sized the growing importance of integrated material, process, and system expertise in automotive engineering.   This report summarizes selected presentations from the congress, with a particular focus on material innovation, sustainability, and functional integration, and does not aim to cover the full thematic scope of the event.  Prof. Dr. Stefan Bratzel, Director, Center of Automotive Management (CAM), Bergisch-Gladbach   Prof. Dr. Stefan ...

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option 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 changed from the 1st to the 25th of each month due to circumstances relating to the source data. Year of 2026 : Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Year of 2...

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development of hydrogen-powered heavy-duty trucks Great Wall Motor’s “Lemon Hybrid DHT” technology makes world debut Great Wall Motor readies for production of 5G onboard wireless terminals Great WallMotor releases Coffee Smart Driving “331 Strategy” to realize L3 autonomous driving with full vehicle redundancy Great Wall Motor WEY brand’s all-new flagship SUV named “Mocha” Great Wall Motor launches nationwide road tests of Coffe...

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ast year’s, with a contraction of 23.2% to 5.44 mn units. This is the lowest sales for the opening four months of a calendar year since the COVID-19-impacted year of 2020. The weakness is being driven by relatively weaker policy support than previous years, with the trade-in subsidy slow to reach full regional implementation this year, with the risk involved in lottery-style invoices deterring some demand. On top of this, price normalization an...

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Kicks in U.S. market in June 2018 Nissan idles two plants in Aguascalientes, Mexico to adjust inventories Nissan announces pricing as 2018 Kicks prepares launch in U.S. market U.S. sales of Mexico-produced vehicles in June mixed Nissan plants in Aguascalientes, Mexico halt for maintenance, tooling changes Nissan lays off 1,000 workers at two Mexican plants due to sales decrease GM replaces Nissan as Mexico’s largest producer and exporter of ve...

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logy for iX5 Hydrogen BMW i4 deliveries to start in autumn 2021 BMW Group Plant Munich starts production of BMW i4 EV BMW to introduce Saturday shifts at Munich plant, Germany Volkswagen, Porsche and BMW alter production due to supply shortage BMW to resume production at German plants BMW to resume full production at Germany and UK plants BMW to transform its production plants BMW Group announces comprehensive realignment for electrification offe...

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anning); Plant 2: [RV] Sportage, Sportage HV (2021-), Sportage PHV (2022-), Soul (2019-2025); Plant 3: [Truck] BongoⅢ (K Series ), BongoⅢ EV (2020-); Gwangju Hanam Plant: [Bus] Granbird, [Military Vehicles] Plant of Kia, Hyundai Group -Number of Employees: 6,962 (as of Dec. 2023) -Company name changed from Kia Motors Corporation to Kia Corporation in January of 2021 -Established in 1998 Kia launches 2017 Bongo III Kia Motors launches ...

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os, 2016-2025), QM6 LPe (2019-2025); QM3 (2013-2020), QM5 (Renault Koleos, 2007-2016); EV Twizy (2019-2024); Nissan Rogue (Sep. 2014-2020); Renault Korea's Head Office, Renault's plant, the Renault group's biggest production site in Asia. -Number of Employees: 2,500 (as of Sep., 2024) -Company name changed from Renault Korea Motors to Renault Korea in April of 2024 -Company name changed from Renault Samsung to Renault Korea Motors in March of 202...

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bled Volvo launches locally-assembled C40 Recharge BEV in Malaysia Volvo to start exporting Malaysia-made vehicles to Vietnam and Philippines in 2023 Volvo Car Malaysia opens bookings for locally assembled EX30 EV Volvo ES90 EV CKD launch in Malaysia set for early 2026; ROI now open Volvo ES90 fully electric sedan launched in Malaysia; locally assembled Volvo Car Malaysia confirms the EX90 will be locally assembled in Malaysia in near term V...

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da announces expected utilization rate at Japanese plants in September Honda announces expected utilization rate at Japanese plants in early October Honda adopts sudden acceleration suppression function in N-WGN Honda announces expected October utilization rates at Japanese plants Honda makes minor changes to the Fit, introduces all-new RS type Honda to resume normal production at two automobile plants in Japan in early November Honda to operate ...

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mpact SUV Stellantis delivers first Alfa Romeo Tonale from Pomigliano, Italy plant Alfa Romeo starts booking of Tonale with diesel engine FIM-CISL unveils production growth of Stellantis' Giambattista Vico plant, Pomigliano D'Arco for the first nine months of 2023 Stellantis announces work shift changes and year-end shutdown plans Stellantis to manufacture Fiat Panda EV in Kragujevac plant, Serbia Stellantis to produce Fiat Panda in Pomigliano...

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ng on Chevrolet Blazer EV software issues as sales remain halted Chevrolet confirms Equinox EV prices, range ahead of U.S. orders Honda to launch Prologue EV in 18 U.S. states, 3 Canadian provinces in spring Honda hopes Prologue EV avoids Chevrolet Blazer EV problems Honda Prologue EV qualifies for full USD 7,500 U.S. EV tax credit upon launch Chevrolet Blazer EV sales resume after software fix, with lowered entry prices, tax credit Honda Prologu...

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) (China) C16 REEV (RR) (China) C3 Picasso (Slovakia) C4 Picasso (China) C4 Picasso (Spain) C5 X (FF) (China) C6 (FF) (China) Caddy (Poland) Camry Camry (FF) (China) Camry (USA) Camry Hybrid Camry Hybrid (FF) (China) Camry Hybrid (Thailand) Captur (Spain) Captur E-TECH Plug-in Hybrid (Spain) Captur full hybrid E-Tech (Spain) Carnival (Korea) Cavalier (FF) (China) Cayenne (Slovakia) Cayenne Coupe (Slovakia) CC (FF) (China) CC (Germany) CC Shooting...

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RZ BT-50 (Thailand) bZ4X C-Class (Germany) C-Class Coupe (Germany) C3 (France) C3 Aircross (Spain) C4 (France) C4 Cactus (Spain) C4 Picasso (Spain) C40 Recharge (Belgium) C5 (France) C5 X (FF) (China) Caddy (Poland) Camaro (USA) Camry (USA) Camry Hybrid Camry Hybrid (Thailand) Captur (Spain) Captur full hybrid E-Tech (France) Caravan Microbus Caravan Van Caravan Wagon Carnival (Korea) Carry Cayenne GTS (Germany) CC Shooting Brake (FF) (China) Cha...

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production of Granta cars equipped with air conditioning AvtoVAZ, Russia to produce LADA Vesta at Togliatti plant, presents electric LADA e-Largus AvtoVAZ, Russia to return to five-day work schedule from August 15, 2022 AvtoVAZ resumes production of LADA NIVA Legend AvtoVAZ Group Russia returns to full-time schedule AvtoVAZ starts sales of commercial versions of LADA Granta 2022 AvtoVAZ, Russia returns to five-day working week AvtoVAZ, Russia ...

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onents because of which an estimated 90,000 units could not be produced. It has 240,000 pending customer orders at the end of the quarter. Though still unpredictable, the electronics supply situation is improving gradually. The Company hopes to increase production in Q4, though it would not reach full capacity. In an investor update, Maruti Suzuki announced that it is yet to reach its full production capacity because of the global shortage of e...

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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 vehicle. "Eeco" EV is powered by a 50kW motor and a 24kWh Lithium-ion battery. On full charge it offers a driving range of around 100km and attains top speed of 100 km per hour. It can be charged using household power source. Maruti...

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was launched in Zhenjiang in June 2018. In January 2019, BJEV and Magna established a technology joint venture in Zhenjiang and held a groundbreaking ceremony for a new NEV testing center. On November 26, according to various media sources and an announcement released by the China Beijing Equity Exchange, BAIC is preparing to sell 49% of the shares of BAIC (Zhenjiang) Automobile Co., Ltd. The base price of transfer is CNY 300 million. It is the ...

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% Sales volume trend of passenger cars and light-duty trucks in USA by Japanese OEM (left: All, right: HEV/MHEV)(Source: MarkLines U.S. Sales Volume by model)   Toyota introduced a hybrid model for the Grand Highlander launched in 2023 and the transition of the Camry—which underwent a full model change in June 2024—to a hybrid-only lineup. Even with the RAV4, which launched as a new model in December 2025, Toyota will not offer an...

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