ossil fuels or recycled aluminum. Compared to aluminum raw materials smelted with electricity derived from thermal power generation, green aluminum can reduce CO2 emissions during ingot production by about 50%, and recycled aluminum by about 95%. Nissan has so far procured low-CO2 emission aluminum sheet materials for the panels of vehicles produced in Japan. Going forward, Nissan will use low CO2 emission aluminum for all aluminum parts, includi...

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inum/steel hybrid front and rear sub-frames for another Ford crossover starting in 2020. On June 26, Ford Motor Company announced that it is preparing its Cuautitlan assembly plant to begin production of its first full-electric vehicle in 2020 for global customers. Ford says it has adopted a "blank sheet" approach to the design, development and manufacture of electrified units, involving 1,500 Mexican engineers. Ford de Mexico currently employs 8...

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ossil fuels or recycled aluminum. Compared to aluminum raw materials smelted with electricity derived from thermal power generation, green aluminum can reduce CO2 emissions during ingot production by about 50%, and recycled aluminum by about 95%. Nissan has so far procured low-CO2 emission aluminum sheet materials for the panels of vehicles produced in Japan. Going forward, Nissan will use low CO2 emission aluminum for all aluminum parts, includi...

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(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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ossil fuels or recycled aluminum. Compared to aluminum raw materials smelted with electricity derived from thermal power generation, green aluminum can reduce CO2 emissions during ingot production by about 50%, and recycled aluminum by about 95%. Nissan has so far procured low-CO2 emission aluminum sheet materials for the panels of vehicles produced in Japan. Going forward, Nissan will use low CO2 emission aluminum for all aluminum parts, includi...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/18

ossil fuels or recycled aluminum. Compared to aluminum raw materials smelted with electricity derived from thermal power generation, green aluminum can reduce CO2 emissions during ingot production by about 50%, and recycled aluminum by about 95%. Nissan has so far procured low-CO2 emission aluminum sheet materials for the panels of vehicles produced in Japan. Going forward, Nissan will use low CO2 emission aluminum for all aluminum parts, includi...

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ion investment within the premises of a Getrag facility, and will create 2,000 new jobs. On June 26, Ford Motor Company announced that it is preparing its Cuautitlan assembly plant to begin production of its first full-electric vehicle in 2020 for global customers. Ford says it has adopted a "blank sheet" approach to the design, development and manufacture of electrified units, involving 1,500 Mexican engineers. Ford de Mexico currently employs 8...

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will create 500 more jobs to expand its I-4 and diesel engines production in Chihuahua. On June 26, Ford Motor Company announced that it is preparing its Cuautitlan assembly plant to begin production of its first full-electric vehicle in 2020 for global customers. Ford says it has adopted a "blank sheet" approach to the design, development and manufacture of electrified units, involving 1,500 Mexican engineers. Ford de Mexico currently employs 8...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/17

SUV headed to Mexico will be built at Ford’s Cuautitlán Stamping and Assembly Plant. On June 26, Ford Motor Company announced that it is preparing its Cuautitlan assembly plant to begin production of its first full-electric vehicle in 2020 for global customers. Ford says it has adopted a "blank sheet" approach to the design, development and manufacture of electrified units, involving 1,500 Mexican engineers. Ford de Mexico currently employs 8...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/17

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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rward collision warning (FCW), lane departure warning (LDW) and blind spot detection (BSD). On February 25, MG Motor India manufactured its 50,000th MG Hector with an all-women crew in Gujarat’s Vadodara. In this first-of-its-kind development, women-only teams were involved in panel-pressing of sheet metal and welding to painting jobs as well as carrying out post-production test runs. On April 1, MG Motor India announced that it is likely to ...

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on at Talegaon, India plant GM to exhibit 6 models at the Auto Expo Delhi On January 17, Great Wall Motors (GWM) and General Motors (GM) reached an agreement for the sale of GM India’s Talegaon manufacturing facility, subject to requisite government and regulatory approvals. Under a binding term sheet signed on January 16, 2019, the GM India legal entity, which includes the Talegaon facility, will transfer to GWM. The transaction would underp...

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ware, cybersecurity, new technologies, programming standards in robotics, and high voltage. On November 4, multiple sources reported that the Volkswagen Navarra has suspended all production shifts due to supply disruptions caused by flood damage in Valencia affecting several suppliers. However, the Sheet Metal area continues to operate across all shifts, and a team of volunteers is completing rework in Final Inspection. Press operations are proce...

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ning the Halol plant with 85,000 and the GM in India to 225,000 vehicles. On January 17, Great Wall Motors (GWM) and General Motors (GM) reached an agreement for the sale of GM India’s Talegaon manufacturing facility, subject to requisite government and regulatory approvals. Under a binding term sheet signed on January 16, 2019, the GM India legal entity, which includes the Talegaon facility, will transfer to GWM. The transaction would underp...

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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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. On October 26 SAIC-Iveco Hongyan Commercial Vehicle Co. started selling the new large dump truck New Kingan that rolled off the production line in September. The New Kingan's price range is between 254,800 and 289,800 yuan. The cabin of this dump truck is constructed using high-tensile galvanized sheet iron to improve safety performance. SAIC-Iveco-Hongyuan Commercial Vehicle Co.'s sales in 2011 were up 3.25 percent year-on-year to 30,509 units...

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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...

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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 April 19, Geely Holding Group showcased models under the Geely, LYNK&CO, ZEEKR, Geometr...

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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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ed Araco's vehicle business. Yoshiwara Plant became a Toyota Auto Body's vehicle plant. - July 1988: The Company changed its name to Araco Corporation. - January 1962: Yoshiwara Plant started production. - June 1961: The Company changed its name to Arakawa Auto Body Industries. - July 1947: Arakawa Sheet Metal Industries was established. - Site area: 198,700 square meters Toyota adjusts production at all domestic plants, effect of coronavirus con...

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