hina FAW Group Co., Ltd. (FAW) held a launch event. During the event, FAW Hongqi unveiled its new super electric intelligent platform and 3 New Energy Vehicle (NEV) concepts. The super electric intelligent vehicle platform architecture named FMEs possesses 115 core technologies and more than 10,000 patent pending technologies. It will become the key technical support for Hongqi to usher in a green and intelligent future. At the launch event, 3 N...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/05/29

llion shares in total, to meet 3.955 billion yuan capital expenditure to boost production of core components, including powertrain equipment. Great Wall Motor has said it will build a vehicle production plant with a capacity of 100,000 units a year in Brazil. The automaker said it has applied for a patent of two more models in addition to four currently undergoing the review of the National Institute of Industrial Property, or INPI, of Brazil. On...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/05/28

ner Atlas Copco are now trying out the new method for this purpose in a series production facility for the first time at the paint shop at Audi’s site in Gyor. The new, automated process also saves time and improves the visual appearance of the seals thanks to its consistent level of precision. A patent application has been filed, and the method is due to be rolled out at additional Audi sites.  On September 30, Audi informed that Audi Hungari...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/05/20

he annual production volume for the FCV is, however, only 700 units. Thus, it is expected to take up to two years before delivery is possible. Toyota will reportedly gear up to mass-produce the Mirai FCV. Toyota Motor Corporation will allow royalty-free use of approximately 5,680 of the FCV-related patent licenses it holds globally on an unconsolidated basis. Toyota will allow royalty-free use of patents relating to fuel cell stacks (approx. 1,97...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/05/09

angzhou Automobile Group. On July 13 Chery Automobile released the Tiggo TT SUV that emplyed DVVT plus CVT powertrain. It comes in two types, priced at 99,800 yuan and 107,800 yuan, respectively. It took eight years for Chery Auto for research and development of the DVVT and CVT, having obtained 41 patents so far. Fuel economy of the Tiggo TT has been improved by 10-15 percent compared with an AT model with the same displacement engine. On August...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/04/14

l Tesla builds 1,300 Cybertrucks per week, moving from Foundation Series in Q3 Tesla recalling 11,688 Cybertrucks over windshield wiper motor, trim piece Futronic to invest USD 28 million to supply Tesla’s Gigafactory Texas Tesla's 'Cortex' supercomputer for FSD being built in Austin, Texas Tesla patent describes ‘unboxed’ method of production Tesla announces production of 100 millionth 4680 battery cell Tesla recalls 27,185 Cybertrucks to ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/04/02

ith Korea Automotive Technology Institute (KATECH) on June 24 on mutual cooperation to research and develop autonomous driving vehicles. The two entities intends to work on 1) advanced research and development on human-friendly driverless cars based on vehicle-IT fusion technology 2) cooperation on patent and technology preemption through intensive support for the core technology, and 3) synergy maximization by sharing human resources and researc...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/03/18

hina FAW Group Co., Ltd. (FAW) held a launch event. During the event, FAW Hongqi unveiled its new super electric intelligent platform and 3 New Energy Vehicle (NEV) concepts. The super electric intelligent vehicle platform architecture named FMEs possesses 115 core technologies and more than 10,000 patent pending technologies. It will become the key technical support for Hongqi to usher in a green and intelligent future. At the launch event, 3 N...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/03/13

r – from the warehouse to the production hall, thus making the production process even faster. Kvasiny is the Czech car manufacturer’s first site to adopt this innovative system in warehouse logistics. Skoda has invested a total of EUR 450,000 in implementing the process and has already filed a patent application for the system. On November 13, Skoda Auto announced that it is to gain additional capacity within Volkswagen Group’s production ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/01/24

stments in conventional ICE vehicle technologies and production capacities. The FMEs super architecture consists of the “HME” electrified intelligent driving integration platform and the “HIS” intelligence-experience integration platform. The FMEs super architecture will have nearly 10,000 patents, software copyrights and other intellectual properties when its development is fully completed in H1 2023. In addition, Hongqi is developing t...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2024/12/26

Motor Corporation of Japan; Toyota Motor North America, Inc., and Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc. The complaint alleges violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 in the importation into the United States and sale of certain hybrid electric vehicles and components thereof that infringe a patent asserted by Paice. The complainant requests that the USITC issue an exclusion order and cease and desist orders. Toyota announced it will take ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2024/11/15

ility development. It expanded on electric vehicles, battery technologies, motors for electric vehicles, active safety systems, advanced electronics, software-defined vehicles, technologies for light-weighting, enhanced vehicle dynamics, and connected vehicles. During the year, it has filed 193 new patent applications, bringing the total to 2,212. It has 1,185 granted patents across various regions. On April 28, Isuzu Motors Limited announced its...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2024/10/15

arts of the roof of the unique building. On July 28, Koenigsegg invested in Lightyear, the Netherlands-based high-tech company developing the world's first solar vehicle. The investment is part of a more extensive technology-sharing partnership in which the two automakers will share proprietary and patented information. The exchange of knowledge should enable the development of ultra-efficient vehicles and the commitment to jointly develop new au...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2024/08/26

trucks. The plant was already producing 13.0L engines with 420 and 500 hp previously and will continue to do so. The engines that went into production adopt compact graphitic cast iron cylinder blocks and heads as well as sintered casting production technology. The company is currently applying for patent protection in China. Compared to grey cast iron, compact graphitic cast iron material has 1.8 times the tensile strength and 1.9 times the fati...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2024/07/19