una Verde nuclear plant in Veracruz. The partnership, in place for two years, ensures Nissan receives CO2-free energy to support its sustainability goals. Nissan will adjust production at its plants in North America for two weeks starting April 4 to grapple with shortages of parts from Japan in the wake of the earthquake. The Cuernavaca in Mexico will close from April 4 through 8, and the Aguascalientes plant from April 11 through 15. Nissan show...

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NY 120 million. BYD Automobile Co., Ltd. said its sales in the first six months of 2014 increased by 2.59% on a year-on-year basis to Chinese Yuan (CNY) 26.72 billion while its net profit declined 15.52% to CNY 360.69 million. Its automobile sales declined 27.0% year-on-year to 180,000 units in the wake of slowdown of the sales of cars under local car manufacturers in China. Sales of new energy vehicles skyrocketed to sixfold, but this was not en...

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s only automobile factory in Pyeongtaek. On November 3, Ssangyong Motor reportedly announced on the 3rd that it had signed a memorandum of understanding with the Edison Motors consortium, which was selected as the preferred bidder, and received permission from the Seoul Rehabilitation Court. In the wake of the court's permission, the Edison Motors consortium paid KRW 15.5 billion, 5% of the acquisition price as a down payment. When the contract n...

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the Koleos from its Busan plant for exports to global markets except for China. The first shipment combined 1,793 units to 12 European countries, such as Austria, Germany and Italy. By the end of 2017, Renault Samsung plans to ship a total of 30,000 units to Europe, 40,000 units for global. In the wake of the Korean government’s decision to allow sales of LPG vehicle to general customers, Renault Samsung Motors on March 27 announced that its s...

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hat it would introduce the i3 EV and the i8 PHV in South Africa in 2014. With the end of the strikes at auto parts suppliers, Toyota and BMW agreed on the wage hikes. BMW will be back to full production by October 11. BMW lost production of about 13,000 vehicles during the two-month strikes. In the wake of long strikes, BMW said it had no plans to expand production in South Africa, where labor environment is inherently unstable. It was reported t...

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190 hp and 195 lb-ft of torque to the front wheels through an 8-speed automatic transmission. On December 23, after releasing pricing details of the new 2026 K4 Hatchback for the U.S., Kia announced pricing for the 2026 K4 Sedan. While it appears Kia is trying to temper its price increases in the wake of tariff costs for some of its other models, the entire K4 lineup has become more expensive compared to the 2025 model year by USD 200 to USD 60...

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ng control mechanism, consuming just 6.4 liter of gasoline per 100 km in the Chinese general mode. Dongfeng Nissan says it will launch the second model in the latter half of 2012, planning to release a total of five models from the Venucia brand by 2015. Because of a decline in new car sales in the wake of demonstrations against Japan over territorial disputes, Nissan decided to suspend operations at three plants of Dongfeng Nissan three days in ...

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ull-capacity production will kick off at the two Ayutthaya plants with a combined production capacity of 240,000 a year and 1,000 a day. It will be the first full-capacity operation at the two plants since the No.2 plant was completed in October 2008. Honda intends to recover production lost in the wake of the Great East Japan Earthquake that hit in the second half of this year. Honda Automobile (Thailand) Co., Ltd. said it has suspended producti...

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D 740 million. The plant produces batteries mainly for BJEV (Beijing Electric Vehicle Co., Ltd.) and Beijing Benz (Beijing Benz Automotive Co., Ltd.) models. It produces Mercedes-Benz electric vehicles as well. A proposal made by the company to break up Beijing Benz-DaimlerChrysler Co., Ltd. in the wake of splitting DaimlerChrysler was rejected by the Chinese government in January 2008, in that the company is still young, and its company scale ha...

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EV (2026-)/Suzuki EV e EVERY (2026-), Daihatsu e-Atrai EV (2026-), Daihatsu Be-go (January 2006-2012)/Toyota Rush (January 2006-2012), Daihatsu Mira (2006-Production ended)/Subaru Pleo (Production ended), Daihatsu Hijet Caddie (June 2016-2021), Daihatsu Tanto (October 2019-December 2021), Daihatsu Wake (2014-August 2022)/Toyota Pixis Mega (July 2015-August 2022) Plant No.2: Daihatsu Move (January 2019-June 2023, 2025-)/Subaru Stella (January 2...

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a major earthquake and tsunami in Japan. Dongfeng Honda also said that the production volume in 2011 may be down by 5-10%. On May 27 Honda Motor announced that its output level will get back to normal in August at the plants of Guangqi Honda and Dongfeng Honda. The impact of parts shortages in the wake of the earthquake is on the decrease and production is getting back to normal gradually at Dongfeng Honda. It plans to reinforce sales in the sec...

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will resume normal operations from the 12th. Mazda will operate in this manner until the 20th, and plans to release another announcement regarding its operations after the 21st. On August 30 Mazda announced that it will resume normal operations at the Ujina and Hofu plants from September 10. In the wake of heavy rainfall that affected western Japan in July, the company has been operating the two plants with reduced production volumes through mean...

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5 were identified where fraud took place. In response, Mazda will be implementing measures to prevent a  recurrence, such as having inspection data checked by multiple persons. On August 30 Mazda announced that it will resume normal operations at the Ujina and Hofu plants from September 10. In the wake of heavy rainfall that affected western Japan in July, the company has been operating the two plants with reduced production volumes through mean...

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UV were submitted to the U.S. Department of Transportation. The recall will involve a total of 29,443 vehicles due to a faulty hose in the transmission that could cause leakage of oil inside. Fuji Heavy Industries will adjust production at the Lafayette plant to cope with the parts shortages in the wake of the March 11 massive earthquake in Japan. The plant will suspend production of three Subaru models and the Toyota "Camry" on April 15, 18 and ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/03/03

and safety technology such as Lane Keeping Assist System, Lane Departure Warning (LDW) systems, utilizing on cameras. The 2014 MDX adopted a completely new platform, which features a longer wheelbase that raises ride quality, increases second-row legroom, and improves third-row seat access. In the wake of the Great Northern Japan Earthquake Honda began to slow production lines at its four plants in North America on March 30. The plants affected ...

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nal production dates for Lordstown, Detroit-Hamtramck, Oshawa, Warren Transmission, Baltimore Operations GM Canada workers hold 2-day sit-down protest over closure of Oshawa plant Magna considers GM Oshawa plant acquisition for contract manufacturing GM restates commitment to Canadian operations in wake of pending Oshawa plant closure GM Canada headquarters blocked by Oshawa plant workers protest for second day GM’s Oshawa plant stops product...

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rossover GMC introduces all-new 2018 Terrain Chevrolet launches all-new Equinox compact SUV in U.S. GM strike vote halts Chevrolet Equinox production at CAMI plant in Ingersoll, Canada General Motors, union reach agreement to settle Canadian strike GM restates commitment to Canadian operations in wake of pending Oshawa plant closure GM schedules temporary layoff for CAMI plant in Canada, cuts third shift in San Luis Potosí, Mexico ...

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fire Lincoln considers body-on-frame Mercedes-Benz G-Class competitor Lear wins Ford's next-gen Super Duty seating contract Ford to cancel summer shutdowns to boost truck production at four U.S. plants Ford will idle the Kentucky Truck Plant for a week starting April 4 due to parts shortages in the wake of the Japanese earthquake as well a declining demand for pickups. Ford will recall about 20,450 pickups and SUVs. Subject to recalls are certain...

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ce, which will feature the latest, more stylish and sporty design, is expected to be launched in July or September 2011. The model to be introduced is also expected to exceed the popularity of the current range of MyVi, Alza and ViVa models. Perodua said a supply shortage of parts from Japan in the wake of the earthquake poses only a temporary problem, and the parts inventory required for production is sufficient at Perodua and suppliers by May p...

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ebius is equipped with a hybrid system combining a 1.8 liter petrol engine and a 60kW motor, achieving low fuel consumption of 26.2 km/l in JC08 mode . The price ranges from 2,350,000 yen to 2,800,000 yen. Toyota put onto the market a wagon-type hybrid "Prius α." Its launch had been delayed in the wake of the Great East Japan Earthquake. It is the first hybrid model installed with lithium-ion batteries among Toyota's hybrid product portfolio. It...

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