d Bus Corporation (MFTBC) announced that Mitsubishi Fuso Truck Europe-Sociedade Europeia de Automóveis, S.A, MFTBC’s wholly-owned subsidiary in Portugal is targeting to become climate positive production location from the year 2040 onwards. Plant operations are already CO2-neutral on the balance sheet as of the end of 2022, through on-site green electricity generation and other measures. The Tramagal plant has installed over 1,200 solar panels...

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second-generation 2027 Atlas ahead of its official debut at the New York Auto Show in April. The 2027 Atlas appears to closely resemble the Teramont Pro sold in China. Sources have suggested the Atlas will retain its 117.3-inch wheelbase and keep the same roof as the current model, though all other sheet metal is changed. The Atlas will ride on the MQB Evo platform and be powered by a new EA888 evo5 engine, which in the Tiguan produces 268 hp and...

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mainstream models. For example, the Geometry E uses recycled PET fiber, which has passed the GRS global recycling standard certification, in its cowl insulation, while plastic material filled with plant stalk is used to make the door fender; the body of the Zeekr 001 consists of 15% renewable steel sheet materials and 25% renewable aluminum alloy materials. On August 18, Geely Automobile released its financial results for the first half of 2021 ...

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te to produce EVs, joining Factory ZERO and Orion Assembly. In 2020, GM announced a USD 2 billion investment in Spring Hill to build fully electric vehicles, including the all new Cadillac LYRIQ. The new 324,000-square-foot building, along with new tooling, equipment and automation will build major sheet metal components for the advanced body structure of the LYRIQ as the first of many EVs to be produced at Spring Hill. GM is looking to build a s...

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et Automotive is extending and diversifying its battery supply. The production ramp-up in 2021 has been impressive, doubling the production volume from 2020. At the same time, the number of personnel in EV Systems business line has exceeded 1,000. On April 5, Valmet Automotive signed a binding term sheet on solar electric vehicle manufacturing with Sono Motors. The cooperation contains the manufacturing of the Sion model, a fully electric vehicle...

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tch Mobility plans to introduce several electric vehicles in the Indian market, including the electric Dost, electric-Bada Dost, a low-floor 12-meter bus, and a low-floor 9-meter bus. They also plan to launch the low-floor 12-meter E1 bus for the European market. The company stated that its balance sheet is robust enough to support this initiative. Overall, the company expects its full-year capital expenditure for FY 2024 to be approximately INR ...

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the document submitted to the federal environmental authority.  On January 22, Hyundai Steel executives said the company is considering investing in a steel plant in the Southeast region of the U.S. The plant, likely be electric arc furnace-based, would be expected to supply OEMs in the U.S. with sheet steel.  Hyundai currently operates plants in Montgomery, Alabama and Bryan County, Georgia, while Kia has plants in West Point, Georgia, and Pe...

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rk electric drive features for the first time X-PIN flat-wire stators and 900V silicon carbide technology, increasing the power of a motor from the industry average of 6kW/kg to 12kW/kg. It also features a nanocrystalline-amorphous motor that subverts the conventional millimeter-level silicon steel sheet, reducing output loss by over 50%. The Quark electric drive technology will be first applied to Hyper products. In the future, it may be applied...

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and EV9 at Kia’s manufacturing plant in West Point, Georgia.  On January 22, Hyundai Steel executives said the company is considering investing in a steel plant in the Southeast region of the U.S. The plant, likely be electric arc furnace-based, would be expected to supply OEMs in the U.S. with sheet steel.  Hyundai currently operates plants in Montgomery, Alabama and Bryan County, Georgia, while Kia has plants in West Point, Georgia, and Pe...

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October 29, Fuji Heavy Industries said the partially redesigned Impreza SPORT and the Impreza G4 will hit the market on November 12. Serenity in the car has been enhanced by improving sound insulation materials and reducing engine noise. Design around the steering wheel has also been changed. Power sheet was newly introduced to the front passenger seat. In addition, comfort level has been upgraded by improving the tuning of the electric power ste...

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Verkor secures EUR 1.3 billion for construction of Gigafactory in Dunkirk, France Verkor, France secures investment from EnerSys and ING Sustainable Investments Verkor, France starts consultation for two new gigafactories in Dunkerque On January 11, Euro Manganese Inc. entered into an offtake term sheet with Verkor, a battery manufacturer based in Grenoble, France, for the sale of high-purity manganese sulfate monohydrate ("HPMSM") from its Chva...

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-selling estate car. The models are assembled solely at Ellesmere Port for export across Europe. On December 13, Stellantis launched a new maritime logistics service to supply parts to the Ellesmere Port manufacturing plant. It will manufacture a compact electric van in Spring 2023. A number of the sheet metal parts and components required for production will be supplied by partner companies that are based near the Vigo plant in Spain. Starting f...

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nd GSe. In addition, the Mokka Electric is on the show for the first time with a new battery and 20% percent more range than before. The new Astra Electric has a range of 416 kilometers, thanks to its 54-kWh lithium-ion battery. On January 17, Stellantis N.V. and Vulcan Energy signed a binding term sheet for the first phase of a multiphase project to develop new geothermal projects for Stellantis' Rüsselsheim industrial site in Germany. It can p...

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clearance and also offers the driver a commanding view of the road ahead. Its wheelbase is 2,350 mm, giving the car a generous amount of interior space. Renault will unveil the facelift of the Renault Koleos at the Auto Expo 2014 in Delhi. The new Koleos will get new aluminum wheels, electric power sheet on a front passenger seat and Bose audio system. The car features a blind spots detection system to improve its safety performance. Nissan Motor...

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HKEX a proposed equity offering to raise USD 1 billion. NIO plans to use the net proceeds from the equity offering for investment in the R&D of core technologies for smart EVs, development of future technology platforms and vehicle models across its sub-brands, further strengthening of its balance sheet, and general corporate purposes. On October 17, Wuhan Weineng Battery Asset Co., Ltd., a company jointly owned by entities including NIO and CAT...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/04/02

scrap from production by returning it to the supplier, who produces new aluminum coils. The process saves approximately 95% of the energy compared to producing aluminum from primary raw materials. Audi Hungaria has steadily increased its recycled aluminum, now recycling over 6,000 tons of aluminum sheet waste annually by saving nearly 45,000 tons of carbon dioxide per year. Overall, Audi Hungaria recycles more than 99% of its waste generated, in...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/03/24

(Nissan) and Kobe Steel, Ltd. (Kobe Steel) announced that Nissan plans to use Kobenable Steel for Nissan models from January 2023 onward. Kobenable steel, commercialized by Kobe Steel, significantly reduces CO2 emissions in the blast furnace process. Kobe Steel will also supply Nissan with aluminum sheets made from green-aluminum raw materials. Nissan models will use Kobenable Premier, which reduces 100% of CO2 emissions during manufacturing thro...

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ly 700 work steps were analyzed at over 400 workshops to leverage existing efficiency reserves. The eighth generation new Golf 8 has over 2,700 individual parts and components. There are 962 wiring systems with 1,340 meters of cable in the fully-connected Golf. Starting with delivery of the steel sheet, the Golf travels 69 kilometers on production lines until the finished vehicle leaves the factory. Due to greater standardization of plant and ...

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s" in Oberschleißheim, BMW produced over 300,000 parts in 2023. Globally, more than 100,000 parts were printed annually across all plants, from Spartanburg to sites in Asia. BMW opened its first press shop in North America at its plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina, U.S. The press shop will stamp sheet metal parts for the new BMW X3, which will begin sales in the fall of 2024. The press shop will produce parts including doors, fenders, lift gat...

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part of an effort to achieve 5 percent market share and to become the number one Japanese automotive brand in Brazil. The new Nissan facility already employs about 1,500 people and is expected to grow to around 2,000. The complex includes all facets of automotive production – from the stamping of sheet metal into parts to vehicle assembly and road course testing for the estimated 200,000 vehicles and 200,000 engines the complex will have the ca...

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