s equipped with a VEC energy-saving system. The number of vehicle bodies is identified through a mechanized transmission signal in the drying oven. The drying oven fan changes speed according to the number of vehicle bodies to save electric power consumption. At the same time, heat loss is reduced, natural gas consumption is reduced, and energy saving is successfully achieved. This has solved the problem of total amount of heat supplied to the dr...

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e working name “Project R90”. This is based on the platform B0 which AvtoVAZ and will be made under brands Lada, Renault and Nissan. This model will start to be produced serially from March, 2012 under the brand Lada. The second concept car is the two-fuel Lada Priora CNG, using both compressed natural gas (methane) and gasoline. AvtoVAZ announced at the Moscow Motor Show installation of the navigation system GLONASS/GPS on some models starti...

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zet light-duty truck Isuzu launches Elfmio EV, a light-duty electric truck that can be driven with a regular driver's license. Isuzu adds Space Cab to Elf light-duty truck lineup UD Trucks launches all-new Condor Isuzu considering light-duty diesel truck production in the U.S. Isuzu adopts EDSS for natural gas-powered Giga trucks Isuzu publishes "Sustainability Report 2025" Isuzu to transfer heavy-duty truck production functions to UD Trucks Niss...

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been changed. After the change, Shanghai Anbin Technology Co., Ltd. withdrew as a shareholder, and Nio Nextev Ltd. was added as a new shareholder, making Nio Technology a wholly-owned holding company of Nio Nextev Ltd. and changing its corporate type from a limited liability company (invested by a natural person or wholly owned by a holding legal person) to a limited liability company (wholly owned by a legal person from HK, Macau or Taiwan). On...

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ration of GM’s V8 engine blocks while the plant prepares for the next generation’s start of production in 2027. The plant has more than 300 employees across three shifts. On January 31, OEMs suspended operations at Michigan manufacturing plants after a fire at a Consumers Energy facility forced natural gas usage reductions during a record cold snap. GM initially halted operations at 13 manufacturing facilities and three corporate locations, b...

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ment centre and puts new gearbox test stands into operation in Czech Republic Skoda Auto produces seven millionth MQ 200 gearbox in Mladá Boleslav ŠKODA starts new SCALA compact car production at Mladá Boleslav Skoda auto produces its 12 millionth gearbox of the current generation SKODA presents natural-gas-powered SCALA G-TEC at CNG mobility days 2019 in Berlin Skoda starts production of Kamiq city SUV Skoda Auto launches operation of new pai...

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ces. MFBM has also started operations using virtually 100% renewable energy from April 2023. In addition, Mitsubishi Fuso aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2025 through the use of offset programs including carbon credits as well as continued reductions of CO2 emissions from other energy sources (natural gas and coal). On July 26, Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC) announces it has signed an agreement with US-based startup Ample ...

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ll its manufacturing facilities by 2024 which will supply up to 40% of the facilities' annual energy needs. It has launched an initiative to recycle all metal, plastic, paper, and other waste. A phase-out plan is currently being implemented across all manufacturing facilities to replace diesel with natural gas and renewable energy sources. On January 18, GB Corp announced that its subsidiary Ghabbour Egypt secured a medium-term financing facilit...

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ces. MFBM has also started operations using virtually 100% renewable energy from April 2023. In addition, Mitsubishi Fuso aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2025 through the use of offset programs including carbon credits as well as continued reductions of CO2 emissions from other energy sources (natural gas and coal). Mitsubishi Fuso Bus Manufacturing Co., Ltd. announced on January 8 the impact of the Noto Peninsula earthquake that occurred on...

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ces. MFBM has also started operations using virtually 100% renewable energy from April 2023. In addition, Mitsubishi Fuso aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2025 through the use of offset programs including carbon credits as well as continued reductions of CO2 emissions from other energy sources (natural gas and coal). Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC) announced on April 15 that its Kawasaki Plant and Nakatsu Plant have obtained...

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f over 44,000 units. On September 17, Stellantis presented three key areas of transformation for immediate and medium-term actions to reduce energy and carbon dioxide reduction. One of the major evolutions is the electrification of paint shops. Traditionally, paint-curing ovens have been powered by natural gas. New paint shops are being built with electric ovens while existing ovens are shifting from natural gas to green or renewable electricity....

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ll begin driving and refueling demonstration tests of the Mirai fuel cell vehicle (FCV) in the UAE from May 2017. On March 16 Toyota launched the new LC luxury coupe. The model adopts the newly developed GA-L platform, and is characterized by having the driving performance and low center of gravity natural for an FR vehicle, as well as a wide body design. It is produced on a newly established line specifically for LC production at the Motomachi P...

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then shift to the Flint engine plant in Michigan. GM announced on June 24 that an all-new, standard 1.4L turbocharged Ecotec engine is debuting in the 2016 Chevrolet Cruze. The Ecotec 1.4L will be assembled in Flint, Michigan. GM's engine facility in Toluca, Mexico will also build the 1.4L, and the naturally aspirated Ecotec 1.5L. GM's new Hydra-Matic 6T35 six-speed automatic transmission offered with the Cruze's new 1.4L turbo engine will be bui...

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s commercial vehicle division announced on November 16 supply of 7,000 engines and 15,000 axles a year to Kamaz. Daimler will deliver to the Naberezhnye Chelny Plant of Kamaz front and rear axles for trucks and buses from its Gaggenau Plant in Germany and "OM457" diesel engines for trucks and "M906"natural gas engines for buses from the Mannheim Plant in Germany. The natural gas engine compliant with the EEV (Enhanced Environmentally Friendly Veh...

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production facility of about 40,000 square meters has been completed. In the first phase to 2013, annual production capacity of new energy vehicles will be increased to 20,000 units, which will further be expanded to 50,000 units in the second phase through 2015. Also, the plant will use liquefied natural gas (LNG) and dimethyl ether (DME) as an alternative to diesel fuel. Shaanxi Auto intends to increase production and sales of the group to 600...

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hub According to multiple South Korean media outlets on January 5, the Hyundai Motor Co., Ltd. (Hyundai) Jeonju Plant, which produces buses, began construction of production facilities on December 30th. The company will downsize the existing production lines that assemble diesel and CNG (compressed natural gas) buses and increase the production of electric and hydrogen buses. The construction period will be seven weeks, until February 16th. This ...

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launched this year in Europe. It is available in three models 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 consu...

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s obtained a 284,900 square meters of land to build a vehicle R&D center in Hualong Town, Panyu, Guangzhou city. Guangzhou Auto's Trumpche passenger car of the Guangqi brand will roll off the production line on September 28. The Trumpche is a mid to high-end model with a 2.0L straight four-cylinder natural aspiration engine, connected to a 5-speed automatic transmission. The maximum power is 60kW/L and the maximum torque of 100Nm/L, meeting the E...

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al data sources such as manuals, fault reports, and shift logs that are updated daily for quick, accurate answers. It doesn’t pull data from the internet but from BMW’s own technical documents. Factory Genius uses a Large Language Model, such as ChatGPT or Gemini, to understand user queries in natural language and provide precise, context-aware results. The tool was first tested at BMW’s Dingolfing plant in early 2024. Plants in Spartanbur...

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nt-level energy efficiency monitoring. Further contributions were done by adjustments in the painting process on the production line, and changing the internal fleet to all-electric eCanter trucks. It plans to increase solar power production and develop means of gradually decreasing its reliance on natural gas by replacing it with green hydrogen produced onsite. On November 7, Mitsubishi Fuso Truck Europe S.A. (MFTE) announced that it is collabor...

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