de at its Arlington, Texas plant and Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra at the Flint Assembly plant. GM announced on December 16 that it will invest nearly $1.3 billion in five manufacturing sites in Michigan, Ohio and Indiana to produce new fuel-efficient engines and transmissions, enhance vehicle quality and streamline logistics. The investments combined will create or retain about 1,000 jobs. Among 5 plants, 600 million will be allocated to Fl...

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ets as well. From a design standpoint, the Ka Concept offers many global Ford design cues including the trapezoidal front grille and detailed surface lines, which reflect the design DNA of Ford’s next generation of global vehicles. The Ford Ka Concept features a best-in-class interior design with quality craftsmanship not often found in such an attainable vehicle, says the company. Ford announced to end production of the Fiesta 1.0 RoCamHatch w...

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the concepts of technology, green and safety, the factory is able to meet the production needs for battery, motor and control systems in a number of SAIC-GM’s future Ultium-based battery electric models with the world’s leading high-precision processing and assembly technologies, high-standard quality control management and high-flexibility common line production capabilities. In addition, a trial car of the Electra E5 large 5-seater intelli...

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d Siemens signed a strategic cooperation agreement in Beijing. The partners will collaborate in digital industry technologies, smart buildings, and intelligent energy. They will further enhance the digital construction of Hongqi’s plant by shortening product development cycles, improving product quality, and exploring the “Industry 4.0” business model. On August 16, BASF SE (BASF) signed an agreement with China FAW Group Corporation (FAW) ...

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and, creating separate operation models for each brand. However, in the reorganization plan, the company will set up a new division to oversee the two brands, in order to support the two brands to improve efficiency of business operations. The new division will become operational in May, to improve quality of service and tap into new markets. Meanwhile, the existing marketing, sales and service divisions involving direct communication with the ma...

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ilities, with an annual capacity of 50,000 units. Great Wall Motor will offer technical license and market a SUV, a pickup truck and two sedan/hatchback models under the GreatWall brand in Bulgaria and other nations in and around the European Union. Great Wall Motor has obtained a certification for quality and safety of EU for its own brand Hover SUV. This will allow the company to sell this model in EU nations. This is the fourth model for which...

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he conventionally powered Citan models. For the compact panel van, this is 2.9 cubic meters and up to 544 kilograms, for the long model 3.7 cubic meters and up to 722 kilograms. On May 9, Mercedes-Benz announced the new EQT from Mercedes-EQ. The EQT as a small van combines the variability and high-quality equipment level of the T-Class with the advantages of an all-electric drive. The electric small van will be orderable soon. The EQT uses a hea...

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lion produced units Strong Comeback for Opel/Vauxhall after One Year as Part of Groupe PSA Opel’s all-new Corsa achieves 10% weight loss Opel launches electric version of sixth generation Corsa Opel to launch all-new electric SUV, Frontera later in 2024 Stellantis Zaragoza unveils AI project for quality and inspection in plants Stellantis launched hybrid version of Lancia Ypsilon Edizione Limitata Cassina Spain approves project of Stellantis u...

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ürk Otomobil Fabrikası A.Ş. uses state-of-the-art systems such as smart screw tighteners, error-proofing screens, and illuminated part selection from digitalization projects in its assembly workshop. The digitalization methods, powered by machine learning and artificial intelligence, increase the quality and reduce errors in the process. On November 4, Tofaş signed a production agreement with Stellantis Europe SPA, granting Tofaş the product...

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China FAW Group Co., Ltd. Yancheng Branch Bestune: EV Xiaoma (2024-), EV SUV Yueyi 03 (2025-), PHV SUV Yueyi 07 (2025-); FAW Group Yancheng Plant (Jiangsu Province), starts production in May 2024 - This project acquires the existing electric passenger vehicle production line equipment, vehicle inspection, logistics and quality monitoring equipment of Jiangsu Guoxin New Energy Passenger Vehicle Co., Ltd., and leases the land and factory buildings ...

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and a brand renewal plan. GAC Honda will officially launch the e:NP2. GAC Toyota will unveil two battery electric models and the deployments for its electrified products. On April 25, at the Auto China 2024 in Beijing, GAC Trumpchi showcased a full range of models and the latest results of its high-quality transformation into a New Energy Vehicle technology company. GAC Trumpchi will launch a joint innovation program with Huawei for in-depth co-d...

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and a brand renewal plan. GAC Honda will officially launch the e:NP2. GAC Toyota will unveil two battery electric models and the deployments for its electrified products. On April 25, at the Auto China 2024 in Beijing, GAC Trumpchi showcased a full range of models and the latest results of its high-quality transformation into a New Energy Vehicle technology company. GAC Trumpchi will launch a joint innovation program with Huawei for in-depth co-d...

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. On March 25, FAW-VW held a signing ceremony for a New Energy Vehicle plant upgrade project at its Foshan Plant in Shishan Town, Nanhai District, Foshan City, Guangdong Province. The company intends to invest about CNY 16 billion in refurbishing the plant into a fully digital and intelligent, high-quality model new energy site and launching multiple new energy models to the market. Upon completion of the project, the plant will become the compan...

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art in the second half of 2019. The strategic cooperation between Lvchi Auto and Changan Suzuki is not limited to only outsourcing but also includes the sharing of resources. The two parties will cooperate in various aspects including supply chains, technical standards, manufacturing processes, and quality inspection systems. On March 14, Changan Auto started accepting pre-orders for the new UNI-Z compact plug-in hybrid SUV. Based on the new Blue...

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has manufactured 55 engineering, marketing, and customer vehicles in 2023 to start the registration and delivery process in Germany and Denmark. Production will ramp up in the coming days and European deliveries are expected to pick up shortly after. A significant focus has been preparing for high-quality vehicle assembly, with inline commissioning and automated end-of-line testing, so Fisker can achieve a maximum monthly run rate of 6,000 vehic...

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ransmission equipped with a manual driving mode, which is imported from Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. The powertrain generates a maximum output of 125kW and a maximum torque of 230Nm. The car has fuel economy of 7.3 liters per 100km. The company invited the press to the launch event to demonstrate the high quality and the importance of social responsibility the company has by actually showing rollover testing of the 2014 year model Eado. On March 3, Chon...

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2012 and from December 10, 2012 to March 2, 2013. The recall was triggered by a March 15 TV program pointing out the failure of the seven-speed DSG aired on the China Central Television (CCTV). Volkswagen has been receiving many complaints over its seven-speed DSG and the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) has been implementing follow-up researches on the DSG from March 2012. Shanghai Volkswagen Auto...

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versions. Moreover, the automaker will construct an NEV (New Energy Vehicle) industrial park to support the S31 project. The first model built on the S3 platform is scheduled to roll off the production line in September, with mass production starting in November. The S3 platform focuses on the high-quality small BEV market. The automaker aims to produce 5,000 units of this model in the first year of production. When the facility becomes fully ope...

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and for ICE vehicles and the platforms used to manufacture EVs that are exported to U.S. On June 7, it was announced that the GM plant in Ramos Arizpe will produce the new Cadillac Optiq SUV electric model during the last quarter of 2024. The plant has been chosen for its proximity to the U.S., the quality of workmanship and its experience with electric models since the Blazer EV and Equinox EV are also manufactured there. For the moment, the new...

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int venture will launch a competitive BEV platform. On November 16, Jianghuai Automobile (JAC) launched the next-generation Refine S4, which will be produced at JAC VW’s plant. The four manufacturing processes of this model will implement the Germany VDA 6.1 (Verbandes der Automobilindustrie 6.1) quality management system strictly. On April 19, the Economic Development Zone of Hefei City, Anhui Province revealed details about the electric passe...

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