st 1 Ford’s refreshed 2025 Maverick gets all-wheel drive hybrid, more tech Ford upgrades 2025 Bronco Sport with Sasquatch capabilities, steel bumpers Ford begins production of 2025 Maverick and Bronco Sport at Hermosillo plant in Mexico Ford recalls 272,817 Bronco Sport, Maverick vehicles over 12-volt battery failure Ford Mustang Mach-E production unaffected by Trump tariffs Lincoln, Rivian partner on Lincoln’s first all-electric v...

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; Volvo Car's car assembly plant and R&D location - Number of Employees: 6,500 (as of June 2024) - In February 2024, the plant ended production of diesel-powered cars. - In 2022: Investment of SEK 10 billion for the production of EVs - Started production in 1964. Valmet, Finland assembles high-voltage batteries for Volvo Cars 60 and 90 series Volvo Car Group and Northvolt to join forces in battery development and production Volvo Cars to inv...

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General Motors, Factory ZERO (Detroit-Hamtramck Plant) EV GMC Hummer (2021-), EV Hummer SUV (2023-), EV Cruise Origin shuttle (2023-, halted through 2024), Chevrolet Silverado EV (2024-), GMC Sierra EV (2024-), Cadillac Escalade IQ (2024-), Cadillac Escalade IQL (2025-); EV battery pack modules (2023-); Chevrolet PHV Volt (2010-2019) / Opel PHV Ampera (2011-2014); Chevrolet Malibu (2012-2016), Impala (2013-2020); Cadillac ELR (2013-2016), CT6 ...

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mination of up to six passenger cars from lineup GM provides for Ohio, Indiana plant electricity needs with wind energy purchase GM ends one of two shifts at Lordstown plant as Cruze sedan sales slow GM Lordstown plant ends second shift as Cruze sales continue to fall GM to end sales of Chevrolet Volt, Cruze, Impala sedans in North America GM announces manufacturing, corporate rationalization in shift to electrified vehicles GM confirms final ...

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tion in Italy decline by 31.7% in first nine months of 2024 Nationwide automotive strike in Italy unites 20,000 workers demanding need for action from EU and Stellantis Stellantis confirms Lancia Gamma to be produced at Melfi plant in Italy from 2026 Stellantis Melfi plant plans for biogas and photovoltaic plants installation to increase energy efficiency Stellantis unveils EUR 8 billion industrial plan for Italy, ensures continued operations at ...

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n Stellantis' Zaragoza factory begins production of upgraded Opel Corsa after summer break Production halt due to component supply issues in Stellantis Zaragoza plant, Spain Spain approves seven new PERTE VEC II battery projects Opel announces EV plans for 2024 Stellantis unveils Opel Corsa with 48-Volt hybrid technology Stellantis and Spanish Ministry collaborates on 'Antares Project' in Figueruelas, Spain Aragon Government commits funding suppo...

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Audi Mexico S.A. de C.V., San José Chiapa Plant Audi SUV Q5 (2016-), SUV SQ5 (2017-), SUV Q5 PHV (2019-), SUV Q5 MHV (2021-), SUV Q5 Sportback (2021-), SUV SQ5 Sportback (2021-), SUV Q5 Sportback PHV (2021-), EV SUV Q5 e-tron (2027-planning) High-voltage batteries and modules for EVs (planning) SUV assembly plant, started production in September 2016 - High-voltage batteries and modules manufacturing plant starts construction in December 2024 -...

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i plant for the entire world. The BMW M2 will launch globally in April 2023. The San Luis Potosi plant employs more than 3,000 people. On February 3, BMW announced it will invest EUR 800 million at its plant in San Luis Potosí, Mexico to produce fully-electric NEUE KLASSE models and assemble high-voltage batteries. EUR 500 million is earmarked for construction of a new 85,000-square-meter assembly center located on the plant grounds for the hig...

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"Jetta Hybrid" at the Detroit Auto Show, which is installed with a 1.4-liter 150 ps TSI engine and a 20kW motor mated to a 7-speed DCT. It is capable of driving two kilometers at 70 km/h in the electric drive mode. The hybrid is loaded with 60 angular-shaped 5 Ah lithium-ion battery cells. The 220-volt battery pack weighs 35.8 kg. An increase of its vehicle weight, which is around 1,500 kg, is held to only 100 kg over the weight of a conventiona...

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on September 9 EV Primus: first Wuling EV unit already rolls off production line in Thailand Wuling starts delivering Thai-assembled Binguo EV, equipped with locally-made battery Announced on March 13, EV Primus Co., Ltd., the first multi-brand EV distributor in Thailand and the sole distributor of Volt and Wuling electric vehicles in Thailand unveiled that the company is currently in the process of building a production line at the company's car...

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ment of more than BRL 700 million. With more than 800 employees, the Iracemápolis plant manufactures the C-Class sedan and GLA SUV. The 20,000th vehicle unit was a C 200 EQ Boost, with a 1.5-liter petrol engine that produces 197 hp, of which 14 CV are provided by an electric motor assisted by a 48 volt battery. On February 9, GWM presented its plans for the Iracemápolis plant to the Sindipeças labor union, which will assist the company to pros...

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y Plant in Kansas, which builds the Chevrolet Malibu. On March 7, GM Chairman and CEO Mary Barra announced that the company will increase Bolt EV production later in 2018 at its Orion Assembly plant in Michigan north of Detroit. Barra noted that in 2017 in the U.S., the Chevrolet Bolt EV, Chevrolet Volt plug-in hybrid, and Cadillac CT6 Plug-in accounted for nearly 25% of industry EV and plug-in sales. Barra restated the company’s commitment to ...

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valon flagship at the 2018 North American International Auto Show. Underpinned by a Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA) platform, the Avalon is optionally powered by a 3.5-liter V6 with an all-new TNGA 8-speed automatic transmission, or the 2.5-liter four-cylinder Toyota Hybrid System II with 650-volt electric motor and continuously variable transmission (CVT). The new Avalon will go on sale in the U.S. in late spring 2018. The Avalon is manufa...

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ter V-6 engine is mated to a 6-speed manual transmission or a new 9-speed automatic transmission. The sedan is available also with "Accord Plug-In Hybrid" combining a 2.0-liter engine with two motors. The PHV model is installed with a 120 kW motor and a 6kWh lithium-ion battery. Charging from a 120 volt outlet takes less than four hours, and from a 240 volt outlet less than one and a half hours. Its range in the electric mode is 10-15 miles with ...

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portfolio of its first all-electric sports car range with the addition of this versatile off-road version, thereby continuing the systematic pursuit of its path towards sustainable mobility. Like the Taycan sports saloon, the Taycan Cross Turismo benefits from an innovative electric drive with 800-volt architecture. Four derivatives of the Taycan Cross Turismo are available immediately at its launch. The Taycan Cross Turismo will be launched in ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/08/11

battery housing and replace each of the 28 or 33 installed battery modules, as well as other components. After operation in a vehicle, other options such as battery recycling by expert partners are evaluated. Porsche is currently examining advanced strategies known as second-life recycling for high-voltage batteries. According to the Porsche's Annual and Sustainablilty Report 2022 issued in Feb. 2023, more and more aspects of the circular economy...

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s, and has an efficient and intelligent stamping workshop, fully automatic welding workshop, dust-free intelligent and environmentally friendly painting workshop, and fully automatic resin workshop and digital assembly workshop. All major production bases of Dongfeng Motor Group have installed photovoltaic power generation projects. The completed photovoltaic power generation projects have an annual power generation capacity of 93.05 million kWh,...

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tr 12 Kunlun REEV sedan Deepal launches S05 compact SUV Changan Auto inaugurates digital intelligent plant Changan Auto, GAC Component strategically invest in Chenzhi Tech Huawei, Avatr to co-develop next-gen models Changan to introduce AVATR 11 electric crossover in Russia Changan Auto Builds Photovoltaic Power Station Changan Auto Builds a Green Factory Changan Auto unveils Nevo Q07 plug-in hybrid SUV Changan Auto launches 3rd-gen CS55 Plus PHE...

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nnounces production for 2024 for plants in Czech Republic and Slovakia Skoda's new SUV is called Kodiaq SKODA AUTO begins serial production of SUPERB iV at Kvasiny plant SKODA AUTO to resume production with protective measures from April 27 SKODA AUTO restarts production of its high-voltage traction batteries as planned SKODA AUTO with KOVO Union introduced more than 80 mandatory measures as production resumed Skoda Auto plant in ...

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he European press. It marks the beginning of the next phase of the electrification of the Jeep brand, which will see four fully-electric vehicles hit the market by 2025. By the end of 2030, the Jeep brand's European sales will be 100% pure electric. The new electric powertrain combines a unique 400-volt electric motor to offer a range of up to 400 km WLTP and up to 550 km in city driving. The M3 power unit adopted on Avenger is a second-generatio...

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