unch BS-VI light duty truck range in the country. On June 10, Eicher Trucks and Buses, part of  VE Commercial Vehicles, revealed India’s first BS-VI compliant all-new range of Eicher Pro 2000 series of Light-Duty Trucks. This all-new range of Eicher Pro 2000 series will come with two new engine platforms, built to deliver best-in-class fuel efficiency and a range of power options. The Eicher Pro 2049 has been designed to cater to the last mi...

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at improving vehicle functions and operational efficiency. This includes regular software updates to maintain the vehicles' technological relevance during their lifecycle. KPIT Technologies will support MBRDI by contributing to the redesign and development of the software stack for upcoming vehicle platforms....

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at improving vehicle functions and operational efficiency. This includes regular software updates to maintain the vehicles' technological relevance during their lifecycle. KPIT Technologies will support MBRDI by contributing to the redesign and development of the software stack for upcoming vehicle platforms. On May 14, Tata Elxsi announced that it had been selected by Mercedes-Benz Research and Development India for vehicle software engineerin...

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related to e-mobility, including electric drive units, mechatronics, and hybrid modules. Around 400 specialists in engineering, mechatronics, data science, and related fields will collaborate on projects such as electric motor design, direct-cooling systems, hybrid modules for MHEV, FHEV, and PHEV platforms, and embedded software for electric components. According to Claudio Castro, R&D Director for Latin America, this investment reinforces Scha...

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Industrial Zone, a production facility in Zhaoqing. The new industrial zone will cover a total area of 3,000 mu (500 acres) and be a comprehensive, modern base that integrates research, development and demonstration of autonomous driving technologies, construction of intelligent connected big data platforms, research and development of vehicles, manufacturing of vehicle parts, vehicle production, trial production test, international business, an...

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Hino Trucks unveils Class 7, Class 8 XL Series to be built in new U.S. factory Hino Motors holds grand opening ceremony for new plant in Mineral Wells, West Virginia Hino Motors resumed operations at North American factories in October Hexagon Purus, Norway to supply battery packs for Hino truck platforms On May 31, Hino Motors announced that it decided to withdraw from parts production at its HMM plant in Marion, Arkansas, which will be clos...

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td. (Formerly Valeo Minda Engine Cooling India Pvt. Ltd.) Hyundai Mobis Co., Ltd. Electrodrive Powertrain Solutions Pvt Ltd CATL (Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd.) Bosch Ltd. Bosch (China) Investment Ltd. Vitesco Technologies France SAS Hefei Sungrow Electric Power Technology Co., Ltd. NEC Platforms, Ltd. Valeo Group Taiyuan BYD Auto Co., Ltd. Mitsubishi Electric Thai Auto-Parts Co., Ltd. Denso (Thailand) Co., Ltd. Denso Ten (Thailand) L...

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ehicle business, Dongfeng Motor will build an internationally leading commercial vehicle business, including the new “Snapdragon” project on premium heavy-duty trucks, launch of vans, full-size pickups, special (purpose) vehicles, and others. At the same time, the development of electrification platforms shall be accelerated, and 4 electrification platforms shall be established for medium- and heavy-duty trucks, light-duty trucks, vans, and p...

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ligent driving assistance system will be equipped in 70% of the core models by 2023. In terms of production system construction, Dongfeng Nissan will keep increasing investments during the “14th Five-Year Plan” period (2021-2025) to renovate existing production lines, introduce at least two NEV platforms and achieve an annual NEV capacity of 200,000 units. The company will further deepen its cooperation with the government to jointly build an...

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cted that the group’s dedicated platform, known as H-K E-GMP, will continue to play a central role in its upcoming BEV projects for another 2-3 years. The group is likely to utilize this platform extensively by building more affordable BEVs to navigate the current market downturn. After that, new platforms—namely H-K eM and H-K eS—will gradually succeed H-K E-GMP to support ZEV projects for major markets. Hyundai Group will likely continue ...

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g, and procurement, and eventually achieve integrated operations of commercial vehicle business. With the implementation of the Leap Project for commercial vehicles, Dongfeng Motor will increase investment in key areas such as new energy and intelligent connectivity, make its presence in four major platforms (medium and heavy-duty trucks, light trucks, vans, and pickup trucks), develop the first China-made skateboard platform that can be used for...

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gxing S50 EV and the 2020 M5 EV. Dongfeng Fengguang launched three models at the event, including the ix7 SUV, the E3 pure-electric SUV and the E1 mini pure-electric SUV. Dongfeng Venucia showed the SUV “Xing” and released the VSA smart modular architecture. The VSA architecture comprises three platforms including VSA-L (for mid-sized and large models), VSA-C (for compact models) and VSA-E (for electric models). The SUV “Xing” is the firs...

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Tank 500 Tank PF A mid- to large-sized luxury SUV with chassis frame body structure. Its dimensions (L x W x H) are 5,070 / 5,078 x 1,934 x 1,905mm with a 2,850mm wheelbase. The gasoline version is equipped with a 3.0T V6 engine and a 48V BSG motor. The PHEV version adopts two drive technology platforms; Hi4-T and Hi4-Z, and their models were launched in Jun. 2023 and Jan. 2025 respectively. Both models of the PHEV version are equipped with a 2....

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to promote the synergistic development of intelligent urban infrastructure and intelligent connected vehicles (ICVs). -          Promote the construction of vehicle-road collaboration facilities: Promote the construction of road infrastructure intelligent detection systems and urban cloud platforms with intelligent multi-functional levers as the main carrier alongside the pilot application of “vehicle-road-cloud integration” to supp...

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es. The focus will be on hybrid vehicles in the fast-growing Asian markets. In South Korea, where Renault Samsung Motors has over two decades of experience, the MoU allows Renault Group and Geely Holding to jointly explore localization of vehicles based on Lynk & Co’s energy-efficient vehicle platforms for local markets. On January 21, Renault Group and Geely Holding Group signed an agreement to launch a new collaboration dedicated to bring...

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gxing S50 EV and the 2020 M5 EV. Dongfeng Fengguang launched three models at the event, including the ix7 SUV, the E3 pure-electric SUV and the E1 mini pure-electric SUV. Dongfeng Venucia showed the SUV “Xing” and released the VSA smart modular architecture. The VSA architecture comprises three platforms including VSA-L (for mid-sized and large models), VSA-C (for compact models) and VSA-E (for electric models). The SUV “Xing” is the firs...

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g, and procurement, and eventually achieve integrated operations of commercial vehicle business. With the implementation of the Leap Project for commercial vehicles, Dongfeng Motor will increase investment in key areas such as new energy and intelligent connectivity, make its presence in four major platforms (medium and heavy-duty trucks, light trucks, vans, and pickup trucks), develop the first China-made skateboard platform that can be used for...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/10/22

g, and procurement, and eventually achieve integrated operations of commercial vehicle business. With the implementation of the Leap Project for commercial vehicles, Dongfeng Motor will increase investment in key areas such as new energy and intelligent connectivity, make its presence in four major platforms (medium and heavy-duty trucks, light trucks, vans, and pickup trucks), develop the first China-made skateboard platform that can be used for...

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uction process of its commercial van and the new private minivan model and also for the paint application process and body coating of this minivan and the curing and sealing process of its new aluminum and steel bodies. Nissan will get EUR 5.6 million to develop the prototype of a new generation of platforms for electric vehicles adaptable to different vehicle models. On March 26, multiple sources reported that Mercedes Benz invested EUR 1 billio...

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l be exported to Skoda in the Czech Republic. Based on the MQB Modular Strategy, the work, which began at the end of 2018, involved different areas of the company, including Manufacturing, Quality and Central Logistics teams in São Bernardo do Campo and São José dos Pinhais. Vehicles, bodies and platforms were assembled, largely with Right Hand Drive steering, at the São José dos Pinhais plant. The updated 2021 Volkswagen T-Cross is set to l...

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