parts shortage is forcing its Toledo Supplier Park supplying parts for the "Jeep Wrangler" to idle for a week starting on October 5. An assembly plant for the model and the "Wrangler Unlimited" is also scheduled to suspend operations for one week in the following week. If the parts supply situation cannot be improved, the suspension period could be extended. Chrysler was reported to be considering a launch of a pickup based on its SUV "Jeep Wrang...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/12/20

s decided to completely shut down its production plant from June 26 to June 27, 2023 (Inclusive of both days). On July 20, Indus Motor Company, the manufacturer of Toyota vehicles in Pakistan announced that the company has insufficient inventory levels to maintain production, therefore, the company cannot continue its production activities. In view of the above, the company has decided to shut down its production plant from July 21 to August 3, 2...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/12/19

1,000 to 1,500. On August 2, multiple sources reported that Gorky Automobile Plant would stop production from August 5 to 18, 2024 due to a scheduled corporate vacation. However, equipment modernization, maintenance, repair, and commissioning work will be carried out at production facilities, which cannot be organized without stopping production....

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/12/18

oduction of its F-150 Lightning electric pickup truck. On February 14, Ford confirmed that it has stopped production of the all-electric F-150 Lightning at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn, Michigan for a week now while engineers try to determine what is causing a battery problem. Ford cannot say when production will restart. Though there is no stop sale of current vehicles on dealer lots, new vehicles are not being shipped to Ford d...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/12/18

Donghee Auto) as it needs to secure an alternative production site for its existing internal combustion engine-powered models in line with its 2023 plans to convert the AutoLand Gwangmyeong No. 2 Plant into a dedicated electric vehicle (EV) plant. In response, the Kia labor union has stated that it cannot agree to this, as the Stonic does not fall under the category of light vehicles that are eligible for outsourced production. The Stonic was rel...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/12/17

eratures. - It switches and controls the coolant flow paths, contributing to improved power consumption and reduced battery deterioration during rapid charging. - For EV, HV, PHV - For EV, HV, PHV - For EV, HV, and PHV. - It provides vacuum using electric drive in environments where engine vacuum cannot be secured. The Mikuni Smart Multi Valve (MsMV) freely controls thermal energy, managing cooling, heating, and mixing in a single module. By mo...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/12/17

ws the U.S. launch in December 2018. While a 2.5-liter I4 LCV engine serves as the base motor in the U.S. market, in Mexico the 2019 Blazer will be offered exclusively with the 3.6-liter V6 LGX engine, as well as 20-inch wheels. The 3.6-liter V6 engine features an engine auto Stop-Start system that cannot be disabled and is mated to the new GM 9-speed automatic transmission, producing 308 hp and 270 lb-ft of torque. On September 24, Honda confirm...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/12/17

any, 3,350 people are working at the plant. The layoff, which translates into a 10 percent reduction in the workforce, is a step taken to respond to declining sales mainly due to falling exports caused by the strong Australian dollar and a deteriorating competitive edge in cost. The company said it cannot afford to maintain the present level of employment because of continuing fall of production volume, which had been considered only temporary. P...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/12/16

etre rooftop solar system, the largest in Europe, and by switching to renewable electricity. The second pillar was the use of Earth’s energy: more than 70 percent of the company’s heat energy use is sourced from renewable geothermal energy. Audi Hungaria offsets any CO2 emissions that currently cannot be avoided, such as in the case of engine test benches, through internationally recognized and validated certificates, the so-called carbon cre...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/12/16

nty of the market environment going forward. Mazda Motor Corporation (Mazda) announced on April 22 that it will continue to adjust production at its domestic plants in May. Due to the severity of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, sales activities were severely damaged, and the outlook for demand cannot be predicted, so the company will continue to reduce production. Furthermore, the company decided to temporarily close all domestic facilities ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/12/16

nc. (JAMA) was held at Tokyo Big Sight (open to the public from October 31 to November 9, 2025). At a press briefing for commercial vehicle manufacturers, all companies strongly called for "building allies," as innovation in the transportation business and the replacement of oil as an energy source cannot be achieved by OEMs on their own. The OEMs also proposed several new models and new technologies, such as hydrogen fuel cell (FC) vehicles, hig...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/12/16

production line construction. General Motors is expected to discontinue the Chevrolet Trax and the Buick Encore in August. While GM did not confirm the discontinued models, it did say that Chevrolet will continue to sell five crossovers, and Buick will continue to sell four, saying "Beyond that, we cannot confirm future product plans at this time." The Chevrolet Trax and Buick Encore are built at GM’s Bupyeoung plant in Korea. On April 3, GM an...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/12/15

hones in their daily lives, and are familiar with how to operate them, so they are increasingly averse to any different operating methods. Therefore, it is important to achieve HMI operation consistent with that of a smartphone while ensuring ease of operation while driving. Achieving benefits that cannot be obtained with a smartphoneMore and more people are coming to the view that using their smartphone in an easy-to-see position while driving i...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/12/15

rs. Representative John Moolenaar, a Republican who chairs a select House committee on China , said “In just five years, China has gone from a minor exporter to the world’s largest auto exporter, shipping 6 million vehicles abroad last year at below market prices that U.S. and allied automakers cannot match,” said Representative John Moolenaar, a Republican who chairs a select House committee on China Moolenaar said Congress should codify i...

News  Updated at: 2025/12/13

bility, even the BMW iX3—the first model built on this architecture—will continue to receive future software upgrades. This approach underscores BMW's commitment to innovation and long-term customer value, ensuring that today's vehicles remain relevant and cutting-edge for years to come.  Rich Cannon, Client Systems Engineering Manager EMEA, Microchip Technology Inc.  The automotive industry is undergoing a paradigm shift toward Software-De...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/12/12

such as autonomous driving. The buildings of the Phase 1 area were completed at the end of October 2024 and are scheduled to begin operations after autumn 2025. "Kakezan Invention Hub", the venue for the completion ceremony, will be a place that aims to create new value, products, and services that cannot be created by a single company or by one person by "multiplying" Toyota's strengths with the strengths of other industries. Specifically, Inven...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/12/11

ls and some commercial vehicles, with an expected share of about 15% to 20%. It continues to be used in situations where low maintenance is required. Although switched reluctance motors and other new motor technologies are still in the exploratory stage and have small market shares, their potential cannot be ignored in the future because of their stability under high temperature and high load conditions. 3.1 FinDreams (BYD) 3.1.1 Company overview...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/12/11

ine will be available across all Juke grades excluding the NISMO. On June 7, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. announced that it started to offer the battery capacity warranty for the owners of the LEAF electric vehicle, starting May 31. The carmaker will repair or replace the battery for free, if the battery cannot retain a capacity of at least 9 out of the 12 bars as displayed on the gauge even after a full charge, for 5 years or 100,000 kms, whichever co...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/12/11

is an in-vehicle camera system which provides a bird's-eye-view display of the vehicle’s surrounding information by using 4 cameras equipped with front, rear, left and right sides of the body. "SurroundEye3+1” is an improvement version of "SurroundEye”, and covers trailers’ dead angle which cannot be covered by side mirrors and side cameras. 3 cameras are equipped with left, right and rear sides of the body, and drivers can equip the rest...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/12/10

ack 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 cannot return in time. Therefore, it is hard for auto companies to achieve continuous production. On May 5, according to the official website of the I...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/12/10