expand Spring Hill battery plant U.S. Energy Department completes USD 2.5 billion loan for Ultium Cells battery cell plants Ultium Cells workers vote for UAW representation at Warren plant Ultium Cells’ Warren plant begins negotiations with UAW in January GM says fourth U.S. battery plant on track, more to come GM and LG’s Ultium Cells to start bargaining with UAW on Warren plant Ultium Cells Lansing plant completes steel installation ...

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available as a two-seat Utility Wagon and a five-seat Station Wagon. Hundreds of Grenadier production prototypes are now being built at Hambach. These are being used for final test rounds including crash testing for certification and to validate the assembly process and build quality. Hambach is on-track to begin launch series production in July 2022. The Grenadier is powered by a choice of two straight-six, 3.0-liter BMW engines. Both the BMW B5...

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L 680 Monogram Series.PixelPaint consists of a paint head with more than 1,000 tiny, individually controlled nozzles, mounted on an ABB robot such as the IRB 5500 paint series. Combined with ABB’s 3D vision system and coordinated by ABB’s RobotStudio planning and programming software, the head tracks very closely to the vehicle body to ensure that 100% of the paint is applied to the car with no overspray or airborne misting.  The automaker ...

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on these three lines has been suspended since the first shift on March 10 due to an explosion at Chuo Spring Co., Ltd., a supplier of automotive springs. According to the reports, operations will resume from the second shift on March 13 as the procurement of parts, which had been delayed, is now on track. The temporary suspension of the three lines has affected production of the Harrier and RAV4. On March 13, starting from the second shift, Toyot...

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k Auto Show. Production of the 2014 CTS will begin fall 2013 at Lansing Grand River plant in Michigan. GM unveiled the restyled 2014 Chevrolet Camaro at the New York Auto Show. The new Camaro will arrive at Chevrolet dealers later in 2013. The racing-model Camaro Z/28 is expected to be appearing at track events across the United States in spring 2014. The Camaro Z/28 has the LS7 7.0L V-8 engine matched with a TREMEC TR6060 six-speed manual transm...

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! Cube” software innovation simulator. Based on the 2050 goal of achieving carbon neutrality worldwide, VW Group presented environmental protection measures taken in China at the event. On November 15, Audi FAW announced that the construction of the Audi FAW NEV company in Changchun, China, is on track for completion by the end of 2023. The Test Center Changchun, inaugurated in September 2023, can operate up to 70 test vehicles. The facility, f...

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ts operations in Germany and the U.K. at its supervisory board on March 28, but did not come to any decisions, including plant shutdowns. Discussions with the unions will continue. Despite reports about closures of Opel's Bochum Plant and Vauxhall's Ellesmere Plant by GM Europe, CEO Karl-Friedrich Stracke said there will be no plant closedowns until the end of 2014. Opel and Vauxall are willing to negotiate about means to improve performance. He ...

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will commence deliveries in early 2024. On August 19, Aston Martin introduced the new V12 Vantage Roadster. Production of the V12 Vantage Roadster is due to commence in Q3 of 2022, with the first deliveries scheduled to begin during Q4 2022. It has a compelling combination of widebody design, wide-track suspension, and – for the first time in a Vantage Roadster - the mighty 5.2-liter Twin-Turbo V12 engine. The quad-cam 60-deg 5.2-litre V12 eng...

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Taos compact SUV for North and South America VW presents more a powerful 2021 Amarok V6 pickup in Brazil, Argentina VW inaugurates USD 200 million Pacheco paint shop for building Taos SUV Volkswagen physically debuts new Taos SUV in Argentina VW returns to profit in South America, advances Polo Track project VW begins production of Taos SUV at Pacheco plant in Argentina VW Argentina resumes operations plant in Argentina VW begins production ...

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retools for the Dodge Durango and next-gen Jeep Grand Cherokee in the spring. Stellantis is preparing for the USD 900 million retooling of the Jefferson North plant. The USD 1.6 billion construction of the nearby Mack Assembly plant will include a modernized general assembly plant, body shop, test track, validation center and paint shop addition. After Michigan regulators hit the company with air emissions violations at Mack Assembly, and Warren...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/05/30

the active safety test road in the Cheongna Proving Grounds to strengthen GM's capabilities as a R&D corporation in Korea. The active safety test road completed this time is a four-lane road with a maximum length of 600 m and a width of 15 m. Starting with the completion of this active safety test track, the GMTCK Cheongna Proving Ground plans to remodel various buildings and test runs by the end of this year. On April 3, GM announced that Chevr...

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SDI announced that Kokomo, Indiana, will receive a second battery manufacturing facility as part of the StarPlus Energy joint venture. The JV will invest more than USD 3.2 billion (EUR 2.8 billion) to co-locate the new battery plant with the gigafactory currently under construction in Kokomo and on track to open by Q1 2025 with an annual production capacity of 33 GWh. The new StarPlus Energy plant is expected to begin production in early 2027 wit...

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in particular digitalization and decarbonization in South America, specific to market needs. Volkswagen is making further investments in the existing Biofuels Research & Development Centre located in South America. Further growth potential from new compact car family in entry-level segment – Polo Track based on MQB to be first model in 2023. The Polo Track is to be produced at the plant in Taubaté, Brazil....

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e project comprises a vehicle production base and the Pinghu R&D center and will mainly serve the production of Great Wall Motor’s Haval models and new energy models. Specifically, the Pinghu vehicle production base will cover an area of about 400,000 square meters while the Pinghu R&D center and track project will cover the other 400,000 square meters. The R&D center is planned to have a total floor area of about 250,000 square meters and will...

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Volkswagen do Brasil, Taubate Plant Voyage (1981-2022), up! (2014-2021), cross up! (-2021), Gol (2019-2022), Polo Track (2023-2025 planning), Polo (2023-), SUV Tera (2025-); Stamping Passenger car assembly and stamping plant - Number of Employees: 3,100 (as of Jul., 2023) - Investment :    2022 - 2028: BRL 13 billion (approx. USD 2.366 billion), for Anchieta, Taubaté, and São Carlos Plants    2016 - 2020: BRL 2.6 billion (approx. USD 470 m...

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to Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. At the time of market launch in June, the G-Class will be available at an entry-level price of  EUR 107,040.50. On May 17, Daimler announced that the new G-Class is being produced by Magna Steyr in Graz, Austria, for Mercedes-Benz. The highlight of the plant is the test track on the local mountain of Graz, the Schöckl, which is worldwide without compare: one test kilometre on the test track corresponds to 50 kilometr...

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bo engine model will be added later. Changan Automobile reviewed the annual production and sales target for 2013 to 1.97 million units, in response to strong sales from January to April. The sales were 13.4 million units in the period due to the increasing demand of its own brand vehicles. The test track, which Changan Automobile is constructing with a 1.2 billion yuan investment, is expected to start operation in 2013. The test track is located ...

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s an NEDC cruising range of over 400km. Some versions also include a L2 intelligent driving assistance system. On September 26, Dongfeng Aeolus (also known as Dongfeng Fengshen), a brand under Dongfeng Motor Corporation, exhibited several models at the Auto China 2020, including the AX7 PRO, Yixuan Track Edition, Yixuan GS and Yixuan CTCC racecar. The new brand concept focuses on the word “fun”. The visual design using the new track badge AE...

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st control), and anti-pinch window system. On May 18, the first battery replaceable model, the 80V of Lifan Technology, rolled off the production line at its production site in Caijiagang Town, Beibei District, Chongqing. This indicated that its automotive business was recovering and entering a new track for growth. The 80V is a mid-sized battery electric MPV that supports battery replacement. It features a flat battery pack and the next-generat...

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ich also affects delivery of finished vehicles to dealerships. Fiat will use the downtime to perform the twice-yearly inventory of its production supplies, as well as have a factory sale, allowing customers to buy direct from the company on May 26 and 27 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. while viewing the test track, repair workshops, and an exhibition of vintage cars. On May 29, Renault Argentina announced that until further notice it is suspending producti...

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