l vehicles from 2018 can no longer be obtained for South Africa. As a result, vehicle classifications will be changed in the following manner.2017 and earlier (*): Cars, Light Trucks, Medium Trucks, Heavy Trucks, Extra Heavy Trucks, Buses2018 and beyond: Cars, CV(*) For December 2017, vehicles that cannot be classified will be listed as “N/A”. January 25, 2018 Poland Data for November, December, and the full year 2017 has been corrected. Ac...

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/2023 339,883 Development Insufficient cable stroke return EPB program correction EPBCenter brake IsuzuElf   5560 10/24/2024 27,129 Development False detection of dragging during EPB operation just before stopping as abnormal False detection of normal cable strokes as abnormal The cable stroke cannot be detected correctly EPB program correction, cable and lining inspection, replacement depending on the situation         Total 478,505...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/05/29

CEO of VW Argentina, Marcellus Puig, commented that the country's plants are going through a very difficult time. During a press conference, the OEM manager also mentioned that future investments in the Córdoba and Pacheco plants depend on improvements in the country's economic situation. "Today I cannot say whether the next (investment) program will exceed USD 300 million or not, because we are still deciding what to do. However, I can say that...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/05/29

developed a new stereo video camera to give driver assistance systems binocular vision. Thanks to its binocular vision, it can measure distances to other objects using the video signal alone. The stereo camera data alone can be used to trigger an automatic emergency braking process. If an accident cannot be prevented, the speed of impact and thus the severity of the accident can at least be minimized – and by priming the passenger restraint sy...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/05/29

utomotive original equipment are produced in Ludwigsburg. MANN+HUMMEL continuously reviews its production sites to ensure its ability to meet evolving customer needs. Over the course of these strategic considerations, it was determined that the competitiveness of the Ludwigsburg production facility cannot be maintained. (From a press release on July 30, 2020) The enhancements at Portage, Michigan facility, are part of the investment that MANN+HUM...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/05/29

ion at its high-wage locations as the German automotive industry is struggling. This move is part of an effort to streamline the organization by reducing hierarchies and increasing spans of management. The Company’s plants with their automated production facilities are also underutilized and they cannot be changed in the short term. To diversify economic risk, the Company will open to partners. This reorganization also aims to reinforce the inf...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/05/28

o cooperate in the recycling of tire raw materials. Less than one percent of all carbon black material used globally in new tire production comes from recycled end-of-life tires. In the tire industry, efforts for recycling of raw materials are intensified. However, an industry-wide recycling system cannot be built only by individual companies’ efforts and the utilization of recovered carbon black is not expanding. Through this cooperation, the ...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/05/27

ack 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 cannot return in time. Therefore, it is hard for auto companies to achieve continuous production. On May 5, according to the official website of the I...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/05/27

AP12 and AP13, respectively, in 2011. SAIC Motor's MG6 has been designated as the official car of the UK Pavilion at the Expo 2010 Shanghai. The automaker has received more than 10,000 orders for about a month from the announcement of its retail price in December 2009. Second shift production still cannot keep up with the demand. SAIC Motor will launch the first SUV of its own Roewe brand by June 2011. SAIC Group's technical development center la...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/05/26

ack 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 cannot return in time. Therefore, it is hard for auto companies to achieve continuous production. On May 5, according to the official website of the I...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/05/26

ws the U.S. launch in December 2018. While a 2.5-liter I4 LCV engine serves as the base motor in the U.S. market, in Mexico the 2019 Blazer will be offered exclusively with the 3.6-liter V6 LGX engine, as well as 20-inch wheels. The 3.6-liter V6 engine features an engine auto Stop-Start system that cannot be disabled and is mated to the new GM 9-speed automatic transmission, producing 308 hp and 270 lb-ft of torque....

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/05/26

FAWAY designated for development of instrument panels Changchun FAWAY Automobile Components Co., Ltd. (FAWAY) was recently designated by a New Energy Vehicle (NEV) manufacturer, whose name cannot be disclosed due to confidentiality, for the development of instrument panels as a component supplier in accordance with its requirements. According to the customer’s plan, the project is expected to start volume supply in 2026, with an estimated lifec...

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the transfer of production, if negotiations to reach a conclusion between the countries concerned are protracted. GM, Nissan, and Mazda, which import a high percentage of their vehicles sold in the U.S. from Mexico, are concerned about the magnitude of the impact. If supply chains are disrupted, it cannot be ruled out that U.S. inventories, which have been on the road to recovery, will once again become scarce. The Trump administration announced ...

Automotive Sales Data  Updated at: 2025/05/23

ack 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 cannot return in time. Therefore, it is hard for auto companies to achieve continuous production. On May 5, according to the official website of the I...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/05/23

etre rooftop solar system, the largest in Europe, and by switching to renewable electricity. The second pillar was the use of Earth’s energy: more than 70 percent of the company’s heat energy use is sourced from renewable geothermal energy. Audi Hungaria offsets any CO2 emissions that currently cannot be avoided, such as in the case of engine test benches, through internationally recognized and validated certificates, the so-called carbon cre...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/05/20

ine will be available across all Juke grades excluding the NISMO. On June 7, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. announced that it started to offer the battery capacity warranty for the owners of the LEAF electric vehicle, starting May 31. The carmaker will repair or replace the battery for free, if the battery cannot retain a capacity of at least 9 out of the 12 bars as displayed on the gauge even after a full charge, for 5 years or 100,000 kms, whichever co...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/05/20

The total contribution of innovative technologies in reducing the average specific CO2 emissions for a manufacturer can be up to the following limits only: 7 gCO2/km until 2024 6 gCO2/km from 2025 until 2029 4 gCO2/km from 2030 until and including 2034. The effect of new technologies, generally, cannot be adequately captured by assessing CO2 emissions through the WLTP (World Harmonized Light Vehicles Test Procedure) test cycles, which are used...

Regulations  Updated at: 2025/05/20

t 30 million unit market (31,436,000 units in 2024) although Mitsubishi Motors Corporation and others are pulling out of the country. Assuming that PHVs account for 20% of the total, there is annual demand for engine parts needed for about 6 million vehicles. In the fields where local manufacturers cannot easily catch up, Japanese parts manufacturers are likely to gradually enhance their presence. (From an article in the Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun on...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/05/20

Donghee Auto) as it needs to secure an alternative production site for its existing internal combustion engine-powered models in line with its 2023 plans to convert the AutoLand Gwangmyeong No. 2 Plant into a dedicated electric vehicle (EV) plant. In response, the Kia labor union has stated that it cannot agree to this, as the Stonic does not fall under the category of light vehicles that are eligible for outsourced production. The Stonic was rel...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/05/19

FAWAY designated for development of auto seats Changchun FAWAY Automobile Components Co., Ltd. (FAWAY) was designated by a well-known independent luxury automaker, whose name cannot be disclosed due to confidentiality, for the development of automotive seats for conventional models in accordance with its requirements. According to the customer’s plan, the project is expected to start volume supply in 2026, with an estimated lifecycle of 4 years...

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