on. At peak times, around 500,000 battery systems per year will be delivered from Brunswick to Zwickau. In future, Volkswagen Group Components will produce up to 500,000 stator and rotor units per year in Salzgitter. In order to achieve such high quantities, an innovative Hairpin technology will be used in stator production to ensure optimized performance data with shorter production times. The Center of Excellence (CoE) in Salzgitter is also bui...

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g welding and painting. This year supply of bumpers for Ford Transit made of TathimPlast's materials were localized and launched. 100% of the production chain, from oil production and processing of raw materials to making a part and installing it on a car, is localized. Local raw materials are also used for making control panels and door panels for Ford Transit. On Aug 13, Ford Sollers continues to develop localization projects. Now, multi-leaf s...

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at ZMZ facility, Russia On December 19, SOLLERS announced that it will resume production of eight-cylinder engines in the first half of 2023. Gasoline and dual-fuel engines ZMZ series 523, and 524 were produced at the Zavolzhsky Motor Plant (now the Zavolzhsky branch of UAZ LLC) until 2021 and were used in many well-known models of commercial vehicles and buses. The enterprises involved in the production chain promptly began preparations for the ...

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assis for trucks (DAF) Heavy truck assembly plant - Number of Employees: 1,800 (as of Jan. 2025) - Investment:   - 2024: announced a CZK 7 billion investment to expand production and modernize the plant. - In 2014, the company signed a contract with DAF to purchase Euro 6 engines, which will be used in TATRA's 4x4, 6x6, and 8x8 trucks. - Established in 1850. Ministry of Defense, Czech Republic awards major truck contract to Tatra Trucks D...

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of COVID-19 in the workplace. On 27 April, SKODA AUTO resumed production at its Czech plants. The company’s main plant also recommenced assembly of high-voltage traction batteries for vehicles that feature plug-in hybrid drive. The high-voltage traction batteries made in Mlada Boleslav have been used in MQB-based plug-in hybrids from SKODA, Audi, SEAT and Volkswagen since September 2019. They are also fitted in the SKODA SUPERB iV, which has b...

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manual five- or six-speed transmission ran off the production line in Mladá Boleslav last year alone, and the daily production volume is currently around 1,900 units. The MQ200 is installed in vehicles with petrol engines with a torque of up to 200 Nm and a displacement of 1.0 to 1.6 litres. It is used in Skoda, Volkswagen, Audi and Seat models. On August 30, Škoda announced the production of 100,000th electrified vehicle, an ENYAQ iV at Škoda...

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eating 200 new roles as the luxury marque accelerates its forward-thinking Beyond100 strategy. It will support the delivery of the ambitious Five-in-Five plan, which commits Bentley to launch five new electric models by 2030. Whilst the positions cover multiple departments, approximately 50% are focused on electrical competencies as Bentley aims for full electrification of its product range within seven years. The new vacancies will also cover so...

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be counted as a holiday for the workers. They will be compensated at 80% of their wages. On February 9, ŠKODA AUTO announced that it has produced its four millionth DQ200 automatic direct-shift gearbox at its Vrchlabí plant since production first started in 2012. The dual-clutch transmissions are used in models from the Czech carmaker as well as in vehicles made by other Volkswagen Group brands. The largest customers include Germany (15%), Turk...

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issions, and soon, an all-wheel-drive option with the upcoming 4xe model. On September 30, Stellantis Poland announced that it has started production of fully electrified and hybrid versions of the Alfa Romeo Junior at its Tychy plant in Poland. The launch marks the completion of a major project focused on modernizing production lines and creating a sustainable business model. This includes significant investments in green energy, such as a new c...

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ade in U. Toyota to launch evolved GR Corolla in Japan Toyota temporarily suspends production on 26 lines at 14 plants in Japan due to snow Lexus unveils significantly upgraded RZ in world premiere Subaru holds world premier of all-new BEV Trailseeker and improved Solterra models Toyota sets up "focused sharpening and grinding centers" at eight plants in Japan Toyota ends production of Mark X Toyota premieres new GR Yaris sports car Toyota adjust...

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pril and thus became the first in Brazil to offer comprehensive zero emission energy ecosystem projects to the local market, combining generation, storage and transportation. BYD has begun production of the new D9A bus chassis at its plant in Campinas, Brazil. The 13.2-meter high-floor model can be used for urban, intercity or long distance charter buses. "The chassis has 30% of local content. In 2020 it will be 50% and by 2022 it will arrive at ...

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1, Honda announced the milestone of 1 million vehicles produced with green energy supplied by Honda Energy. Honda Energy has ten wind turbines with an installed capacity of 31.7 MW. Since its installation 10 years ago, it has stopped the emission of 47,000 tons of CO2 and has generated 720,000 MWh, used to supply all the automobile factories in São Paulo and the administrative office through the National Interconnected System, an electrical netw...

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te shall reach 60% by 2025. Great Wall Motor will put more effort into technology R&D, set up an intelligent R&D base in Latin America.  On April 6, Great Wall Motor announced that its first model to be sold in Brazil will be the Haval H6 SUV, imported from China. A test vehicle is currently being used to evaluate local fuels in its hybrid engine. The Haval H6 will be sold with a choice of a plug-in hybrid powertrain or a conventional hybrid eng...

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petitiveness and improve business agility in Latin America. The Santa Isabel facility, owned by alliance partner Renault, will continue to produce vehicles, including the upcoming Niágara pickup project. The Morelos plant will maintain one line for Frontier and Navara pickups, while a second line, used for additional passenger car volumes, will be shut down by year-end. Nissan will now focus on commercial operations in Argentina, maintaining its...

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third shift employees already hired, the Sorocaba plant currently has 2,225 employees. BRL 1 billion was invested in the Sorocaba plant to build the Yaris alongside hatchback and sedan Etios models. The Porto Feliz engine plant, which produces 1.3-liter and 1.5-liter flex fuel and gasoline engines used in the Etios, is currently doubling its size as the result of a BRL 600 million investment for a new engine line launching in 2019. On July 23, ...

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supply, cameras, air supply, and lighting. On April 16, it was announced that the VW Group will invest around ZAR 4 billion at its Kariega plant, in South Africa. This investment aims to modernize the facilities in preparation for the launch of a new vehicle model in 2027. Most of the funds will be used for upgrading production facilities, manufacturing tools, local content tools, and quality assurance. Around ZRL 850 million will be invested to ...

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e company's first smart factory in Southeast Asia in a move to boost sales in international markets. The Rayong plant’s official opening ceremony is scheduled for June 9. The plant will first produce a GWM SUV named HAVAL. GWM has not yet confirmed whether the facility, located in Rayong, will be used to produce BEVs, although it announced in March that BEVs will be rolled out of a manufacturing plant in Thailand within 2023. GWM has taken aro...

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rations plant will cease production of full-size pickup transmissions (T1 and K2) on April 1, 2019.  General Motors will end production of the Chevrolet Cruze in Ramos Arizpe, Mexico in March 2019 at approximately the same time as U.S. production of the Cruze ends in Lordstown. The output capacity used by the Cruze, which has been manufactured at the Ramos Arizpe plant for almost nine years, will be used for the Chevrolet Blazer whose production...

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tuttgart-Zuffenhausen, will be built at the Osnabruck plant as well in order to catch up with growing demand for the "Boxter." In Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen the new "Boxter" and the new "911" are being made in a mixed model operation on one production line. Over the next few years production will be focused on the mainstay model "911." VW announced that it will reveal its XL1, the most fuel-efficient production car in the world, at the Geneva Motor S...

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ngine based on the GM Daewoo's small car engine, and is likely to start production in 2009. The engine was jointly developed by GM Daewoo and "the Pan Asia Technical Center," which is a joint venture between GM and SAIC. It will be gradually installed as a replacement for 1,400cc to 1,600cc engines used by the GM Group. - Changed the company name  to the present name in May 2005. Concluded assignment of assets agreement with SAIC-GM-Wuling Auto...

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