69,567 units.The number of Malaysian car production for December decreased 3.4% over the previous year to 63,962 units. Total production in 2024 increased 2.0% from the same period in 2023 to 790,347 units.MAA announced that Malaysia broke the 800,000 units sales record for the first time in 2024. MMA attributes the sales growth to the strong domestic economy, the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR), which has remained at 3% since May 2023, the introduc...

Automotive Production Data  Updated at: 2025/07/04

69,567 units.The number of Malaysian car production for December decreased 3.4% over the previous year to 63,962 units. Total production in 2024 increased 2.0% from the same period in 2023 to 790,347 units.MAA announced that Malaysia broke the 800,000 units sales record for the first time in 2024. MMA attributes the sales growth to the strong domestic economy, the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR), which has remained at 3% since May 2023, the introduc...

Automotive Sales Data  Updated at: 2025/07/02

European and American OEMs' Strategies and Their Progress in China BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and GM exhibits at the Auto Shanghai 2025 Summary BMW: Next-generation concept car, intelligent cockpit system for China Mercedes-Benz: Vision V concept car and all-new BEV CLA L GM: Cadillac Lyriq-V, Buick new super fusion architecture and NEV sub-brand Mercedes-Benz's Vision V luxury MPV concept car   Major European and American automakers are furth...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/06/30

ndelfingen site is the lead plant for the Top End Luxury segment and will produce models based on the electric AMG.EA platform from 2025. From the middle of the decade, a model based on the MB.EA platform will be integrated into production in the Bremen plant. From 2024, new models are based on the MMA platform as well as a model based on the MB.EA platform in Kecskemét roll off the production line. Rastatt will also produce the repositioned mod...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/06/23

Vienna Motor Symposium 2025 (1) Reaching zero carbon mobility emission Climate-neutral drive systems and their ecological and economic relevance Summary Asia's New Role in Automotive Industry: Regionalization and Technology Innovations (Bosch) Is There More than One Solution in the Drive Toward Net Zero? (HORSE Powertrain) Redefining the Future of Drive Systems (Mercedes-Benz) From the Inventor of Diesel to the Pioneer of Zero Emissions (MAN Truc...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/06/20

ndelfingen site is the lead plant for the Top End Luxury segment and will produce models based on the electric AMG.EA platform from 2025. From the middle of the decade, a model based on the MB.EA platform will be integrated into production in the Bremen plant. From 2024, new models are based on the MMA platform as well as a model based on the MB.EA platform in Kecskemét roll off the production line. Rastatt will also produce the repositioned mod...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/06/18

Mercedes-Benz Group AG, Rastatt Plant Mercedes-Benz A-Class, A-Class E-CELL (2010-2011), PHV A250e (2020-); B-Class (2011-2014, 2018-), B-Class F-Cell (2009-2011), B-Class Electric Drive (2014-2017), PHV B250e (2020-), GLA(2013-), PHV GLA 250e (2020-); EV EQA (2020-), EV CLA (MMA platform) (2025-); Compact passenger car plant of Mercedes-Benz Group - Number of Employees: 6,100 (as of 2023) - Investment: EUR 1.2 billion (2013-2016) - Production ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/06/05

CLA MFA PF MFA2 PF MMA PF Coupe-style sashless sedan. The next-generation model will be available in an EV version and a 48V mild hybrid version. This will be the first model to fully adopt the in-house developed MB.OS (Mercedes-Benz Operating System). At the time of launch, the EV will be available in two grades: the rear motor CLA 250+ and the front and rear two motor CLA 350 4MATIC. The MHEV will be equipped with a newly developed 1.5L 4-cylin...

Model Launch Schedules  Updated at: 2025/06/03

Asahi Kasei to withdraw from acrylic resin production Asahi Kasei Corporation (Asahi Kasei) announced on May 27 that it will withdraw from the production of four products, including acrylic resins for automotive tail lamps at its Kawasaki Works (Kawasaki Ward, Kawasaki City). The Kawasaki site, which will successively end the production of methyl methacrylate (MMA) monomer, cyclohexyl methacrylate (CHMA), acrylic resins, and SB (styrene-butadiene...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/29

ndelfingen site is the lead plant for the Top End Luxury segment and will produce models based on the electric AMG.EA platform from 2025. From the middle of the decade, a model based on the MB.EA platform will be integrated into production in the Bremen plant. From 2024, new models are based on the MMA platform as well as a model based on the MB.EA platform in Kecskemét roll off the production line. Rastatt will also produce the repositioned mod...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/05/26

CLA MFA PF MFA2 PF MMA PF Coupe-style sashless sedan. The next-generation model will be available in an EV version and a 48V MHV version. It is the first model to fully adopt the in-house developed MB.OS. The EV grades available are the CLA 250+ with a rear motor and the CLA 350 4MATIC with two motors at the front and rear. The CLA 250+ has a maximum driving range of 792km (WLTP). Adopting an 800V electrical architecture, the CLA 250+ can charge ...

Model Launch Schedules  Updated at: 2025/05/12

CLA Shooting Brake MFA PF MFA2 PF MMA PF A station wagon-type passenger car based on the CLA. The power units are: 1.4L turbocharged gasoline engine for MHV (180, 200); 1.4L turbocharged gasoline engine for PHV (250 e); 2.0L turbocharged gasoline engine for MHV (220 4MATIC, 250 4MATIC, AMG 35 4MATIC); 2.0L turbocharged gasoline engine (AMG 45 S 4MATIC+); and 2.0L turbocharged diesel engine (180 d, 200 d, and 220 d). The next-generation model will...

Model Launch Schedules  Updated at: 2025/05/12

CLA MMA PF Sashless sedan in coupe style. A long-wheelbase model developed for China was unveiled at the Shanghai Motor Show in April 2025. The wheelbase is 2,830 mm, 40 mm longer than the standard model. It is the brand's first SDV to use the Mercedes-Benz Operating System (MS.OS), which is developed in-house. It uses an 800V electrical architecture. The driving range on a single charge is up to 866 km (CLTC mode)....

Model Launch Schedules  Updated at: 2025/05/08

Auto Shanghai 2025: Mercedes Benz showcases China-focused innovations with CLA Long wheelbase On April 23, Mercedes Benz showcased the world premiere of the CLA Long Wheelbase.  Mercedes Benz CLA Long Wheelbase is developed specifically for China, offering more space, comfort, style, intelligence, and efficiency. It is the first model built on the new Mercedes-Benz Modular Architecture (MMA) and runs on the new in-house MB.OS software, making it...

News  Updated at: 2025/04/23

Mercedes-Benz Manufacturing Hungary Kft., Kecskemét Plant B-Class (2014-2018), CLA Coupé (2013-), CLA Shooting Brake (2015-), A-Class (2018-), PHV A 250 e (planning); Mercedes-AMG A 45 4MATIC+ (2019-), CLA 45 4MATIC+ Coupé (2019-), CLA 45 4MATIC+ Shooting Brake (2019-), PHV CLA 250 e Coupé (2020-), PHV CLA 250 e Shooting Brake (2020-); EV EQB (2021-), MMA platform (2025-planning), EV MB.EA platform (2025-planning) Passenger car assembly plant...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/03/31

Mercedes-Benz debuts 2026 CLA luxury electric sedan Mercedes-Benz unveiled the third-generation 2026 CLA luxury compact sedan at an event in Rome. The CLA is an entry-level electric model utilizing Mercedes-Benz’s MMA platform and will initially launch as a battery-electric model, with hybrid versions to follow. The new CLA has the sloped roof and coupe shape of its predecessor but is slightly larger to accommodate the underfloor battery. CLA...

News  Updated at: 2025/03/15

Sumitomo Chemical to sell chemically-recycled PMMA Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. (Sumitomo Chemical) announced that it has begun selling polymer material polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) made from chemically-recycled methyl methacrylate (MMA) monomer. The company will supply the PMMA to Nissan Motor as raw material for lenses used in vehicle headlights and LG Display for light guide plates used in backlight units for liquid crystal displays. In 2022,...

News  Updated at: 2025/03/11

Mercedes-Benz announced that at the Auto Guangzhou 2024, it will launch 3 models and exhibit 29 models. The models to be launched are the G 580 Edition One battery electric SUV, the new EQE battery electric SUV, and the 2025 GLC coupe SUV. Additionally, the new CLA battery electric sedan, the first MMA (Mercedes Modular Architecture)-based production model, will go into production in China in 2025. BAIC Motor Corporation celebrated the first line...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/02/27

9,567 units. The number of Malaysian car production for December decreased 3.4% over the previous year to 63,962 units. Total production in 2024 increased 2.0% from the same period in 2023 to 790,347 units. MAA announced that Malaysia broke the 800,000 units sales record for the first time in 2024. MMA attributes the sales growth to the strong domestic economy, the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR), which has remained at 3% since May 2023, the introduc...

News  Updated at: 2025/01/27

Mitsubishi Chemical terminates plan to construct new MMA monomer plant in North America On January 7, the Mitsubishi Chemical Group (the MCC Group) announced that it has terminated a plan made by Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation, a subsidiary of the MCC Group, to construct a new MMA monomer plant in Louisiana, the U.S. The MCC Group has determined that it will be difficult to secure profit since requirements for supply volume and costs the MCC Gro...

News  Updated at: 2025/01/09