al logistics trucks (2023-); Chassis; Engines and Parts for trucks and buses; Transmissions; Battery modules, Battery packs (2023-); Cable harnesses for EVs (2023-); Scania's plant, affiliated to TRATON SE - Number of employees: 15,000 (as of 2024). - Investment of SEK 975 million for the new test track in Södertälje. Construction is planned to start in the autumn of 2023 and is expected to be completed in 2026. - In May 2021, Sodertalje plant...

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e Charging Trailers (MCT) in Q 2022, during which time it produced 50 Nikola Tre BEVs and delivered 48 to dealers. Nikola is ramping up production capacity at its Coolidge, Arizona plant, and plans to increase throughput to five units per shift by November 2022. Phase 2 expansion of the plant is on track to be completed by Q1 2023. Nikola agreed to expand its 50/50 European JV with IVECO to include engineering and product development, and began b...

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Webasto announced it would close its Rochester Hills, Michigan, plant in a consolidation impacting 244 workers. In December 2024, it laid off 218 workers after cutting the third shift at its Plymouth Township and New Hudson factories. On July 3, Webasto announced that its global restructuring is on track and expected to be completed in 2028. Webasto had launched its restructuring program at the end of 2024, adjusting its capacities to the lower d...

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nd the CC-DataStream platform, feeding real-time vehicle data, including diagnostics and error codes, into Volkswagen’s Connect Pro system. Their Connected Workshop software will link dealers and service partners directly to vehicle and appointment data. This integration enables fleet managers to track vehicle usage and health, schedule maintenance, and optimize operations. Dealers and workshops gain real-time diagnostics, predictive maintenanc...

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ving in U.S. dealerships later this summer. On August 3, Hyundai gave top U.S. media the first opportunity to drive its highly anticipated Santa Cruz Sport Adventure Vehicle, which began production at Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama in June and has begun to arrive at dealers. The Santa Cruz’s track is 1.6 inches wider than the Tucson SUV on which it is based, and the cab’s rear wall boosts stiffness and contributes to good handling. Hyund...

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ts. it is not just a showpiece—it also set 25 long-distance records during testing, proving it is built for real-world performance.   One of these test drives ended on August 25, 2025: the Concept AMG GT XX completed a distance of 40,075 kilometers (24,901 miles) on the legendary high-speed test track in Nardò, southern Italy, in exactly 7 days, 13 hours, 24 minutes, and 7 seconds. Purist cockpit   The interior of the CONCEPT AMG GT XX combi...

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y (EMC), Electric Vehicle (EV), Noise Vibration Harshness (NVH) analysis, steering systems, manufacturing tools for heavy trucks, materials, vehicle body, benchmarking, and complete vehicle inspection. The workshop will also include a trial production line for hydrogen fuel buses and a vehicle test track. Foton will invest a total of CNY 1,267.57 million over three years to build the workshop. On May 23, Foton and Huawei Cloud China announced th...

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Thailand) E-Class (Thailand) GLA (Thailand) A-Class (Thailand) C-Class Coupe (Thailand) S-Class (Thailand) X1 (Thailand) X3 (Thailand) X5 (Thailand) X6 (Thailand) X7 (Thailand) 2 Series (Thailand) 3 Series (Thailand) 5 Series (Thailand) 7 Series (Thailand) iX3 (China) CX-30 (Thailand) Legend Hybrid Tracker (Brazil) UX200 UX250h iX (Germany) Hummer EV (USA) Dutro Cargo Dyna Cargo 2.0ton Series ID.4 CROZZ PRIME (4WD) (China) ID.4 CROZZ PRO (RR) (Ch...

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10 Hatchback (Mexico) Aura (India) Santro (India) Carnival (India) Tucson (India) Encino (FF) (China) ix25 (FF) (China) Celltos (Korea) Celltos (India) EV6 (Korea) IONIQ 5 (Korea) Elantra (India) Verna (India) iX3 (China) CX-9 Cayenne (Slovakia) Cayenne Coupe (Slovakia) Gurkha (India) EQE (Germany) Tracker (Brazil) 2 Series Active Tourer (Germany) iX (Germany) 508 (FF) (China) AX7 PLUS (FF) (China) C3-XR (FF) (China) CR-V (4WD) (China) SX6 (FF) (...

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SDI announced that Kokomo, Indiana, will receive a second battery manufacturing facility as part of the StarPlus Energy joint venture. The JV will invest more than USD 3.2 billion (EUR 2.8 billion) to co-locate the new battery plant with the gigafactory currently under construction in Kokomo and on track to open by Q1 2025 with an annual production capacity of 33 GWh. The new StarPlus Energy plant is expected to begin production in early 2027 wit...

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th city residents in the third of five meetings scheduled before sending an agreement to the City Council by April 12. FCA’s proposed USD 1.6 billion Mack Avenue Assembly site will add 3,850 jobs, and include buildings for general assembly, body shop, and water-based paint shop, as well as a test track. The USD 900 million investment in the Jefferson North Assembly Plant will bring 1,100 jobs, a new paint shop, quality center, and test track. H...

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the U.S. for the 2021 model year. The Bronco is built at the Michigan Assembly Plant in the U.S., while the smaller Bronco Sport is built at the Hermosillo plant in Mexico. On May 5, Ford announced Michigan Assembly Plant will be idled for two weeks later in May, though Bronco deliveries remain on track to begin this summer. Chicago Assembly and Flat Rock Assembly will extend downtime through the weeks of May 17 and 24. Kansas City Assembly will...

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uto Show. Launching in early 2019, the Passport is positioned between the CR-V and Pilot in Honda's light-truck line up. The Passport was designed and developed in the U.S. by Honda R&D Americas and will be manufactured at the company’s Lincoln, Alabama plant. Honda brand light-truck sales are on track for a fourth-consecutive record year. Market demand for Honda’s top-selling model prompted the company in August to add production of the CR-V...

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assis system K3 platform. On November 15, Thanh Cong Group (TC Group) and Hyundai Motor Group officially inaugurated Hyundai Thanh Cong Vietnam Factory No. 2 (HTMV2) at Gian Khau Industrial Park, Gia Vien District, Ninh Province. Spanning over 50-ha, HTMV2 owns a factory area of 87,000 sqm and test track length of 1.5 km. It has a total designed annual capacity of 100,000 vehicles, and when combined with factory No. 1, the total production capaci...

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I (Unique Identifier) mark shall be prohibited before the summary document is made accessible(, regarding a different series than above). 12 AgreementregardingUNregulation 152 02 S2 2022/20 2022/11/25 2022/10/8 Advanced Emergency Braking System (M1 And N1) According to revision regarding the test track surface, the definition, test requirements and test method shall be revised. AdoptedproposalregardingUNregulation 00 S6 2023/14 2023/3/8 -A ...

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Mercedes-Benz approved to start windfarm construction at Papenburg test track in Germany On September 18, Mercedes-Benz announced that, together with energy park developer UKA, it has received approval to begin construction of a wind farm at its Papenburg test track in northern Germany. The project, to be completed by 2027 under a Power Purchase Agreement, will feature 20 Nordex wind turbines with a total capacity of 140 MW. Once operational, the...

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January when it registered a sharp increase in sales because the Chinese New Year started in February in 2013, Honda has registered year-on-year losses to April 2013. The company says that sales of its major models including CR-V of Dongfeng Honda, the City and the Accord of Guangqi Honda, are on a track to recovery. Cumulative sales from January to May were up 2.6% from the same period of the previous year to 255,540 units. On June 14, Honda's w...

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D9   The total sales volume of BYD and Denza models during the GIIAS was 4,195 units, second only to Toyota among the exhibitors. Chery    According to GAIKINDO, Chery's January-June total sales have already surpassed Wuling at 9,812 units, and in the single month of June, it was on track to surpass BYD. People were gathering at the exhibition booth. Chery had 17 vehicles on display, the most of any Chinese company. Models on disp...

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seat adjuster Front seat adjuster Front seat recliner E-Z entry recliner Power recliner Power seat recliner (front row) Manual seat recliner (front row) Reclining control link Front row seat belt height adjuster Power seat recliner 6-way semi power seat adjuster Manual and power seat adjuster Seat track Knuckle knob Lifter lever Seating mechanism Rear seat lock unit Locking gas spring Seat back latch striker Front seat track cover Plate seat tra...

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Co., Ltd. GF Linamar LLC KIRCHHOFF Automotive Mexico S.A. de C.V. (Formerly VRK Automotive Systems, S.A. de C.V.) The Narmco Group PWO Canada Inc. KIRCHHOFF Polska Sp. z o.o. - Gliwice Guangzhou Futaba Auto Parts Co., Ltd. Tianjin Futaba Shye Chan Mechanical Co., Ltd. Jay Bharat Maruti Ltd. (JBML) Track Components Ltd. Thai Summit Eastern Seaboard Auto Parts Industry Co., Ltd. KIRCHHOFF Automotive Manchester KIRCHHOFF Automotive Waverly Ryobi Li...

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