’s all-electric vehicle assembly plant, is the first automotive plant in the U.S. to install dedicated 5G fixed mobile network technology to manage thousands of robotics, sensors and Automated Guided Vehicles as it prepares to begin producing EVs in 2021. On January 19, the Michigan Department of Transportation announced a USD 6 million grant to be matched by a USD 5.7 million one from the City of Detroit to fix the roads and other infrastructu...

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d a strategic cooperation agreement on the promotion of electric vehicles and a production plant. The plan will be implemented in three phases: the first phase to introduce BYD’s electric taxis in major cities in Yunnan province; the second phase to introduce large-sized electric buses for public transportation, sightseeing and for use as state vehicles. In the final phase, an electric vehicle production plant will be built in Yunnan province, ...

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21 running in central London. For the future, Transport of London will introduce more EVs and designate a low emission zone in central London. In addition to the two units put in trial operation, the authority will reportedly add six more EV buses early 2014. On January 14, BYD and Coobus, a public transportation operator in Bogota, the capital city of Columbia, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the introduction of 260 12-meter batter...

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Zero, Orion, Spring Hill and CAMI assembly plants. On April 4, GM restarted production of the Chevrolet Bolt EV and EUV at its Orion Assembly plant. GM halted production of the EVs in August 2021 for a battery fire risk, but reopened briefly in November 2021 to build new Bolts for customers needing transportation. The Bolt EV and Bolt EUV ride on the GM BEV2 platform with a single front-mounted Voltec drive motor. GM is investing USD 4 billion at...

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in 2014. Prevost has manufacturing facilities in Sainte-Claire, Quebec, Canada and ten service centers located in the U.S. and Canada. Nova Bus, with facilities in Saint-Eustache and Saint-Francois-du-Lac, Quebec, manufactures hybrid electric buses, high-capacity vehicles and integrated intelligent transportation systems.  On June 12, Volvo Buses’ North American subsidiary, Nova Bus, announced that it has received an order for 497 hybrid buses...

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64 tCO2e/vehicle produced. In 2023, the automaker exceeded the reduction targets set for direct (Scope 1) and indirect (Scope 2) emissions, achieving better results than those stipulated. Additionally, the company was positively evaluated in Scope 3, which includes emissions from activities such as transportation and distribution. On November 22, the arrival of the first batch of HB20 vehicles to Argentina, from Brazil, was announced. The vehicle...

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ing affected by this measure. On May 15, it was announced that different OEMs in Brazil were affected by the floods that hit the Rio Grande do Sul state during the first week of May. Stellantis temporarily stopped production at its plant in Córdoba, Argentina, due to the havoc caused to the entire transportation system and supply chain. Toyota do Brasil, announced that the units imported from Argentina will be taken directly to the port of Vitó...

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record production numbers in 2019, as it is in the midst of a USD 600 million expansion, making an engine plant "practical." Any future U.S. engine plant would produce hybrid and fully electric drive trains and motors as well as internal combustion engines.  On December 11, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced USD 1.5 billion of awards to 91 road, rail, transit and port projects across the U.S., including those for connected, a...

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s-a-service (MaaS) vehicle platform at Toyota Motor Kyushu Co.'s (TMK) Miyata plant in Fukuoka, Japan. The new service at TMK will operate during regular business hours, Monday through Friday, with autonomous vehicle operator (AVO) to supervise the vehicle's driving. The deployment of the e-Palette transportation service at the Miyata factory is one of several operations planned for Japan. MONET Technologies is also participating in this project ...

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with a 1.6-liter EA111 engine or a 2.0-liter MFI engine, which is combined with a 6-speed AMT or a 5-speed MT with price tag of between 112,800 and 149,800 yuan. VW produced and delivered a total 20 units of a fuel cell version of the "Passat Lingyu" for the Beijing Olympics, which will be used for transportation and security of dignitaries during the event. The vehicle was developed jointly by three partners ; SAIC Motor, Shanghai Fuel Cell Vehi...

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ocess FAW-VW to adopt highly efficient and environmentally friendly powertrain technology FAW-VW environmental protection measures for raw materials FAW-VW recycles and reuses raw materials FAW-VW builds a green logistics system FAW-VW adopts green packaging FAW-VW Promotes Environmentally Friendly Transportation FAW-VW Enables Environmentally Conscious Offices with Cloud-based Web Conferencing FAW-VW Promotes Power-and-Free Chain Energy-Saving O...

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omponent Level (TKDN) to reach 20 to 40%. In parallel, Citroen Indonesia is also applying for permission from the government to participate in the government incentive program. Reported on March 1, the Indonesian Deputy Coordinating Minister of Maritime Affairs and Investments in Infrastructure and Transportation unveiled that the Citroen electric car will be assembled in Indonesia from July 2024.The CKD assembly will involve (i) PT National Asse...

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to public transporters in Curitiba, Brazil that were manufactured at the Iveco plant in Sete Lagoas. Iveco Bus also provided 3 units of the 10-190 chassis and 16 units of the 17-280 chassis to transport companies. Iveco Bus and Marcopolo delivered a batch of twenty buses to Suzantur, the passenger transportation operator in São Paulo, Brazil. The Torino model vehicles were mounted on the 170S28 chassis, manufactured at Iveco’s plant in Sete L...

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roduced the new VW Delivery line of trucks in the country. The first models to be sold there will be the Delivery 6.160, 9.170 and 11.180. Diesa is also promoting the Constellation 13.180, 15.180, 17.250, 24.250, 31.320 and 19.320 line of trucks in Paraguay, which focus on medium- and long-distance transportation of heavy loads from 13 to 31 tons. VW Delivery and Constellation trucks are built in Resende, Brazil. On October 30, Volkswagen Trucks ...

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fter the company announced that Gigafactory Nevada plant had produced its five millionth drive unit, making it appear for now that the majority of drive units that Tesla has produced to date were manufactured in Gigafactory Nevada, which supplies the Fremont Factory. On August 22, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board opened an investigation into the recent crash and fire of a Tesla Semi truck in what is believed to be the first probe inv...

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equipment in a so-called ‘air house’, Toyota can recover the residual heat from the 3 different process sources more efficiently. It also allows Toyota to have the entire system close to where the waste heat is captured and where it is used, resulting in only a minimal loss of energy during the transportation of the hot air. On August 22, multiple sources reported that Toyota Motor Manufacturing Czech Republic s.r.o. (TMMCZ) halt production a...

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ompany also plans to implement other measures to achieve a non-fossil fuel-sourced electricity usage rate of 75% by FY2030. In addition, the company will introduce Internal Carbon Pricing (ICP) as a criterion for capital investment decisions, and will convert the fuel for vehicles used for internal transportation from diesel fuel to next-generation biofuels and other fuels. On January 19, Mazda Motor Corporation (Mazda) announced that production ...

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mber of employees: 80 + (as of April 2024) - Established in early 2021. Porsche China R&D Center located in Jiading, Shanghai On May 30, the Jiading District People’s Government announced the settlement of the Porsche China R&D Center in Jiading District, Shanghai. Located near the Hongqiao Transportation Hub, the new center will cover an area of over 10,000 square meters in Jiangqiao Town, Jiading District, where the modern facilities in...

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Technical Center (NTC) offers ideal conditions for this, as the entire 700-hectare site is equipped with a private 5G network. On May 30, the Jiading District People’s Government announced the settlement of the Porsche China R&D Center in Jiading District, Shanghai. Located near the Hongqiao Transportation Hub, the new center will cover an area of over 10,000 square meters in Jiangqiao Town, Jiading District, where the modern facilities in...

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40% reduction in CO2 emissions per car throughout the entire value chain by 2030. The "Direzione Cor Tauri" program, started in 2021, will result in a significant reduction in CO2 emissions compared with 2021 for the fleet in circulation, with the aim of a 50% reduction by 2025 and 80% by 2030. The transportation of vehicles and spare parts to and from Sant’Agata Bolognese and various markets also falls within this process. The main goal is to ...

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