the 2021 BAIC Group Social Responsibility Report. The report pointed out that BAIC Motor Corporation Ltd. Zhuzhou Branch conducts fully enclosed management of the painting workshop, and uses various new technologies and new equipment such as 3C1B water-based paint environmental protection process, robot automatic painting, TNV waste gas incineration system, intelligent management and control system to carry out automatic spraying operations, red...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/05/18

Turing selected for METI and NEDO autonomous driving program Turing, Inc. (Turing, Ota Ward, Tokyo), a developer of autonomous driving systems, announced that it has been selected for the “Post-5G Information and Communication System Infrastructure Strengthening R&D Program / Robot Foundation Model Research and Development (GENIAC),” a program promoted by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) and the New Energy and Industrial Tec...

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a Prefecture. Construction will begin in November 2018 with completion expected by October 2019. The second plant is scheduled to begin operations in December 2019. Daibea will invest JPY 700 million in this project. The company will start mass producing high-precision bearings for high performance robots and high-end machine tools, which it has not previously handled, at the new plant, while also conducting equipment development, repair and main...

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Neolix opens world’s first automated charging, operations hub for autonomous vehicles with TELD in Qingdao On May 9, Neolix opened Tide-Island No. 1, the world’s first automated charging and operations hub for autonomous vehicles, with TELD in Qingdao, Shandong. Tide-Island, a one-stop automated facility tailored for autonomous vehicles, combines a stereo garage, an automated parking robot, and 100 automated charging robots to support fully a...

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(project name), the first model in the company’s dedicated PBV lineup, in 2025. The model will be a mid-sized PBV and will be based on the “eS” platform. After launching the mid-sized SW PBV, Kia plans to expand its product lineup to large-sized PBVs as well as small-sized PBVs and mid-sized robotaxis. On the 29th, Kia was reported that it has halted the operation of its car manufacturing plant in Hwaseong due to a fire occurred there in t...

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collaboration possible across different locations. It eliminates the need to build prototypes in the planning process. A scanning process generates three-dimensional point clouds that can be used to virtually reverse engineer machines and infrastructure. Audi is working with NavVis to test Spot the robot dog so they can do the 3D scans as efficiently as possible. Around four million square meters (43 million sq. ft.) and 13 plants have been invol...

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tadt plant to achieve net carbon-neutral production in 2024 Audi starts production of electric engines at Győr, Hungary Audi Ingolstadt starts carbon neutral production since January 2024 Audi upgrades Ingolstadt plant for Q6 e-tron PPE platform production Dürr delivers 18,000th EcoBell4 painting robot to Audi for new Q6 e-tron series in Ingolstadt Audi's Ingolstadt plant cancels two shifts due to flooding Audi unveils new A6 e-tron Sportback a...

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y of the line layout. This will enable a significant reduction in production preparation lead time and plant investment. The Motomachi Plant is also working to improve vehicle transport operations in the finished vehicle yard. To solve the labor shortage and reduce the workload, a vehicle transport robot called a Vehicle Logistics Robot (VLR) has been introduced. In addition to high-precision autonomous driving, a control system centrally manages...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/05/13

plant VW Navarra achieves significant waste reduction and carbon emission cuts in 2023 through Irati Project Škoda teases entry-level battery-electric SUV crossover, Škoda Epiq Volkswagen Navarra celebrates 40 years of continuous Polo vehicle production milestone KUKA, Germany to deliver over 700 robots to Volkswagen's Pamplona plant, Spain Santander Port, Spain partners with Volkswagen Navarra for sustainable rail transport Volkswagen Navarra ...

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t aerodynamic production car Valmet, Finland produces first pre-production solar-electric Lightyear 0 vehicle Valmet, Finland continues to expand battery production capacities Lightyear, Netherlands acquires Next Level Electronics Valmet Automotive, Finland and Mapvision introduce flexible welding robot cell pilot Solar EV Lightyear 0 goes into production next week at Valmet's Finland plant Valmet starts series production of Lightyear 0 Sono M...

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ership regarding power battery testing BYD shows first DM-i hybrid technology sedan at Auto Guangzhou 2020 BYD Auto unveils new brand logo BYD unveils its super hybrid technology DM-i BYD starts construction of its NEV power battery manufacturing site in Anhui Province BYD joins hands with Horizon Robotics to develop intelligent driving technologies BYD launches four battery electric models with blade battery BYD launches Tang DM-i mid-sized SU...

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4,870 mm *1,830 mm* 1,460 mm, and a wheelbase of 2,755 mm. The car comes with the company’s self developed 1.5TI direct injection turbo charged engine and a 6-speed dual clutch transmission (DCT). Also it employs the in-car system BYD-i combining telematics and cloud computing technologies and i-robot that automatically appears on the centre console when the driver switches on the power. It can communicate with the driver through expressions, ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/05/13

rating metaverse and 3D internet applications. Compute & Networking: The segment develops and provides Data Center computing and networking platforms including Quantum for InfiniBand and Spectrum for Ethernet; NVIDIA Drive automated-driving platform and automotive development agreements; Jetson for robotics and other embedded platforms; NVIDIA AI Enterprise and other software; and DGX Cloud software and services. -The Company employs a fabless m...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2026/05/12

lagship coupe Qihoo 360 to become Neta’s 2nd-largest shareholder Hozon incorporates NEV manufacturing subsidiary under Neta brand in Zhejiang Province Neta achieves 4,508 units in May sales with 551% y/y increase and will begin operation of Yichun plant in late 2021 Neta to cooperate with Horizon Robotics on production of Journey 5 chips Neta celebrates production of 60,000th vehicle, all-new Neta S mid-sized electric coupe to be launched in la...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/05/12

ve freedom of functions and scenarios. The “133” plan is as follows. 1 vision: Create a world-leading commercial vehicle autonomous driving platform with two technological pillars, namely, by-wire chassis with redundant architectures, plus intelligent electronic and electrical architectures. 3 Robot platforms: Cover all trunk logistics, urban delivery, and urban passenger transportation scenarios with the RoboTruck, RoboVAN, and RoboBUS plat...

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ly debuts intelligent cabin for Galaxy L7 as well as Livan 7, and Zeekr launches its European strategy ZEEKR opens pre-orders for in ZEEKR 001 and ZEEKR X in Sweden and Netherlands Lynk & Co starts accepting pre-orders for new 08 EM-P plug-in hybrid SUV Geely Holding Group unveils Jiyue automotive robot brand co-built with Baidu Zeekr unveils five core NEV technologies, starts accepting pre-orders for 001 FR luxury battery electric supercar IAA ...

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software Software Defined Solutions: Focuses on solutions related to software-defined system architectures and potential new business models Mobility Solutions: Focuses on steering systems based on steer-by-wire, chassis comfort systems, and electric powertrain systems for heavy commercial vehicles Robotics Solutions: Focuses on components and system solutions for collaborative and mobile robots Digital Solutions: Focuses on intelligent products,...

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se holdings CCAG, three sub-brands forge partnerships with ABC CCAG, JD forge strategic partnership Changan Auto to introduce route-flying car in 2030 Changan Auto, JD to partner for intelligent logistics vehicles CCAG completes Changan Auto ownership transfer registration Changan Auto to establish robot company with CNY 450 million registered capital Changan Auto to enter Italian, Spanish markets with BEV, PHEV models Changan Auto to increase ca...

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efresh the production efficiency of the industry with process flexibility, automation of assembly and logistics, personalization of customization and digitalization of management to significantly improve the reliability and stability of products. The plant also applies Wuling’s in-house developed robots. So far, Wuling has independently developed advanced robot products including IMRs (Intelligent Mobile Robots), unmanned forklifts, warehouse-t...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2026/05/08

ge of up to 681 km. Cargo capacity reaches up to 2,539 liters with the rear seats folded.   A “deconstructed Model 3” display highlighting the vehicle's internal architecture was also featured at the booth. Tesla Model Y L Deconstructed Tesla Model 3 display Tesla Optimus robot   A key highlight from Hyundai was the all-new SANTA FE Hybrid with HTRAC all-wheel drive, introduced as an additional variant in the lineu...

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