is not presently affecting other plants in Argentina. Nissan continues to operate normally in Cordoba and I...

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S. SK Innovation starts construction of USD 1.67 billion battery plant in Commerce, Georgia VW expands Chattanooga Engineering and Planning Center for EV, battery technology VW Chattanooga prepares for ID.4 EV following end of Passat production VW commits USD 7.1 billion to North America for EV manufacturing, R&D VW starts operation of North American Battery Engineering Lab in Chattanooga VW announces 2023 U.S. model line, ID.4 local produc...

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5-speed manual gearbox and 4x4 drivetrain. The current generation made in Brazil will continue to coexist with the Jimny Sierra, which will be imported when it launches. The new-gen Jimny Sierra, which will have a 108-hp 1.5-liter engine with manual or automatic transmission options, is expected to cost 20% more than the current generation. Mitsubishi started to produce the ASX in Brazil. The sale of locally produced car starts in July. The model...

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nds seating plant in Detroit to supply GM EVs GM to stop Chevrolet Bolt production at Orion Assembly at end of 2023 GMC debuts 3X trim for HUMMER EV Pickup, SUV built at Factory ZERO GM promises increased production of Cadillac Lyriq, Ultium Cells batteries GM plans new USD 200 million EV parts manufacturing plant in Auburn Hills, Michigan Chevrolet prepares U.S. market launch of Silverado EV Cadillac to reveal fully electric Escalade IQ ful...

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