year Audi to begin production of hybrid Q5 SUV in San Jose Chiapa, Mexico for fall launch Audi prepares launch of Q5 55 TFSI e quattro plug-in hybrid Audi to manufacture electric vehicles in all production plants by 2029 Audi Mexico agrees on wage increase with union, avoids strike Audi Joins the "Alliance for Water Stewardship" - San José Chiapa Audi reports status of achieving net carbon neutrality at each site Audi developed contingency pla...

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oint plan for 2023. In summer 2023, the ID. Buzz with a long wheelbase will be presented. The Bulli will return to the North American market in this version. After the Multivan, the Caddy will be the next to be offered as a PHEV. In the future, the battery-electric offering from the Ford-Volkswagen alliance will be expanded through the addition of a van in the one-ton payload segment. For this year, VWCV will also present next-generation Californ...

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invested for a new-generation engine. The Nissan Aguascalientes A1 plant employs more than 6,000 people, including the engine plant. The plant also manufactures the Kicks crossover and March hatchback simultaneously in the A1 multi-model production line, the fastest in the Nissan-Renault-Mitsubishi alliance globally. The A1 plant produces 1,330 vehicles per day, which represents one unit every 55 seconds. The new Versa will specifically have a pr...

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nd quarter of 2020, older model continues as V-Drive Nissan changes plan, will export 2021 Versa to Canadian market in 2020 Nissan suspends production in Mexico to protect workforce from COVID-19 coronavirus Nissan restarts manufacturing operations in Mexico on June 1 Daimler and Renault-Nissan Alliance deepen cooperation in 2016 Nissan’s Aguascalientes A1 plant starts production of new Versa for Brazilian market Nissan launching new Versa...

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d almost 5,700 jobs (including engineering, line workers and support staff) by the time the plant reaches full capacity, expected in 2021. Start of production is planned for 2017 with Infiniti models. The production of Mercedes-Benz brand vehicles will follow in 2018. Daimler and the Renault-Nissan Alliance are expanding their collaboration with the start of a manufacturing joint venture in Aguascalientes in central Mexico. The new business entit...

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cell system, and electric drive system, and is able to adjust the energy flow according to the SOC (state of charge) of the power battery. On November 5, the 2022 Chevrolet Groove officially went on sale in the brand’s dealerships across Mexico, with the launch now further highlighted through an alliance with Amazon Mexico. The Chevrolet Groove is imported from China and based on the Baojun 510 built at the SAIC-GM-Wuling plant in Liuzhou, Gua...

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Nissan announced a new long-term vision for India, increasing production and R&D activities, introducing electric vehicles, and transitioning to carbon-neutral manufacturing. The companies would collaborate on six new production vehicles for domestic and international customers, based on the common Alliance platforms, and would include four new C-segment SUVs and two new A-segment electric vehicles comprising three for each company. The companies...

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ne million vehicles Renault launches TRIBER in India Datsun India launches Datsun GO CVT & GO+ CVT Nissan India starts exports of Datsun Cars to South Africa Nissan announces new compact SUV for India Nissan to launch upcoming SUV for India in first half of 2020-21 Renault India halts operations at Alliance Manufacturing facility in Chennai Renault India to export Triber to Africa Renault Nissan India stops production till further notice Datsun...

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and JVs with leading local suppliers to supply products for the Asian markets, especially in Japan, China and Southeast Asia. (The following examples are for the Asian market.) Adient: Joint venture with Tachi-S in Japan. Lear: JV with Tachi-S. Signed a memorandum of understanding for a strategic alliance with Great Wall Motor Company Limited. Forvia: JV with NHK Spring. JV with Chery Automobile. Major seating suppliers were actively making a...

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2,300,000.In February 1998, the Company opened a USD 10 million catalytic facility in Pilar, Argentina, The plant is owned by the Company's joint venture with Magneti Marelli. The Argentinean plant has a capacity of one and a half million units and has the potential to be doubled in the future. Alliances Mar. 1999 Announced that it has signed a letter of intent with Daimler Benz-Ballard Fuel Cell Engines GmbH ("dbb") to develop and supply ...

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tries Ltd. Plastimat Hungary Ltd. SNIC Co., Ltd. - Hamakita Trim Plant(Formerly, Suzuki Kasei Co., Ltd.) Vuteq Argentina S.R.L Vuteq USA, Inc.-Kentucky (Formerly Vuteq USA, Inc. -Illinois Plant) SMP Deutschland GmbH Guardian Industries Corporation FORVIA SE (FORVIA faurecia) (Formerly Faurecia SE) Alliance Interiors, LLC. Simoldes Plasticos, Lda. Howa Co.,Ltd. (Formerly Howa Textile Industry Co., Ltd.) Nissen Chemitec Corporation Chiyoda MFG Cor...

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reen, eco-friendly New Energy heavy-duty truck production lines will be built. After the project is completed, the plant will manufacture medium- and heavy-duty trucks that meet market demand. Beiqi Foton Motor concluded an agreement with Daimler AG by signing a letter of intent on global strategic alliance in the area of medium and heavy-duty trucks. The letter of Intent was officially affirmed in Berlin on January 29, 2009. A new fifty-fifty jo...

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issions gas testing facility Foton Motor to cooperate with Baidu Zhihui in intelligent commercial vehicle development Beiqi Foton Motor launches factory for specially equipped vehicles Foton Motor to enter Thai market TEV to produce EV buses in Thailand Beiqi Foton Motor and Baidu to form strategic alliance in IoV area 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Foton, Toyota and Beijing SinoHytec cooperate to develop hydrogen fuel cell bus Foton invests CNY 1.268 billion ...

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gins operation of its manufacturing site in Nanchong, Sichuan Geely-backed Farizon and Handan Municipal Government of Hebei to jointly build ecology of methanol- and hydrogen-powered commercial vehicles Geely-backed Farizon forms strategic cooperation with New Gonow Group Geely-backed Farizon forms alliance with Admiral Mobility Geely-backed Farizon reaches cooperation with China BlueChem Farizon reaches cooperation with Handan Economic and Techn...

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l Grande, Guanajuato in November 2016, and is scheduled to begin Corolla production there in 2019. Toyota has inaugurated an office in Queretaro, Mexico, to support its nearby assembly plant that is currently being built in Apaseo el Grande, Guanajuato. As Toyota presented a “business and capital alliance” with Mazda on August 4, it announced that it will build Tacoma pickups and possibly SUVs at the production plant currently under construct...

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’s Salamanca plant produced 43,501 Yaris models. The company noted that it broke ground for its fifteenth North American manufacturing facility in Apaseo el Grande, Guanajuato in November 2016, and is scheduled to begin Corolla production there in 2019. As Toyota presented a “business and capital alliance” with Mazda on August 4, it announced that it will build Tacoma pickups and possibly SUVs at the production plant currently under constru...

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me Location Iwata Engineering Center Shizuoka Pref., Japan Production Engineering HQ. Shizuoka Pref., Japan CVJ & Axle Bearing Engineering Center Shizuoka Pref., Japan Kuwana Engineering Center Mie Pref., Japan Advanced Technology R&D Center Mie Pref., Japan NTN Next Generation Research Alliance Laboratories Osaka Pref., Japan NTN Bearing Corp. of America -Industrial Engineering Dept. Illinois, USA NTN Bearing Corp. of America -NT...

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iki's cumulative HUD sales volume exceeds 2.5 million units; 630,000 units produced in FY 2015 Nippon Seiki to start producing HUDs in U.K. in 2018 Nippon Seiki Chinese subsidiaries receive cost management excellence awards from Dongfeng Honda Alps Alpine and Nippon Seiki enter capital and business alliance for the development of integrated cockpits Nippon Seiki delivers ARHUD to Benz "S class" Nippon Seiki to merge two wholly-owned subsidiaries ...

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producing more DC-DC converters Toyota Industries increasing production of plastic panoramic roof for Prius α Toyota Industries develops large capacity AC inverter for Toyota Prius Toyota Industries to start full operations of new Kameyama Test Course from 2019 Chuo Malleable to examine forming of alliance with Toyota Industries and Takeyama Foundry Toyota Industries holds line-off ceremony for all-new Toyota RAV4 Toyota to increase EV battery s...

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st, yet high-quality steel materials in emerging countries to reduce bearing prices NSK develops anti-fretting bearing for in-vehicle motors NSK to establish automotive bearing plant in Mexico NSK to raise sales percentage to European automakers by reinforcing sales operations NSK to form capital alliance with MOS Group of China NSK fined 380 million yen for price-fixing NSK to pay fine of 5.6 billion yen for price-fixing NSK celebrates opening...

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