Ukraine to the Czech Republic. Because of the war-related supply bottlenecks, Skoda Auto was forced to suspend production of the all-electric Enyaq iV due to a shortage of cable harnesses. The production facilities built by PEKM Kabeltechnik are staffed by 35 women from the Ukrainian plant in Lviv, who are now training new employees. The car manufacturer is also securing additional production capacities in Morocco, Romania and other countries. Th...

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ter Eco Hybrid (2006-2019) / UD Trucks Kazet HV (2014-2019) / Nissan NT450 Atlas HV (2013-2019) Mitsubishi Fuso's truck plant, ARCHION Group, producing Rizon brand's electric trucks as well - April 2026: Hino Motors, Ltd. (Hino) and Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (Mitsubishi Fuso) became wholly owned subsidiaries of ARCHION Corporation, a new holding company, thereby completing their business integration. - June 2025: Hino and Mitsubi...

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Sharp to judge feasibility of EV business after Golden Week, according to new President Kawamura Sharp Corporation’s (Sharp) Senior Executive Managing Officer, CBDO (Chief Business Development Officer) Tetsuji Kawamura (64 years old), who will become the new President Chief Executive Officer (CEO) on April 1, attended a company press conference held at its head office in Chuo Ward, Osaka City, on March 31. He stated that the company, which aims...

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ting companies under the new holding company, ARCHION Corporation, on April 1. The companies explained that the exchange of directors is not essential for the business integration, but its purpose is to strengthen the ARCHION group’s governance. On April 1, Mr. Robert Peter Duerst (54 years old), who worked for Daimler Truck Asia, will join Hino as a director. Mr. Duerst will also become ARCHION’s Management Strategy and PMI Project Officer. ...

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ooperation agreement with INAEM (Aragon Employment Institute) to improve job opportunities for the youth in the region. Opel will hire more than 1,400 new employees over the next four years. The new members of the Opel team will take over positions made available by those born between 1954 and 1957 who are leaving to go into partial retirement. Opel announced on May 14 that the 12 millionth car rolled off the production line at the Zaragoza plant...

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s, Mexico. The seven-passenger GLB will begin production in 2019 on the same MFA2 platform used for the company’s other compact front-wheel-drive vehicles, but will feature all-wheel drive. Infiniti is also preparing to build a second model at the Mexican facility, according to a company official who declined to give further details. On April 23, a local auto workers union at Nissan’s A1 and A2 plants in Aguascalientes, Mexico, revealed that ...

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March 28, Nissan announced it will end vehicle production in Argentina by 2026, shifting all Frontier pickup manufacturing to its Morelos plant in Mexico. The decision affects the Santa Isabel factory in Córdoba, where Nissan currently operates a dedicated assembly line with around 100 employees, who will continue working until the end of 2025. Nissan explained that the move aims to enhance competitiveness and improve business agility in Latin ...

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Hankook Tire receives 2025 QR Zero Award from Ford Hankook Tire & Technology Co., Ltd. (Hankook Tire) announced that it has earned a 2025 QR Zero Award from Ford Motor Company. The award is given to global partners who have marked zero quality issues during parts delivery and zero warranty claims over the past year. The award-winning Geumsan plant in South Korea supplies original equipment (OE) tires for the Ford F-150 pickup truck. It became the...

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d,” a GM spokesman said. The Flint Assembly Plant currently builds the Chevrolet Silverado 2500/3500HD and GMC Sierra 2500/3500HD pickups on three shifts, five days a week, producing about 1,100 a day, according to a United Auto Workers official. Flint Assembly employs about 4,200 hourly workers, who will be mandated into overtime hours to cover the additional day of production. GM also builds the Silverado 2500/3500HD, as well as the Silverado...

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Stellantis supplier dispute stops Mexican plant, threatens Canadian operations On March 25, Stellantis filed a lawsuit in a Michigan court against ZF Foxconn Chassis Modules, who the company alleged stopped shipments to a plant in Mexico, disrupting production of the Jeep Cherokee and Compass models. The original dispute dates back to December 2025, when Stellantis said its U.S. affiliate paid more than USD 26 million and agreed to price increase...

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nd module battery swapping, announced a partnership to deliver Ample-powered Fisker EVs. Joint development between Ample and Fisker is already underway, to provide battery-swappable Fisker Ocean vehicles by Q1, 2024. The initial target customer for Fisker's Ample-powered EVs will be fleet operators who are looking to transition to electric mobility without economic or operational compromises. Fisker and Ample will share revenue related to the bat...

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ist” of enterprises for work resumption, but only a small number of workers could return to their posts. Companies required their workers to get back to work, but the communities they live in refused to cooperate. In consequence, only a small number of workers returned to the posts. Those workers who have entered the factories are also required to live onsite for “closed-loop production”. Currently, logistics can only enter Shanghai, but ca...

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he  AFEELA electric vehicle (EV), announced on March 27 that it had ended its exhibition at the "G735 Gallery" in Ginza, Tokyo. “We deeply regret this outcome and are heartbroken. We would like to once again offer our sincere apologies for any inconvenience and disruption this may cause to those who had planned to visit the gallery,” the company commented. The gallery had been showcasing SHM's first EV, " AFEELA 1," hosting special in-car ex...

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The Pathfinder lineup for Canada, which will follow Nissan’s launch of the freshened 2026 Pathfinder in the U.S., will have just two trims available, down from six in 2025. The Infiniti brand is expecting to grow in the U.S. in 2026, according to Tiago Castro, vice president of Infiniti Americas, who started in his position on April 1 and recently visited with journalists at the Nissan tech center in Farmington Hills, Michigan. Having only the ...

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pped off-day work on the 8th at four Japanese vehicle plants. In addition to Toyota's Tahara Plant, the Fujimatsu Plant and Yoshiwara Plant of Toyota Auto Body, and Miyata Plant of Toyota Motor Kyushu were scheduled to be closed. Furthermore, on the 10th, 16 of 18 Japanese vehicle plants across the whole group, excluding Daihatsu’s Oita Plant and Shiga Plant, had operations halted. Operations at Toyota Motor Hokkaido, which manufactures compone...

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g include the Corvette Z06 in 2022, with a 600-hp LT6 V8 engine. The 2024 ZR1 will add two turbochargers to boost output to 850 hp for its LT7 V8 engine. GM has begun shipping the first right-hand-drive 2021 Corvette Stingrays from its Bowling Green Assembly plant in Kentucky to customers in Japan, who will receive 2LT and 3LT model coupes and a convertible version. Other right-hand-drive markets, such as Australia, New Zealand, and the UK, will ...

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Carbon Revolution, Australia, starts voluntary administration On March 25, Carbon Revolution plc announced that its wholly owned Australian subsidiaries have decided to initiate a planned Voluntary Administration in Australia. Such Australian subsidiaries include Carbon Revolution Pty. Ltd. and Carbon Revolution Operations Pty Ltd. Carbon Revolution plc is a Tier 1 OEM supplier and the leading global manufacturer of lightweight, advanced technolo...

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cedes-Benz India is planning to introduce the S-Class in January, February or March, 2014 and also the GLA sports utility vehicle (SUV) and the CLA 4-door coupe in the near future. Mercedes-Benz has built a heliport within the premises of the Chakan plant with the aim of increasing sales. Customers who desire to purchase super luxury cars including AMG models will be flown to a special exhibition space on a helicopter. Initially, helicopters depa...

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om Toyota said the firm will assess the situation first before deciding if the plants will be opened again on July 29. To cope with the problem, Toyota is looking for auto parts from other suppliers in Thailand and neighboring countries, according to honorary chairman of the FTI's automotive club, who added that this will only affect Toyota in the short term, while Toyota also expects to increase its production capacity in the next quarter. Repo...

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d EV demand. The factory, responsible for manufacturing the Fiat New 500 electric car and Maserati vehicles, was already stopped this week and will experience another pause from October 19 to November 3, 2023. The suspension will affect both production lines, impacting approximately 2,400 employees who will be placed on forced leave. On October 12, the Italian Metalworkers Federation (FIM-CISL) announced that for Stellantis' Mirafiori plant, Turi...

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