Ao-Solar Extender NSK: Electrical bypass plate, conductive brush, transaxle unit mockup   NSK Ltd. (NSK) introduced the use of electrical bypass plates and conductive brushes to prevent electrolytic corrosion in bearings.   The electrical bypass plate was developed by NSK-Warner K.K. It suppresses electrolytic corrosion by creating a bypass path for current using conductive paper near the bearing, making it a lower-cost solution to electro...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/12/17

GS Yuasa International Ltd. Japan Takashi Abe (Representative Director, President and CEO) -In April 2004, Nippon Battery and Yuasa Corporation, both major battery manufacturers, merged and established GS Yuasa Corporation as a holding company. GS Yuasa Corporation's subsidiaries operate in four business segments: automotive batteries, industrial-battery power supplies, automotive lithium-ion batteries, and others. -The Company, a subsidiary of G...

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Kia, Hwaseong Plant (AutoLand Hwaseong) Plant 1: K3 (2012-2024, Forte successor, Overseas name: Forte), Sorento, Sorento HV (2020-), Sorento PHV (2020-), Mohave (Borrego, 2008-2024), TASMAN (2025-); Plant 2: Niro HEV (2016-), Niro PHV (2017-), Niro EV (e-Niro) (2018-), EV6 (2022-), Seltos (2026-planning); Plant 3: K5 (Optima/Lotze <2005-2010> / Magentis <2000-2005>) (2010-), K5 Hybrid (500h, 2011-), K5 PHEV (2016-2018), K8 (2021-), K8 Hybrid (20...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/12/17

ant will be capable of producing 50,000 units a year. At the initial stage the factory will assemble right-hand drive vehicles employing 1,000 workers. It will be Changan Auto Group's global production base for right-hand drive cars having a research and development facilities. In its mid-term business plan through 2015, Changan Auto aims at achieving sales of 3.7 million mini cars and passenger vehicles of its own brand Changan, which will total...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/12/17

affic sign recognition (TSR) DSS ECU ADX ECU AEB CCR Integrated cruise assist (ICA) Safety distance warning (SDW) Traffic sign warning (TSW) Traffic sign assist (TSA) Central driver assistance controller AD ECU Pre sense city system Blind-spot collision-avoidance assist (BCA) Emergency stop signal (ESS) Autonomous driving chip Autonomous driving chip (EyeQ4) Highway Driving Assist EyeQ4 High SoC for high-precision ADAS map ADAS processor HPC chip...

Who Supplies Whom  Updated at: 2025/12/17

full-scale mass production of Buick Envista in Korea GM Korea launches facelifted Trax crossover SUV GM to invest USD 50 million to expand Bupyeong plant in South Korea GM Korea labor union to go on partial strike from July 10, wage negotiations proving unsuccessful GM Korea to halt plant for 2 weeks in October on chip shortage GM to discontinue Chevrolet Trax, Buick Encore crossovers in U.S. Chevrolet Tra...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/12/15

n, with a compound annual growth rate of 15%–17%. Drive motors for NEVs are a core area, with 8.33 million sets installed as of 2023. The proportion of in-house development at vehicle manufacturers such as BYD and Tesla has increased to about 70%, and the cost of Chinese-made motors is about 30% less than imported products. By 2025, NEV motors will account for more than 42% of total demand, with a market size of approximately CNY 180 billion. I...

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

Samsung SDI America wins USD 1.36 billion ESS battery deal On December 10, Samsung SDI announced it will start supplying prismatic lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries for installation of energy storage systems (ESS) in the U.S. The company’s Michigan-based subsidiary, Samsung SDI America, recently signed a deal with a U.S. customer to supply LFP cells for ESS over three years starting from 2027. The value of this contract exceeds KRW 2 trill...

News  Updated at: 2025/12/11

SAIC Motor announces 2015 financial results SAIC Roewe launches DMH technology brand China likely to invest CNY 6 billion in R&D of all-solid-state batteries SAIC-VW signs tech cooperation agreements on NEVs SAIC Motor, PML to co-develop industry’s first “ESS vehicle” IM Motors, Rising Auto’s R&D divisions likely to be merged into SAIC Motor R&D Innovation Headquarters Audi announces latest product ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/12/09

le), and the HYUNDAI SmartSense advanced safety technology system, which is equivalent to autonomous driving level 2. Production of the Custin commenced in September at Sanyang Motor Co., Ltd. Nanyang Industries Co., Ltd., an exclusive distributor for Hyundai models in Taiwan, held a New Year’s press conference on March 7 and announced its plan to introduce new models in 2023. Regarding locally produced models, the Tucson L Turbo-Hybrid, a hybr...

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us exterior design. All four types are equipped with the 1.5-liter MIVEC (Mitsubishi Intelligent&Innovative Valve timing&lift Electronic Control system) engine, mated to a seven-speed CVT with a sports mode. Fuel efficiency has been improved to 18.9 km per liter from 16.8 km/per liter for the predecessor. It has various smart functions including a smart key and a push start system. MG Motor Taiwan Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of China Motor Corporatio...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/12/01

s) as power sources as of August 2025 and includes a brief description of LiB technology to supplement the report. For more information on trends among Chinese battery suppliers, please refer to Analysis Report: Lithium-Ion Battery (Chinese Market). Abbreviations       To avoid redundancy of expressions in the text, a list of abbreviations is provided. The table can be scrolled left and right. Genre Abbreviation Content Battery related ...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/12/01

ate the locations of the NEV (New Energy Vehicle: EV, PHV, FCV) manufacturing sites. (Source) The data are based on the figures released on the company's official website or media coverage. They may be revised as appropriate when the data is updated. - R&D Center: Shanghai: International Business Headquarters, Global Production Vehicle R&D CenterHefei: Chinese headquarters, R&DSan Jose: Intelligent Driving R&D CenterMunich: Global Design Ce...

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sel engine. Starting in February 2008, the model will begin to be assembled in the U.S. plant under the model name of the new "Sonata." Hyundai Motor's Asan Plant will suspend production from December 25, 2008 through January 4, 2009. Hyundai Motor Company announced that the release date of the successor of Grandeur luxury sedan, codenamed HG, will be frontloaded to the middle of October 2010 from the end of the same year as originally planned. H...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/11/25

UN Regulations Home Regulations UN Regulations UN Regulations Trends on Harmonization of Vehicle Standards at UN How to confirm the adoption status of UN regulations Conference Schedule How to access to Working Documents of UN regulations Amended Regulations in the past (Provided by: JASIC) *This information is updated monthly based on JASIC's "Automotive Regulations Information Web Service."*From March 2025, the update period cha...

Regulations  Updated at: 2025/11/25

Mazda Motor (China) Co., Ltd. Mazda's head office in China, Partner: Changan Automobile Group, FAW Group, Haima Investment Group, Former Name: Mazda Motor (Shanghai) Business Management & Consulting Co., Ltd. Mazda (China)'s Production Capacity Plants units/year Production Capacity Note Plan Note Changan Mazda 220,000 220,000 Total 220,000 220,000 (Source) The data are based on the figures released on the company's official w...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/11/18

xclusively for Toyota, to be completed by 2025 Toyota, LG Energy Solution sign long-term U.S. battery supply agreement LGES to lay off 170 employees in Holland, Michigan in transition to larger plant Tesla, LGES reported to sign USD 4.3 billion deal for U.S. LFP batteries LG Energy Solution to ramp ESS batteries in expanded Holland, Michigan plant On October 4, LG Energy Solution and Toyota Motor North America announced they have signed a supply ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/11/13

cation of both plants: southeast of the Kokomo Engine Plant U.S. DOE offers USD 7.54 billion loan to Stellantis, Samsung SDI battery joint venture Stellantis’ StarPlus Energy workers in Indiana battery plant authorize UAW representation Samsung SDI in talks to supply Tesla with USD 2.1 billion of ESS batteries Stellantis and Samsung SDI's Kokomo gigafactory marks construction milestone Stellantis, Samsung SDI choose Kokomo, Indiana for StarPlu...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/11/06

llion square-foot facility is located on 220-acre site - Employees as of October 2025: 950 NextStar Energy, Unifor reach contract deal at battery plant in Windsor, Canada NextStar Energy completes construction of CAD 5 billion battery plant in Windsor, Canada NextStar Energy to initially begin with ESS battery output at Windsor, Ontario plant Stellantis gets default notice from Canada after moving Jeep program to U.S. Stellantis expands Canadian ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/11/06

technology Jeep Wrangler, Gladiator engine fires bring U.S. NHTSA investigation Stellantis pauses, reduces production at Detroit Assembly Complex, Warren Truck, Toledo Assembly Stellantis to cut a shift at Toledo's Jeep Gladiator plant, lay off 1,139 Stellantis cancels layoffs in Toledo as it reassesses its strategy Stellantis commits to restarting Belvidere plant with new midsize pickup Stellantis to invest USD 13 billion to increase U.S. pr...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/11/05