ural test shipment, originating from Renault Group’s Valladolid, Spain plant, successfully reached Córdoba, marking the start of weekly air freight services to the Santa Isabel factory. This initiative reduces 700 kilometers of ground transport from Ezeiza, significantly cutting logistics costs, transit times, and carbon emissions in line with Renault’s environmental goals. André Pinto, director of Santa Isabel, highlighted the project as a...

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t-gen F-150 launch to mid-2028 Ford may share BlueOval SK EV Battery Park production with Nissan Ford delays launch of next-gen electric pickup and commercial van to 2028 Ford BlueOval SK Battery Park officially seeking to sell excess capacity SK On, Ford to break up U.S. battery joint venture Ford transitions EV strategy and plants in Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan SK Innovation says Ford BlueOval battery breakup cost it USD 2.6 billion For...

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Ford Motor Spain, Valencia (Almussafes) Plant Vehicles: Ford Kuga (2012-), Kuga PHV (2020-), Kuga EcoBlue mild HV (2020-), Kuga full HV (2020-), Kuga EV (2027-planning), Bronco (2028-planning); Transit Connect (2011-2024), Tourneo Connect (2013-2021); Fiesta (-2012), C-Max (-2014), S-MAX (2015-2023), Galaxy (2015-2023), Mondeo (2014-2022), Mondeo full HV (2014-2022), Mondeo full HV wagon (2019-2022), S-MAX full HV (2021-2023), Galaxy full HV (20...

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Park workers in Kentucky file for union election Ford may share BlueOval SK EV Battery Park production with Nissan BlueOval SK begins battery production at Glendale plant Ford BlueOval SK Battery Park officially seeking to sell excess capacity SK On, Ford to break up U.S. battery joint venture Ford transitions EV strategy and plants in Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan Ford BlueOval SK Battery Park plant to close in February, reopen in 2027 SK ...

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creased. Hyundai developed a hybrid bus "Blue City" powered with compressed natural gas (CNG). The hybrid technology has reduced CO2 emissions by more than 25 percent and improved fuel efficiency by 30 to 40 percent compared with conventional CNG engine buses. Its trial operation will start on some transit route in 2011. Its full volume production is planned to begin in 2012. General Motors said on April 25 that the electric vehicle efficiency ce...

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y-developed engine which complies with the 2017 gas emission control standards. The engine displacement is 7.7-liter. The engine is mated to a clutch-less ShiftPilot 8-speed automated manual transmission (AMT) with 2 pedals. Mitsubishi Fuso began sales on October 11 of its 2017 model year Aero Star transit bus. The company updated the bus to comply with 2016 Japanese regulations on emissions, and improved safety by adding a side view camera and L...

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of the L3 in the A-class and the S6 SUV at the 2013 Algeria International Auto Show from March 19 to 29. In 2005, BYD entered into the Algerian market and currently owns more than twenty distribution stores in the country. BYD has reportedly won orders for ten K9 all-electric buses from Long Beach Transit, a route bus operator located in Long Beach in the U.S. state of California. BYD will deliver ten K9 buses worth a total of USD 14 million in ...

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r and pollution in the air and improve public health for the whole nation. According to a report from the World Bank in 2012, the economic loss caused by air pollution in Colombia was over 570 million pesos every year. BYD Automobile Co., Ltd. has won the bid to supply 15 new battery electric large transit buses to Prasarana, a national company in Malaysia. This is the first largest electric bus public bidding project in Southeastern Asia. The 15...

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and the all-new mid to large sized SUV Equator. The China-made edition of the Mustang Mach-E will be released on April 13. Ford announced that it will spare no effort to develop electrification. Apart from the Mustang Mach-E, it aims to introduce electric versions of the F-150 pickup truck and the Transit. It will input USD 22 billion in the field of electrification by 2025. On June 12, Changan Ford Automobile Co., Ltd. (Changan Ford) launched t...

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ing from 42 - 58 seaters, has to be completed before March 2011. These buses will be sold by the People's Leasing Company and the order is being part funded by the Asian Development Bank. Ashok Leyland announced on June 9 that it had delivered 100 "Falcon" buses valued at $7.6 million to Metro Mass Transit affiliated with the government of Ghana for transportation in the city and between cities. Ashok Leyland announced the winning of the order fr...

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and the all-new mid to large sized SUV Equator. The China-made edition of the Mustang Mach-E will be released on April 13. Ford announced that it will spare no effort to develop electrification. Apart from the Mustang Mach-E, it aims to introduce electric versions of the F-150 pickup truck and the Transit. It will input USD 22 billion in the field of electrification by 2025. On May 8, JMC announced its plan to sell 100% of the shares of its whol...

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livered approximately 22,200 vehicles in the fourth quarter, of which 12,700 were Model S and 9,500 were Model X. Total 2016 deliveries for 2016 reached approximately 76,230 units. Because of short-term production challenges starting at the end of October and lasting through early December from the transition to new Autopilot hardware, fourth quarter vehicle production was weighted more heavily towards the end of the quarter. Tesla announced on F...

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Ford Otomotiv Sanayi A.Ş. (Ford Otosan), Eskisehir (Inonu) Plant Cargo Truck Cargo 1846T (2013-), F-MAX (2018-), F-LINE, E-Truck (Planning), F-MAX FCV (planning); Engines: 7.3 L / 9.0 L Inline 6-cylinder Diesel Engine, Cargo Van, 2.2L 4-cylinder Duratorq TDCi – for Transit (-2018), 2.0 L EcoBlue engine (2018-); Transmissions; Transit rear axles, Front corner module; Ford Otosan's plant, Center of excellence for Ford Trucks, making engines, ...

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t will start in the fall of 2008 at a site previously purchased in Durr AG adjacent to the plant No.1. The new painting facility is scheduled to go into operation in 2011. It is designed to paint 170 vehicles a day by a two-shift operation and is also applicable to a three-shift operation. During a transition period to the new plant, it will be operated in parallel with the existing painting shop. On April 25, Porsche released details of the four...

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s so far across variants and powertrain combinations. The vehicle’s official pricing will be revealed on February 1, 2024. On March 4, Kia India announced that it flagged off India’s first double-decker freight train to transport SUVs from the Penukonda railway station in February. With reduced transit times, the waiting period for its cars will decrease. So far, Kia has transported over 60,000 SUVs via the railway network to the northern, ea...

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om design to trial manufacturing, testing and verification. 6) Product Planning and New Auto Technologies Research Institute: This institute's primary focus is product planning and forward-looking research of new technologies for passenger, commercial and specialized vehicles, as well as urban rail transit systems and their components. 7) Global R&D Center: Integrating administrative offices, R&D, living facilities and other functions, the projec...

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to start later this year. The plans include the elimination of approximately 3,800 jobs, and the creation of a leaner, more competitive cost structure for Ford in Europe. By 2025, Ford plans to resize its European engineering footprint, resulting in 2,800 fewer jobs. These changes are driven by the transition to fully electric powertrains and reduced vehicle complexity. Ford will maintain an engineering organization of approximately 3,400 roles i...

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Jiangling Motors Co., Ltd. (JMC), Xiaolan Manufacturing Base Ford: New Generation Transit, MPV Torneo (2016-), SUV Territory (2019-, Some models are for export), SUV Territory EV (2019-, Some models are for export), SUV Territory MHV (2020-, Some models are for export), Pickup Truck Ranger (2023-), SUV Bronco (2024-); JMC: Yuhu 7, Yuhu 9 (2019-); Grand Avenue: Pickup Truck Grand Avenue (2023-); Engine: Ford's 2.0L GTDI Engines (May 2015-), Ji...

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AYS to release AIWAYS/Landwind dual brands Aiways no longer holds shares in JMH Jiangling Motors announced to develop an engine complying with the standard equivalent to the "Euro4" with an investment of 35.3 million yuan. The engine will be installed on Ford's new commercial vehicle "V348" in the "Transit" series. The company will pay to Ford 2.33 million dollars for technological assistance. The development is scheduled to be completed by the s...

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nture of Isuzu and Hino, and sold by Isuzu under the name Erga Duo and by Hino as the Hino Blue Ribbon Hybrid Articulated Bus. The bus has a length of 18 meters and can carry up to 120 passengers. Equipped with a hybrid system combining a diesel engine and electric motor, it provides efficient mass transit while reducing its environmental impact. In terms of safety, it features the world's first adoption on a transit bus of the Emergency Driving ...

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