6, Hyundai Motor India Ltd. unveiled the first design sketch of the most awaited Hatchback code named AH2. The overall design theme of contemporary family car AH2 is based on “Rhythmical Tension” that exudes a refined yet sporty image with modern appeal. On August 20, Hyundai India announced a partnership with Revv, India's fastest growing self-drive car sharing company to develop an innovative car sharing service and conduct creative market...

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of 2024, the production of gearboxes will cease, while the engine production is expected to end in 2026, however, the premium engines will continue for a few more years. On October 13, Automotive Cells Company (ACC) and Siemens signed a memorandum of understanding to join forces in a new strategic partnership. The partnership is part of the Siemens Xcelerator open digital business platform and will make it easier and faster for ACC to progress t...

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am extended to the powertrain site in Stuttgart-Untertürkheim, with 22 colleagues transitioning to data specialists at the Sindelfingen site. The response has been significant, with hundreds of employees applying for 22 spots in Untertürkheim. On July 31, Dürr Group and Mercedes-Benz announced a partnership in the field of painting technology equipment to make vehicle painting CO2-free. The Mercedes-Benz paint shop in Sindelfingen is to be equ...

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actured in Halol plant and will be highly localized. The company will launch at least one new product every year starting next year. It also plans to hire close to 1,500 employees by the end of 2019, compared with a strength of 300 employees at present. On November 29, MG Motor India announced its partnership with leading connectivity management platform Cisco IoT and UNLIMIT - a specialist IoT services provider, to develop connected mobility en...

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dia Conference in Berlin. The Group currently produces electric vehicles at three locations, and in two years' time a further nine Group plants are scheduled to be equipped for this purpose. To ensure adequate battery capacity for the massive expansion of environmentally-friendly electric mobility, partnerships with battery manufacturers for Europe and China have already been agreed. The contracts already awarded have a total volume of around EUR...

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the same assembly line at the Cordoba plant with the Nissan Frontier and Mercedes-Benz Class X. On December 24, Mercedes-Benz Argentina announced on social media that it is continuing to work on the Class X pickup, saying that the project is delayed, but not cancelled. The Class X was developed in partnership with Renault-Nissan and is being manufactured in the same plant in Cordoba, Argentina where the Nissan Frontier and Renault Alaskan are ma...

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,000 orders. The company plans to export this model to China and Europe. Yulon Motor will launch its self-brand tobe compact electric vehicle by the end of 2011. Since 2009, Yulon Motor has produced and marketed its first self-brand model M'car in Taiwan, which is based on Geely Panda, developed in partnership with Geely. The M'car is being exported to Vietnam and the Philippines. The Chinese model is an electric-powered M'car, sold in China via ...

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e MG pauses production of ICE pickups in Thailand until market recovers BIMS 2025: MG S5 EV launched in Thailand; Locally assembled New MG URBAN EV enters production at Chonburi plant ahead of Thailand launch SAIC Motor announced on December 5 a strategic alliance with Thailand-based C.P. Group. In partnership with C.P. Group, SAIC will set up a joint venture for manufacture and sale of passenger cars under their own "MG" brand in Bangkok to make...

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ehicles to 200,000 vehicles. Spanning over 1,500-rai area, this plant will support various stages of car production such as painting work, assembling car body, engine, or battery, etc. Announced on May 20, Changan Auto Southeast Asia Co., Ltd., at Subcon Thailand 2024 event on May 16, announced its partnership with Thailand parts manufacturers such as AAPICO, Thai Summit, and Summit. The collaboration includes a total procurement plan of over THB...

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al investments of CNY 860 million (excluding tax). The construction is expected to be completed in 10 months. The smart plant will annually produce 50,000 vehicles. To further strengthen the cooperation, BJEV will forge an alliance with Huawei Device Co., Ltd. on the basis of the existing strategic partnership with Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. The first model co-developed by two parties is positioned as a premium smart electric sedan. To meet th...

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y in Stanton, Tennessee, marking an end to the company’s joint U.S. battery manufacturing venture with Ford Motor Company. The 4-million-square-foot battery plant located on Ford’s campus is now owned and operated by the newly formed SK On Tennessee. The new company will maintain a “strategic partnership” with Ford and “looks forward to supplying batteries for its future electrified vehicles.” SK On Tennessee plans to begin production...

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ays investments in Spain due to revised outlook for Europe Ford to expand production of 3D printed part at Valencia, Spain Ford to end Fiesta production in Cologne, S-Max and Galaxy in Valencia, for EVs Ford announces new solar power plant at Almussafes, Valencia, Spain plant Ford scaling down VW partnership for EVs, using self-developed platform, others Ford opens talks with BYD on sale of Saarlouis Assembly Plant Ford to lay off 1,100 at Va...

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odels and may be maintained subsequently, depending on the popularity of the new models among customers. On February 2, Groupe PSA announced record sales of 44,000 LCV’s in Latin America in 2017, an increase of 13% from 2016. Key were the Peugeot Expert and Citroën Jumpy, assembled in Uruguay in partnership with Nordex and launched in Brazil and Argentina in the second half of 2017. Other growth drivers for the Group were the Argentinian launc...

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k’s China-only Electra subbrand. The latest is the Buick Electra E7, a plug-in hybrid crossover launching in Q1. It is built on the new Xiaoyao platform, co-developed with SAIC. The E7 follows the L7 sedan and Encasa MPV, and will be assembled by the SAIC-GM joint venture. GM also has a three-way partnership between with SAIC and Liuzhou Wuling Automobile Industry Co., where it builds and distributes Wuling-brand subcompact sedans, minibuses an...

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k’s China-only Electra subbrand. The latest is the Buick Electra E7, a plug-in hybrid crossover launching in Q1. It is built on the new Xiaoyao platform, co-developed with SAIC. The E7 follows the L7 sedan and Encasa MPV, and will be assembled by the SAIC-GM joint venture. GM also has a three-way partnership between with SAIC and Liuzhou Wuling Automobile Industry Co., where it builds and distributes Wuling-brand subcompact sedans, minibuses an...

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t of 1,200cc/1,400cc. It will be priced between 50,000 and 80,000 yuan. President of SAIC announced plans to introduce a light commercial vehicle of SAIC GM Wuling Automotive into the Indian market by the end of 2011. Vice President Balendran of GM India expressed an outlook for braking away from a partnership with REVA in the wake of the announcement by Mahindra of purchasing REVA. GM appears to pursue its electric vehicle project independently ...

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mpact intelligent battery electric SUV GAC Group releases power battery technology strategy at GAC TECH DAY 2021 GAC Aion to expand capacity of Guangzhou plant to annually produce 200,000 units in early 2022 GAC Group releases GLASS strategy and launches AION Y battery electric SUV GAC Aion deepens partnership with Tsinghua University in terms of battery safety research GAC Aion partners with DiDi Autonomous Driving to develop self-driving NEV mo...

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It is a preliminary application prior to submission of the plan to install new production equipment or modernize the existing plant in Russia before the deadline of May 31, 2011. GM appears to be considering building its own new plant or using the equipment of a Russian automaker with which GM has partnership relations. GM intends to enlarge its production capacity in Russia to 350,000 a yearend to increase the localization rate of components to...

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trategic cooperation with NXP in automotive digitalization and IoT applications BAIC Group signed a strategic alliance with China Telecom Group BAIC Group officially launches new brand “BEIJING” BAIC Group partners with JD.COM in vehicle connectivity and other fields BAIC Group forms strategic partnership with Tsinghua Unigroup BAIC Group forms strategic partnership with ZTE BAIC to sell 49% share of its Zhenjiang subsidiary at base price of...

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easures such as production equipment improvements will be undertaken to expand its product lineup to include light buses, pick-up trucks, SUVs, MPVs, and specially equipped buses, and the company's annual production capacity will be augmented to 300,000 units. On December 5, BAIC formed a strategic partnership with the Changzhou Municipal People’s Government in Jiangsu Province. The parties will work together to build a base for light and mediu...

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