exported. Activity at the CIVAC facility will not be affected by the end of Tiida production, since it will continue to manufacture the NP300 Frontier and NP300 pickups, the Versa, and the NV200 and NV200 Taxi commercial vans. On November 29, Nissan unveiled the 2018 Kicks at the Los Angeles Auto Show and announced its arrival in U.S. dealerships in June 2018. The U.S. version of the Kicks will come from Nissan's A1 facility in Aguascalientes, ...

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y the Components plants in Salzgitter, Chemnitz and Hanover, as well as the Polish plants, from April 14, to safeguard component supplies for vehicle production in China. 32 of the 33 plants in China have now returned to production. VW will present the technically updated Sharan at the Geneva Motor Show, the company announced on February 18. The updated MPV will arrive on the German market in summer of 2015; advance sales begin in April. VW displ...

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e number of workers on the electric bus production line was more than doubled and two-shift production began in order to increase the annual production capacity from the 1,000 level to 1,500 units. Hyundai to supply 500 buses to Turkmenistan Hyundai Motor to unveil Solati Limousine at Seoul Motor Show Hyundai's Jeonju Plant becomes environmentally friendly commercial vehicle production base Hyundai launches chassis-cab version of ST1 electric c...

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BMW AG, Munich Plant 3 Series Sedan/Station wagon(Touring)/ActiveHybrid 3/PHV 330e iPerformance (2016-2019), PHV 330e & 320e (Next generation) (2019-), M3 (2020-), 3 Series MHV (2020-), M3 Touring (2022-); EV 3 Series: i3 (Neue Klasse) (2026–planning); 4 Series Coupe (2013-), 4 Series MHV (2021-), M4 Coupe (2014-); EV i4 (2021-); FCV iX5 (2028-planning); Battery packs (for 3 Series, PHV); Fuel cell system: for "i Hydrogen NEXT (FCV)" (2022-); I...

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ngan Mazda to make global debut of its first NEV Changan Mazda EZ-6 electric sedan rolls off production line Changan Mazda starts accepting pre-orders for EZ-6 mid-sized electric sedan FAW Group to hold 5% of shares in Changan Mazda Changan Mazda officially launches all-new CX-30 EV battery electric SUV Mazda has started using its unique Aqua-tech Paint System at Changan Mazda Chang’an Mazda starts production of Mazda CX-8 SUV i...

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hatchback "Soul" . The vehicle will be offered at a choice of two 2.0-liter and 1.6-liter gasoline engines or a 1.6-liter VGT diesel engine. It will go on sale in Europe from February 2009, and in the U.S. and other markets after April. Kia has unveiled its facelifted Kia Soul at the New York motor show. It features a new 1.6-liter engine paired with a new six-speed manual gearbox. The more powerful, 2.0-litre petrol unit, is available with eithe...

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a and South Korea market Renault and Geely signs agreement for joint cooperation in South Korea Renault Samsung changes name to Renault Korea Motors Geely to acquire 34.02% shares of Renault Korea Motors World premiere of Renault Samsung Motors XM3 INSPIRE at the 2019 Seoul Motor Show Groupe Renault unveils new production version of its coupe SUV for Russia Renault begins exports of South Korean-built Twizy to Europe Renault S...

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ment in the future as well. The Group, on the other hand, has decided to cancel the new plant project at Yachigyo Industry Co., Ltd. The subsidiary had planned to establish a new facility to assemble mini vehicles in Yokkaichi, Mie Prefecture. Honda will display its "Jazz Hybrid" at the Paris Motor Show in September. The new hybrid will be produced at the Suzuka Factory for sales in various markets starting in early 2011. The "Fit Hybrid" that is...

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das rolled off the production line at the Tychy plant in Poland, making the current generation of the Panda. Fiat officially determined the production of the new Panda in Italy after talks between Sergio Marchionne CEO and labor unions. Fiat will display its new "Panda" model at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September, which will be launched in the market starting in January 2012. Fiat has plans to introduce seven new models by 2013. Fiat presents ...

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015- 2020), Creta (2015-) , Tucson (2016-), i20 (2007-2014, 2020-), EV Ioniq 5 (2023-), Exter SUV (2023-), Grand i10 NIOS CNG (2024-), Aura Sedan CNG (2024-), Exter SUV CNG (2024-), EV Creta SUV (2025-), EV compact electric SUV (planning), ICE mid-sized SUV (planning); Kappa Engines, Transmissions, Battery packs (2025-); Hyundai's India Plant, produces EV battery packs with Mobis - Investment: INR 200 billion (USD 2.4 billion) for 10 years (2023-...

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ntages and year-to-date (YTD) figures cited in this commentary are based on the official monthly announcements as released at the time and might be subject to future revisions by the respective sources) Thailand   The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) reported that Thailand’s automotive sector showed mixed and uneven growth in early 2026, supported by stronger domestic demand while exports remained under pressure.   On a month-on-month basi...

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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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veo (2027-planning); Blazer EV (2023-), EV Honda Prologue (2024-), Equinox EV (2024-); Cadillac Optiq (2024-); Cadillac SRX (2009-2016); Engines: HVV6 3.5L, HVV6 3.9L, HFV6 3.0L and HFV6 3.6L; Transmissions: FWD 6 Speed, 4L60E, H4L70E Heavy Duty and X30 Drive Unit; Electric drive units (2023-); EV battery pack modules (2024-), electrical components (2023-) Passenger car, engine, and transmission assembly plant -Year opened: 1981 -Investment anno...

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nology in September 2014. The AMT version is equipped with a ZF-made 2180 AMT gearbox. The gear box becomes heavier by 5 kg. The combined fuel economy is 5.6 liter/100 km, which is better than 6.9 liter/100 km of the MT version. Renault will exhibit the new Sandero at the Moscow International Motor Show. The automaker will start sales of the new model through its dealer network in Russia on September 4. Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. has unveiled the new...

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i, Mumbai and Gujarat. Maruti Suzuki will provide SX4 Hybrid sedans (10 units) and electric-powered Eeco MPV (4 units) for use at the Commonwealth Games scheduled in October. The hybrid system used in the SX4 Hybrid combines a 1.2 litre K-series petrol engine, a 50 kW electric motor and Lithium-ion battery, along with 5-speed Automated Manual Transmission. The SX4 hybrid offers 25 per cent more fuel efficiency compared to conventional gasoline ve...

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aruti Suzuki has invested about INR 3 billion towards the development of Super Carry for the Indian market. Super Carry was jointly developed by MSIL and Suzuki Motor corporation. MSIL also planning to start new sales channel and dealership for its commercial vehicles. MSIL is planning to set up 50 showrooms across five states. According to the press release of July 27th, “Super Carry” is produced at Maruti Suzuki’s Gurgaon Plant located in...

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avoid a significant raise of compensation. The site area of the plant is about 600 acres （about 2.43 million square meters）. The Manesar plant produces the Swift and the Dzire, and also diesel engines. Suzuki unveiled its fifth global strategic model "Concept A-Star" at the 2008 New Delhi Auto Show held in January 2008. The 4-seater, 5-door hatchback is equipped with a 996 cc, all-aluminum alloy 3-cylinder in line engine "K10B" in combinatio...

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), Omoda 5 (CKD/Planning); Jaecoo 5 (CKD/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 Nissan Pathfinder (-2015), NV200 (2009-2019), EV e-NV200 (2014-2021); Nissan Primastar/Renault Trafic/Opel Vivaro (-2014); Nissan Puls...

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first phase of the project, with a land area of about 273,000 square meters. Subsequent second and third phases have also been planned for the project, of which the former is a vehicle production project as well, with a land area of about 256,000 square meters, and the latter is a new energy power battery project, with a land area of about 167,000 square meters. The total annual capacity of the first to third phases exceeds 1 million vehicles. A...

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ll-new Lynk & Co 06 compact SUV Geely Automobile launches Vision X6 Pro compact SUV Zeekr names its new compact SUV “Zeekr X” Zeekr completes Series A financing worth USD 750 million Geely announces its results for 2022 and new vehicle plan for 2023 Zeekr officially launches new Zeekr X compact battery electric SUV Auto Shanghai 2023: Geely to debut Galaxy L7 plug-in hybrid SUV and Livan 7 battery electric SUV Auto Shanghai 2023: Geely debuts...

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