ees during the previous week. During a meeting between GM representatives and the local metal workers union, it was agreed that all factory employees will have job stability for two months, until September 30. The union mentioned that, if personnel cuts were necessary, a Voluntary Dismissal Program should be opened. On August 26, the Metalworkers’ Union of São José dos Campos announced that GM will resume the second shift at its São José do...

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wth strategy.” Blume said the Volkswagen Group already employs over 20,000 people directly and over 55,000 people indirectly in the U.S., also noting its USD 5.8 billion investment in U.S. company Rivian. “We would build on this with further, massive investments,” Blume said. Such investments should be factored into decisions regarding tariffs, said Blume, adding that he is hoping Brussels and Washington reach a broad deal for all industrie...

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W Amarok at the General Pacheco plant in Argentina. The C-segment Taos will compete with the Jeep Compass and Toyota Corolla Cross, which will begin production in Brazil in early 2021. On March 17, Ralf Brandstätter, global CEO of Volkswagen Passenger Cars, announced that the South American region should return to profits in 2021 with the launch of the Taos, produced at the General Pacheco plant in Argentina and a cheaper version of the Polo exp...

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liter plug-in flex engines is expected to start. From August, other processes such as stamping and painting will also start working. For these projects, the OEM is expected to hire 2,000 workers in January, and 3,000 more in March, reaching 10,000 by December 2025. However, BYD declares the complex should generate 20,000 jobs by the end of 2026. Construction at Camaçari began nine months ago. Phase 1.1 includes a vehicle assembly warehouse and t...

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hut down of its Flint Assembly plant in Michigan on May 20 for retooling. Production of the 2020 Chevrolet Silverado HD, which debuted at the plant in January, will begin when the plant reopens on June 3. The 2020 GMC Sierra HD version debuted in California slightly before the Chevrolet version and should also enter production at Flint Assembly at a similar time. GM previously announced it would be adding 1,000 jobs to the Flint Assembly plant to...

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However, since development test codes are not made public and test methods and safety factors vary depending on the automaker, similar defects keep recurring. When it comes to controlling EPBs, there are a large number of input signals, but most of them are simply ON/OFF switch signals, so control should be easy, but recalls were often influenced by an assessment of mechanical aspects such as variations and changes over time. The countermeasures...

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anels, cell phone mirroring via Apple CarPlay or Android Auto, and wireless recharging. On September 28, Mercedes-Benz inaugurated a new bus production line at its São Bernardo do Campo plant, which received BRL 107 million for modernization. The process is in its final phase of implementation and should be fully completed by the end of 2020. The new plant was designed with two different inputs and one output, in a Y shape, one for the O500 line...

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ystems in CO2 reduction. It will therefore work to solve such problems as reduction of the secondary battery cost, which is the biggest factor of the high prices of electric and hybrid vehicles. Considering the cost-performance balance, however, the company predicts that internal-combustion engines should continue to be the mainstream powertrain for the next twenty years. It will therefore seek for a more sophisticated downsizing technology which...

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d technologies.   On April 16, 2025, the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology's Equipment Industry Department held a meeting to promote the market entry of smart connected vehicle products and online software upgrade management operations. The conference stressed that automakers should deeply understand the requirements of the "Notice on the Management of Entry, Recall and Online Software Upgrades of Smart Connected Vehicle Pr...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/05/28

months behind the initial schedule, Great Wall Motor decided to further suspend the delivery in response to comments from users for a possible default. According to the announcement, abnormal sounds are heard from the transmission system when driving on highways. Great Wall Motor said improvements should be made in research and development and technology management of high-end vehicles, and that it will continue refining the Haval H8. The compan...

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prototypes can be produced faster, which significantly accelerates the development of new products and thereby reduces costs. (From a press release on November 8, 2018) Brose announced that it is bringing an electric drive for the automatic opening and closing of side doors to series maturity. This should make access to the vehicle as pleasant as possible. With innovative materials, Brose significantly reduces the weight of its products and assis...

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ndustrial sites, as part of its Renaulution strategy. Renault Group and Dalkia, an EDF Group subsidiary, have signed a 15-year partnership to supply carbon-free heat to the Renault plant in Maubeuge by installing a biomass boiler and heat recovery systems on site. With a power of 15 MW, this boiler should enable the plant to cover 65% of its gas needs from local and renewable sources by 2025. On April 12, Nissan announced the start of orders for ...

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tors. VW has worked around the supply problem through logistical adjustments in February, but the situation is again close to the limit and expected to worsen over the next two months. On March 17, Ralf Brandstätter, global CEO of Volkswagen Passenger Cars, announced that the South American region should return to profits in 2021 with the launch of the Taos, produced at the General Pacheco plant in Argentina and a cheaper version of the Polo exp...

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be made outside Germany by the company’s plants in Mlada Boleslav, Chattanooga, Foshan and Anting. Others will be produced by German plants in Zwickau, Emden, Hannover, Zuffenhausen and Dresden. Plans for the Emden site were confirmed, according to which production of the electric A-SUV (ID.Next) should start in 2022. A decision about a planned multi-brand plant is scheduled to be made by the end of the year. On November 13, Volkswagen of Ameri...

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hareholder of the JV, the Company is a minority shareholder, and Enviro has an option to become a significant minority shareholder. Construction of the first factory, based in Uddevalla, Sweden has already started. With an initial aim to process approx. 35,000 tons of used tires annually, the plant should create up to 40 green jobs in the local community during its first phase.-(Based on Michelin press release on February 23, 2024)   R&D...

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of the one-shift operation, production of the Jeep Renegade and Compass SUVs and Fiat Toro pickup truck at the Pernambuco plant working three shifts is expected to increase to 225,000 units. At Betim, where the entire Fiat line is manufactured, including the  Argo, Mobi, Uno and Strada, production should increase 5%-6% in 2019 to approximately 360,000 units.  On July 11, Fiat announced additions to its 2020 Toro lifestyle pickup stay even more ...

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im plant in Brazil. Production of the Weekend version lasted two years longer than the Palio itself, which was discontinued two years ago. Retirement of the Weekend makes room for the production of three new models, including two new SUVs. The third will be the successor to the Strada pickup, which should be presented in the first half of 2020. On February 12, Antônio Filosa, president of FCA Latin America, confirmed that the company will have n...

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ch of Frontier's production in Córdoba is exported to Brazil, where Nissan’s plant in Resende remains closed until June 22, when it is expected to restart manufacturing of the Kicks, March and Versa models. The Nissan line is preparing the first prototypes of the Renault Alaskan pickup truck and should start production later in 2020, with the projection of assembling 40,000 units per year. On June 26, Nissan Argentina began exports of Frontie...

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he additional tariffs, Stellantis suspended shipments from Italy in April, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) also suspended shipments in April, and Audi took emergency measures such as keeping all vehicles arriving in the US in ports from April 2. The future trend of inventory volume, especially for imports, should be closely watched. Sales of new vehicles by type Type 2025 2024 Y-o-Y 2025 2024 Y-o-Y Apr. Apr. Jan.-Apr. Jan.-Apr. Passenger Cars 251...

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thermostat can be used in relative positions. 21 Adopted proposalregardingUNregulation 92 3 WP.29/2025/3 2025/3/5 2025/9/26 Replacement Silencing System (Motor Cycle) ・ Addition of concrete anti-tampering requirements to prevent users  easily modifying replacement mufflers. 1. The structure should be such that if a user modifies the sound volume, irrecoverable damage will occur. 2. The software should be designed to be difficult to tamper...

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