tones of CO2 per year, equivalent to 8.5 times the carbon dioxide absorbed annually by the Central Park in New York. The facilities have nearly 11 MW of nominal power and 12 MW peak power generated by 15 million kWh per year, 25% of the annual energy required to manufacture the new SEAT Leon, with zero environmental impact. SEAT is increasing its production at the Martorell plant in Spain. The company announced to hire 233 temporary workers on N...

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of Audi Q3 in Győr plant Audi Győr plant, Hungary begins production of upgraded V6 TDI with new MHEV plus technology Audi Hungaria to start MEBeco electric drive series production in H1 2026 Audi Hungaria gears up for next-gen electric motors with MEBeco production project Audi Hungaria's Mission:Zero produces 22,000 MWh in energy savings for 2023 Audi Hungaria achieves record production milestone in 2023 Audi upgrades Ingolstadt plant for Q6 e...

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ks per shift. Upon completing the Phase 2 assembly expansion by the end of Q1 2023, its production capacity will be up to 20,000 units per year, producing the BEV and FCEV on the same line, in addition to the Bosch Fuel Cell Power Module. On November 2, Nikola Corp. announced that Zeem Solutions, a zero-emission EV “fleet-as-a-service” provider, has executed a purchase order for 100 Nikola Class 8 Tre battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) for its ...

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s production adjustment after May holiday Suzuki continues production adjustment at two domestic plants Suzuki suspends operations at Japan domestic plants, due to the impact of the new coronavirus Suzuki to temporarily suspend production at Kosai Plant No. 1 in Japan in June Suzuki aims to achieve zero CO2 emissions from manufacturing by 2050 Suzuki promoting use of renewable energy Suzuki to attempt to achieve carbon neutrality at its Japan dom...

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ivate Limited, a major renewable company in India. With this initiative, SMG expects to reduce CO2 emissions by approximately 59,000 tons per year. Plus, the solar power generation facility installed by SMG on its premises in 2018 generates 0.5 MW. In the mid-term management plan, Suzuki aims for "zero" CO2 emissions from production in 2050. In its annual report for FY 2021-22, Maruti Suzuki, India announced the measures it takes to continuously...

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illionth car Hyundai announces overseas business reorganization Hyundai announces future plan for India Hyundai India unveils first design renders of upcoming car - AH2 Hyundai India expands mobility service through strategic investment into Revv Hyundai Motor promises 'Shared', 'Connected', and 'Zero Emission Mobility' for India Hyundai India unveils ‘The All New SANTRO’ Hyundai India launches all new SANTRO in India Hyundai Motor to inv...

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ew variant will be positioned above the Evalia XV (O), which was the top-end variant until now, with features, including all-new front grille and a completely redesigned front bumper. Global NCAP has disclosed crash test results for the Maruti Suzuki Swift and Nissan Datsun GO. The both cars scored zero stars for protection of adult occupants at the front seat without airbags. The Swift received just one star for protection of a child occupant in...

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in partnership with the GMC design team in Michigan. On February 10, GM Korea announces the hiring of new vehicle designers, digital designers, cray sculptors, and design business operators at GM Technical Center Korea, LTD (GMTCK). GM is expanding its vehicle design manpower to realize its triple zero vision such as zero emission, zero collision, and zero congestion, and this new recruitment of GMTCK design personnel is a part of strengthening ...

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ent 3.6L engine. Combined with parallel sequential turbocharging, maximum output has been increased by 15.1 percent to 313ps, while the maximum torque has been enhanced to 700Nm, up 9.4 percent. It features the 8HP70, ZF's 8-speed automatic transmission, with top speed of 210km/h. Acceleration from zero to 100km takes 7.8 second. The combined cycle fuel consumption is 30.1mpg, which is equivalent to 253g/km of CO2. Compared with 3.6L, it represen...

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tember 26, JLR announced a GBP 500 million investment to transform its Halewood facility for the parallel production of electric vehicles (EVs) alongside its combustion and hybrid models. The investment is part of JLR’s Reimagine strategy to electrify all its brands by 2030 and achieve carbon net zero operations by 2039. The facility, over the last year, has already invested GBP 250 million, expanding the site by 32,364 square meters for JLR's...

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Ebro Factory, Zona Franca, Barcelona Plant (former Nissan Motor Ibérica S.A. Zona Franca Plant) Chery: PHV Omoda 9 (2025-), Omoda 5 (CKD/2026-planning); Jaecoo 5 (CKD/2026-planning); Ebro (EV Motors): SUV S700 (2024-), S700 PHV (2025-), SUV S800 (2025-), S800 PHV (2025-), S400 (2025-), S900 (2025-); QEV: EV ZEROID Delivery van (planning-), EV/FCV buses (planning-), EV/FCV large trucks (planning-); Assembly of 40kWh lithium-ion battery packs Ni...

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arged petrol engine, diesel and supercharged petrol 3.0-liter V6 engines and four 5.0-liter V8 petrol engines, one normally aspirated and three supercharged. The flagship sports sedan XJR is equipped with the 5.0-liter supercharged V8 engine delivering 550ps. The XJR is capable of accelerating from zero to 100km/h in 4.6 seconds and on to an electronically limited top speed of 280km/h. Intelligent All-Wheel Drive System is available as an option ...

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d currently builds transmissions for a number of Ford passenger and commercial vehicles and exports 100% of its production. On December 1, 2022, Ford said they are investing 150 million GPB into their Halewood, UK plant, which will be a major center for their European EV strategy. They will produce zero-emissions cars by 2030, followed by vans by 2035. The investment increases production to 420,000, versus the previous 250,000 per annum. On Febru...

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rs in Skovde, Sweden Volvo Cars and Geely Holding create Aurobay for joint powertrain operations Government grant for E-drives at Skövde Zhangjiakou plant joins Aurobay Aurobay receives IATF certificate for Skövde, Sweden factory Aurobay, Sweden joins automotive trade body FKG Aurobay presents zero-emission engine project at Aachen Colloquium 2022 Volvo Cars divests its holding in Aurobay to Geely Holding Aurobay, Sweden to present REx techn...

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us drive capability while technically supporting the supply chain's readiness for mass deployment of AD technologies in the UK. On November 24, the UK Government awarded GBP 15 million of funding for a GBP 30 million collaborative project led by Nissan, to strengthen the technical expertise and R&D zero emission vehicle capability of the Nissan Technical Centre (NTCE) in Cranfield, Bedfordshire, and to secure the UK R&D investment in future vehic...

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ent: 2021 - Production plants are located in Skövde, Sweden and Zhangjiakou, Hebei, China, etc. and R&D is located in Gothenburg, Sweden. Zhangjiakou plant joins Aurobay Aurobay receives IATF certificate for Skövde, Sweden factory Aurobay, Sweden joins automotive trade body FKG Aurobay presents zero-emission engine project at Aachen Colloquium 2022 Volvo Cars divests its holding in Aurobay to Geely Holding Aurobay, Sweden to present REx techn...

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n commits to keep making cars in Sunderland, UK Nissan announces plans for major expansion of renewable energy at Sunderland Plant Nissan Qahsqai will be Nissan’s first model built in Europe using lightweight aluminum panels Nissan starts production of new Qashqai in Sunderland Nissan unveils EV36Zero- a GBP 1 billion EV Hub Nissan to install 20MW solar farm at UK plant Nissan to introduce e-POWER powertrain in Qashqai in Europe Nissan announc...

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Alliance has formed a partnership with "MOBI. E Tech" a Portuguese consortium on electric mobility to promote use of electric vehicles in the country. By using the "MOBIE" electric charging network developed by MOBI.E Tech for electric vehicles, the two parties will further study toward creating a zero-emission society. Electric vehicle users will require only an identification card to access "MOBI.E" facilities across the country for charging t...

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ns legal action over U.S. EV subsidy GM idles Ramos Arizpe plant for 6 weeks, begins retooling for EV production GM to announce 4th Ultium Cells plant location in H1 2022, 3rd EV truck plant coming Chevrolet Equinox, GMC Terrain to begin 2023 MY with new engine, production increase GM installed Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) system in 3 plants in Mexico Chevrolet introduces all-electric 2024 Blazer EV Chevrolet offers 2024 Equinox EV details, r...

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ear motors. The low-carbon range extender version has a 1.5T four-cylinder engine that delivers a maximum power output of 290kW and a peak torque of 610Nm, delivering a range of 750km in WLTC mode and a battery electric cruising range of 82km in CLTC mode, having a battery capacity of 25.57kWh. The zero-carbon version delivers a maximum power output of 320kW and a peak torque of 620Nm, delivering a battery electric range of 475km in CLTC mode and...

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