m (L/100km) based on the same model (taking the Sagitur model as an example) is reduced from 5.96 to 5.77. On September 16, FAW-VW released its 2020/2021 Sustainable Development Report. The report states that the smell of the vehicle body’s weather stripping has a great impact on the smell of the whole vehicle. FAW-VW has made in-depth research on the source and influencing factors of the smell of the weather stripping, selected raw materials w...

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f production), Logan (2014-End of production)； Engines: HR16 (EOP), Lada 8 value and 16 value engines; Transmissions: JX16, JX20, LADA; Chassis; Foundry: Iron & aluminum; AvtoVAZ's plant, a plant for Lada brand - Number of employees: 37,000 (as of July 2025). - Investment: RUB 45 billion in the whole AVTOVAZ Group - Engine - 150,000 (2033- planning) - Established in 1966 AVTOVAZ, Russia to stop production in Tolyatti and Izhevsk plants AvtoV...

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er its production schedule. The plant produces 225 vehicles a day. The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) has reached a settlement in wage negotiations. As a result, a four-week strike has ended. NUMSA told the union members to return to work from July 29. Reportedly, automakers whose production lines suspended due to troubles in parts procurement will resume full production on the same day. On January 23, Nissan announced tha...

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Ukraine to the Czech Republic. Because of the war-related supply bottlenecks, Skoda Auto was forced to suspend production of the all-electric Enyaq iV due to a shortage of cable harnesses. The production facilities built by PEKM Kabeltechnik are staffed by 35 women from the Ukrainian plant in Lviv, who are now training new employees. The car manufacturer is also securing additional production capacities in Morocco, Romania and other countries. Th...

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ter Eco Hybrid (2006-2019) / UD Trucks Kazet HV (2014-2019) / Nissan NT450 Atlas HV (2013-2019) Mitsubishi Fuso's truck plant, ARCHION Group, producing Rizon brand's electric trucks as well - April 2026: Hino Motors, Ltd. (Hino) and Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (Mitsubishi Fuso) became wholly owned subsidiaries of ARCHION Corporation, a new holding company, thereby completing their business integration. - June 2025: Hino and Mitsubi...

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ooperation agreement with INAEM (Aragon Employment Institute) to improve job opportunities for the youth in the region. Opel will hire more than 1,400 new employees over the next four years. The new members of the Opel team will take over positions made available by those born between 1954 and 1957 who are leaving to go into partial retirement. Opel announced on May 14 that the 12 millionth car rolled off the production line at the Zaragoza plant...

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s, Mexico. The seven-passenger GLB will begin production in 2019 on the same MFA2 platform used for the company’s other compact front-wheel-drive vehicles, but will feature all-wheel drive. Infiniti is also preparing to build a second model at the Mexican facility, according to a company official who declined to give further details. On April 23, a local auto workers union at Nissan’s A1 and A2 plants in Aguascalientes, Mexico, revealed that ...

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March 28, Nissan announced it will end vehicle production in Argentina by 2026, shifting all Frontier pickup manufacturing to its Morelos plant in Mexico. The decision affects the Santa Isabel factory in Córdoba, where Nissan currently operates a dedicated assembly line with around 100 employees, who will continue working until the end of 2025. Nissan explained that the move aims to enhance competitiveness and improve business agility in Latin ...

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nd module battery swapping, announced a partnership to deliver Ample-powered Fisker EVs. Joint development between Ample and Fisker is already underway, to provide battery-swappable Fisker Ocean vehicles by Q1, 2024. The initial target customer for Fisker's Ample-powered EVs will be fleet operators who are looking to transition to electric mobility without economic or operational compromises. Fisker and Ample will share revenue related to the bat...

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ist” of enterprises for work resumption, but only a small number of workers could return to their posts. Companies required their workers to get back to work, but the communities they live in refused to cooperate. In consequence, only a small number of workers returned to the posts. Those workers who have entered the factories are also required to live onsite for “closed-loop production”. Currently, logistics can only enter Shanghai, but ca...

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ill be imported from Japan. The Smyrna plant will start production of the Nissan-brand electric car in 2012, having plans to build 150, 000 Leafs and 200,000 battery packs a year. Nissan North America began to take advance orders for the "Leaf" in the U.S. market, which is offered to 115,000 people who have been registered on the website opened specifically for the order processing procedure. While sales prices of the electric car start at 32,780...

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pped off-day work on the 8th at four Japanese vehicle plants. In addition to Toyota's Tahara Plant, the Fujimatsu Plant and Yoshiwara Plant of Toyota Auto Body, and Miyata Plant of Toyota Motor Kyushu were scheduled to be closed. Furthermore, on the 10th, 16 of 18 Japanese vehicle plants across the whole group, excluding Daihatsu’s Oita Plant and Shiga Plant, had operations halted. Operations at Toyota Motor Hokkaido, which manufactures compone...

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g include the Corvette Z06 in 2022, with a 600-hp LT6 V8 engine. The 2024 ZR1 will add two turbochargers to boost output to 850 hp for its LT7 V8 engine. GM has begun shipping the first right-hand-drive 2021 Corvette Stingrays from its Bowling Green Assembly plant in Kentucky to customers in Japan, who will receive 2LT and 3LT model coupes and a convertible version. Other right-hand-drive markets, such as Australia, New Zealand, and the UK, will ...

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cedes-Benz India is planning to introduce the S-Class in January, February or March, 2014 and also the GLA sports utility vehicle (SUV) and the CLA 4-door coupe in the near future. Mercedes-Benz has built a heliport within the premises of the Chakan plant with the aim of increasing sales. Customers who desire to purchase super luxury cars including AMG models will be flown to a special exhibition space on a helicopter. Initially, helicopters depa...

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om Toyota said the firm will assess the situation first before deciding if the plants will be opened again on July 29. To cope with the problem, Toyota is looking for auto parts from other suppliers in Thailand and neighboring countries, according to honorary chairman of the FTI's automotive club, who added that this will only affect Toyota in the short term, while Toyota also expects to increase its production capacity in the next quarter. Repo...

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d EV demand. The factory, responsible for manufacturing the Fiat New 500 electric car and Maserati vehicles, was already stopped this week and will experience another pause from October 19 to November 3, 2023. The suspension will affect both production lines, impacting approximately 2,400 employees who will be placed on forced leave. On October 12, the Italian Metalworkers Federation (FIM-CISL) announced that for Stellantis' Mirafiori plant, Turi...

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ty Auto Plant and Auto Development Center as part of its efforts to increase the company's carbon sequestration efforts, improve existing riparian buffers, and serve as home for a diverse group of insects, animals, birds and plants. "These trees represent the Power of Dreams of our Honda associates who identified a beneficial way to capture carbon and support Ohio's water quality goals," said Larry Geise, EVP of Honda Development & Manufacturing ...

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25 Ssangyong Motor started taking orders in Korea for the G4 Rexton, a new model of the 5-seater Rexton large SUV. Prices in the country start from KRW 33.5 million, and deliveries are slated to start from May 1. The automaker has set a sales goal of 2,500 units per month, and 20,000 units for the whole year with an aim to continue to operate in the black following the previous year. The G4 Rexton is equipped with a 2.2L e-XDi220 LET diesel engi...

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hich carries a 3,300 cc, V6 engine "Lambda." With a total investment of 117 billion won by 2008, Kia will build a new engine factory with a yearly production capacity of 100,000 units on the premises of its plant. Kia intends to produce 1,600 cc "gamma" engines for semi-medium-sized "Cerato" sedans whose export is soaring. The engines for this model are currently supplied from Hyundai's Ulsan plant. In accordance with the agreement between labor ...

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he Sonata Hybrid on February 1. The vehicle will be sold at 28.65 million won, 1.1 million won lower after tax than the Premiere model with luxury leather interior launched in May 2011. Hyundai offers to Sonata Hybrid purchasers some special services, including a car-replacement program for a buyer who is unsatisfied with the hybrid and wishes to switch it with another model within 30 days after purchase, as well as a new car replacement program ...

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