, Gabriel de Uriarte Occelli, CEO and president of the board of directors of Dongfeng Trucks, Dongfeng Motor's Mexican subsidiary, announced the company's strategy for Mexico, coinciding with the opening of the company's headquarters in Mexico City. The first truck production at the semi-knockdown (SKD) assembly plant to be built in the central state of Jalisco is scheduled to begin within 2024. Annual production capacity is planned to be expande...

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production of the new Ford Transit at its JV's Yelabuga plant. With an investment of over USD 100 million in the Yelabuga plant, Ford-Sollers has upgraded its body shop and paint line to produce the new Transit. The JV started the production of the Transit at its Yelabuga plant on a semi knockdown (SKD) basis in 2012. At the occasion of production of the new model, the JV has started procuring components for the new Transit from more than 30 loca...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/11

essing; Stamping, Paining; EcoSport (2003-2021), Fiesta (-2013), Fiesta sedan (-2013), Ka (-2021), Ka+ (2014-2021) 1.0-liter TiVCT engine (2014-2021) BYD Brazil Camacari plant, Ford production ceased in January, 2021. BYD began operations in July 2025. Initially, the plant is operating under the SKD, with full domestic production scheduled to begin in 2026. - BYD invesment:   up to 2024: BRL 5.5 billion (USD 1.1 billion) - Production capac...

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Alyans Auto Plant LLC (formerly known as Jizzakh Automotive Plant LLC) (VW) VW Caddy (2020- ), Skoda Kodiaq (2021- ), VW Caddy V (Ambulance Car) (2022-); SKD assembly: Sedan, SUV (2026–planning) Volkswagen assembly plant, SKD assembly of passenger cars will begin as early as Q4 2025 and will later transition to CKD production. - 2025: Following a corporate audit conducted by Volkswagen’s Business Process Description and Documentation (BPDD) d...

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lsheim plant in Germany on shared architecture with the Opel Insignia and the Astra is built at Opel's Gliwice Plant in Poland. On October 14,  GAC Motor announced that its Nigerian vendor CIG Motors Co., Ltd. had completed assembly of 8 GS4 SUVs on October 1 as part of a trial for the company’s SKD production plans in Nigeria. This is the first time Chinese vehicles have been produced in the country. GAC Motor is expanding globally and at pre...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/09

other potential investors. Additionally, QEV has also started the production of a pre-series of 50 ZEROID electric commercial vehicles at Barcelona's Zona Franca facility in Spain. The company has invested EUR 0.5 million to accelerate production and ensure the availability of an assembly line [in SKD system] for electric vehicles of the ZEROID brand. The production will accelerate engineering processes, enhance factory quality, and ensure seaml...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/08

(2023-, Dongfeng Forthing Leiting base), EV i-Van minivan (2023-planning, Dongfeng Forthing Lingzhi base), EV i-Jet cross-coupe (2023-, Dongfeng SERES SF5 base), PHV i-SPACE crossover (Dongfeng Landian E5 base, 2024-); DFSK: 500 (planning), ix5 (planning); Voyah: Passion EVR HV (2025-Planning); SKD: CS35 compact crossover (2016-2019) Motorinvest's assembly plant, started series production in September 2022. - Investment – RUB 13 billion (US...

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n June 13, Opel announced that it will start building the Corsa compact hatchback in Belarus in 2014. James Bovenzi, GM Russia and CIS President and Dmitry Egorov, Director General of JV UNISON JSC, a local producer for GM Russia and CIS, signed a framework agreement. The Corsa will be delivered as SKD-kits (Semi Knocked Down) coming from the Opel works in Eisenach/Germany (three-door) and Zaragoza/Spain (five-door) to be completed in Belarus. Th...

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(2019-2024); Ford Ka (2008-2016); Alfa Romeo: SUV Junior/Milano EV (eCMP platform) (2025-), Junior/Milano MHV (2025-); Jeep: SUV Avenger EV (eCMP platform) (2023-), Avenger MHV (2023-); Leapmotor: EV T03 (2024-); Drive battery modules; Stellantis (FCA)'s passenger car assembly plant, Leapmotor's SKD plant - Number of Employees: 2,600 (as of Mar. 2025) - Investment:   2020-2023: EUR 170 million - Established in 1992. Stellantis opens...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/07

y adjusting fan speeds in spray booths and optimizing the door waxing process in the paint shop, the company saved 300 MWh and 198 MWh of energy, respectively. On January 17, Audi Hungaria announced that it has achieved a ten-year production record in 2023, manufacturing 177,775 vehicles, including SKD production. The highest number produced were Audi Q3 models, totaling 94,283 units, followed by 73,806 Q3 Sportbacks, along with 6,850 Audi TT Cou...

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. UD Trucks and TCIE have started CKD production of the Croner PKE and LKE. The Croner PKD is fitted with a high output engine for regional and long haul, while the Croner LKE is a multi-purpose model for efficient in-city and city-to-city distribution. Since 2016 it has invested MYR 1.5 million in SKD (semi knock-down) production of the heavy-duty Quester, and has now shifted to CKD production. The production assembly is carried out at its Tan C...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/04

) 211 million, in the next three years, in the production and sales of Nissan models in Myanmar. The company is opening a new plant in Myanmar in 2018. Its production capacity will be limited to around three units per hour. During the first three years, the plant will be engaged in semi-knock down (SKD) production. Then after that, the plant will switch to complete-knockdown assembly (CKD). The company is now in advanced talks with the government...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/04

BYD seeks tax cut to boost production at Camaçari plant in Brazil On July 1, it was reported that BYD officially launched prototype testing at its Camaçari plant in Bahia, Brazil, while requesting a 10 percent import tax rate for SKD units for a period of 12 months. Currently, SKD units are taxed at the same rate as fully imported electrified vehicles, with the rate set at 30% for hybrids, 28% for plug-in hybrids, and 25% for fully electric veh...

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Plus units in 2025, followed by BJ30 and X55 II production in years 2 and 3. BEV production is also planned for the following year. In its first 5 years, BAIC Indonesia targets production of around 12,000 units per year. In the initial stage, PT JIO will assemble BAIC vehicles in semi-knock-downs (SKD), where the manufacturer will receive semi-finished vehicles directly from the BAIC factory in China. After that, BAIC models will be manufactured...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/03

et high expectations for the new QM3, Renault Samsung will sell a limited 1,000 units in Asia this December. Orders will be received from November 20. Renault announced on November 7 that Itaipu, Brazil's hydropower plant operator, has started assembling Renault's Twizy, small electric vehicle. The SKD kits of the Twizy were provided to Itaipu from Renault's Valladolid plant in Spain. First 32 units of the two seater were assembled at Itaipu's fa...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/07/02

00 sqm, at a total invest of more than MYR 132 million by SDAE. The eventual capacity is 10,000 engines per year (per shift). On August 5, MINI Cooper confirms that its production of MINI Countryman in Rayong plant will move to Malaysia. The company plans to import Countryman as semi knocked down (SKD) into Thailand as from the regional free trade agreement. This would lower the price of the Countryman Cooper S from THB 2.66 million to THB 2.30 ...

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commercial vehicles. There will be the addition of 300 units for passenger cars, especially the new generation of C-Class. Also 200 units of commercial vehicles and 500 of the MPV class. On August 27 Daimler announced that it will start the assembly of Mercedes-Benz SUVs in Asia. Semi-knocked down (SKD) kits will be exported to India, Indonesia and Thailand from the parent plant in Tuscaloosa/Alabama, USA. Production of the M-Class will initially...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/06/27

s the completion limit. Earlier this year, BYD faced allegations of labor violations during the plant’s construction, prompting legal action from the Labor Public Ministry. The company denies the claims and asserts its compliance with Brazilian regulations. BYD’s initial operations will use the SKD process, assembling vehicles from pre-welded and painted parts imported from China. (AutoIndústria on June 25, 2025)...

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oration) Vibracoustic SE Grede Holdings LLC-Southfield, MI (Headquarters) Marelli Talbros Chassis Systems Pvt. Ltd (Formerly Magneti Marelli Talbros Chassis Systems Pvt. Ltd.) ZF Active Safety US Inc. - Livonia (Formerly ZF Active Safety And Electronics US LLC ) Martinrea Jonesville, LLC. (Formerly SKD Automotive Group) Somic Ishikawa Inc. Proterial, Ltd. (Formerly Hitachi Metals, Ltd.) ZF FAWER Chassis Technology (Changchun) Co., Ltd. Sharda Mot...

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act hatchback Dolphin Surf (Chinese name: Seagull) was released in Europe on May 22. The company continues to actively launch new models in various countries.   Local media reports that BYD plans to start operations at its Camacari plant in Brazil at 9 a.m. on June 26, with the first model being SKD production of the Dolphin mini (Chinese name: Seagull). Brazil's Public Labor Prosecution Office (MPT) has filed a civil lawsuit against BYD and t...

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