rd alleges a surplus of 700 people at the Camaçari plant and is looking for 450 of its own employees to leave by April 26, seeking especially to avoid the higher labor charges of its current third shift. Inaugurated in October 2001, the plant’s assembly function is supplemented by the workers of supplier companies installing their components on the production line. On October 27, BYD confirmed that it has signed a letter of intent with the Gov...

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a) announced on February 16 that it would temporarily suspend operations of 14 production lines at nine plants in Japan due to the earthquake that struck off the coast of Fukushima Prefecture on the night of February 13. Parts supply has been delayed due to the impact of the earthquake on component suppliers. Of the 14 lines, Toyota Motor East Japan, Inc. Iwate Plant Production Line no.1 will suspend operations on the second shift of February 18 ...

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ation (301 and 302 lines); Hino Motors' Hamura Plant (No.1 and No.4 lines); Daihatsu Motor's Kyoto (Oyamazaki) Plant.  On October 19, Toyota Motor Corporation continued to suspend operations on 10 lines at 6 plants in Japan that produce finished vehicles. An explosion occurred on October 16 at its supplier, Chuo Spring Co., Ltd., which has affected the procurement of coil springs. Of the 10 lines at 6 plants, Toyota Auto Body's Yoshiwara Plant (...

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bly and gradually progressing to smaller-unit assembly, with the level of localization steadily increasing.  Small-unit assembly is scheduled to begin in the third quarter of 2025. As part of the partnership agreement, a unified R&D center will be established, along with the development of a local supplier cluster. On April 24, AGR HOLDING and DEFETOO announced plans to develop a new Russian automobile brand, TENET, during Auto Shanghai 2025. Th...

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r testing of autonomous driving on open roads in Hainan Province FAW Hongqi exports E-HS9 intelligent battery electric SUV to Norway Toyota and Volkswagen halt operations at their plants in Changchun, China amid COVID outbreak 93% of key enterprises in Jilin Province resume work; FAW and auto parts suppliers fully resume production The factory operation status in China as a result of the effects of the coronavirus (Chinese) FAW Hongqi launches LS...

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is, ensuring that affected workers remain employed and will continue to receive between 75% and 79% of their full salary. Despite its strong 30% market share in Argentina’s compact SUV segment, the Taos had low local parts integration, a gap that the new pick-up aims to close by boosting regional supplier participation. VW Argentina announced that it will increase production capacity of the gear manufacturing plant in Cordoba to one million uni...

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in Argentina GM production stopped at Rosario plant in Argentina GM launches all-new Chevrolet Cruze in Brazil GM launches all-new Chevrolet Cruze5 made in Argentina Chevrolet Agile production ended at Rosario plant in Argentina Chevrolet launches 2018 Cruze in Brazil, imported from Argentina GM, suppliers to invest USD 500 million to produce new model in Rosario, Argentina GM Rosario plant completes 20 years of production in Argentina GM prod...

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to Indonesia (NETA) announced its official collaboration with PT Gotion Green Energy Solutions Indonesia for the provision of EV batteries. This partnership strengthens NETA's commitment to increasing domestic component content (TKDN) for NETA V and other models in the future. PT Gotion will be the supplier of Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) batteries for NETA's EVs. This followed NETA’s recent announcement on the local BEV production in Indonesia...

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us motor. It delivers up to 56kW of power and 150Nm of torque. The battery capacity is 60Ah, with the range of 160km. On April 26 Great Wall Motor said it will participate in a bid to acquire a 47.029 percent stake in Baoding Great Wall Huabei Automobile Co., Ltd. (Huabei Automobile), an auto parts supplier. Great Wall Motor will eventually have a 100% share in Huabei Motor combined with the Huabei Motor shares it already acquired, to strengthen ...

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ectric versions. The new Vauxhall Vivaro electric features a 75 kWh battery, 100 kW electric motor, and offers range of up to 217 miles. On April 25, multiple sources revealed that Stellantis factories in Poissy, Hordain (France), and Luton (England) are halted due to a strike at MA France, a vital supplier of essential parts. The strike has been ongoing since April 17, 2024, as demands assurances about job security and the future of the industri...

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l be located near Ankara, Turkey. The plant will produce a high-nickel NCM (nickel, cobalt, manganese) battery and the production with an annual capacity of 30-45 GWh will begin as early as 2025. These batteries will be supplied to power mostly commercial vehicles. SK On is the first Korean battery supplier to work with an automaker and create a joint venture for large-scale production in Europe. According to the Material Event Disclosure issued ...

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plays a crucial role in the Group’s global e-mobility strategy. Both projects were started in the second half of 2018 and fully completed to the point of series production within just two years. On November 13, Volkswagen announced that Volkswagen Group Components reinforces its position as a key supplier of central electric vehicle components for the brands and joint ventures of the Volkswagen Group in the most important market for electric mo...

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r European delivery. Units destined for the US will have a separate ramp-up, estimated to start the first week of May, with those vehicles ready to ship ahead of EPA approvals. On April 17, INEOS Automotive announced it is developing its brand new electric 4X4 vehicle in conjunction with automotive supplier, Magna. INEOS Automotive's new 4X4 will represent a unique proposition for customers. Smaller than the Grenadier, this all-new battery electr...

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riod of last year. More than 40,000 employees from SAIC Motor’s subsidiaries in Shanghai are currently living onsite for “close-looped” operation and production. At SAIC Motor’s vehicle manufacturing plants, vehicles can steadily roll off the production line. More than 80% of the auto parts suppliers in Shanghai which have been included in the two “whitelists” issued by the local government will have resumed production in late May. On...

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jing City, Jiangsu Province), former Name: Changan Ford Mazda Automobile Co., Ltd. - On January 14, 2019, according to multiple media reports, Mazda's only overseas R&D center was established in Nanjing, and Changan Mazda will become Mazda's only overseas joint venture company with R&D, production, supplier, and sales capabilities. - The company was established on November 30, 2012. FAW Group to hold 5% of shares in Changan Mazda Changan Mazda ...

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uipment, and the carbon dioxide index of a single vehicle ranks among the best in the industry. Dongfeng Motor Group also drives upstream and downstream enterprises in the supply chain to continuously improve resource and energy utilization efficiency and achieve green development. By strengthening supplier qualification access and signing energy-saving and emission-reduction agreements, etc., stakeholders are included to become participants in g...

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Benz prepares car production network for new electric portfolio Mercedes-Benz begins production of EQS electric SUV at Tuscaloosa, Alabama Mercedes-Benz announces EQS SUV pricing, packaging for U.S. launch Mercedes-Benz unveils new EQE SUV Mercedes-Benz U. S. International, Inc. developing local supplier network Mercedes-Benz invests USD 1 billion to build facilities, electric SUV in Alabama Electric initiatives by Mercedes-Benz Cars Mercedes-...

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st Chevy Blazer EV trims that will be available this summer include the 2LT and RS. The SS will follow in the fall, while the 1LT is expected to be available in winter 2024. On July 25, GM CEO Mary Barra said that the company has experienced delays in its EV ramp up because its automation equipment supplier has issues that are constraining battery module assembly capacity. To improve delivery times of the battery modules assembled from Ultium’s...

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ome 2.22 square kilometers with an annual production capacities of 300,000 complete vehicles and 450,000 engines. It has stamping, welding, coating, assembly and power train facilities along with incidental facilities including power equipment, a physical distribution center and test courses. A new supplier park which has 2.44 square kilometers in site area has also been constructed attached to the new plant. On the same day, the new Cruze exhibi...

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ernation and expansion of former facilities of Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Group Corp., Ltd. and construction of a new body shop. The project will cover an area of 500,000 square meters, including around 141,000 square meters for the new body shop. The plant will also contain a battery and component supplier zone. The plant construction is expected to finish in mid-2022 and begin production in the second half of 2023, which will help accelerate th...

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