an equipment. The federal government will provide the required funding to set up the Fraunhofer FFB so it can meet its goal of building a research factory on a gigafactory scale. The project’s total cost has increased from EUR 500 million in 2019/2020 to about EUR 750 million today, mainly due to inflation. The first construction phase, FFB PreFab, with over 3,000 square meters of research space, opened in spring 2024 and provides a pilot-scale...

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urchasing scheme for its e2o EV. Under the scheme called "Goodbye Fuel, Hello Electric," the company owns batteries and the customers pays a monthly energy fee. This will cut the new price of the EV by up to Indian Rupee (INR) 170,000. The scheme will guarantee the customers battery performance and inflation-proof running costs. The e2o comes in three grades, the Base, the Premium and the Premium+Quick2Charge, priced at INR 499,999, 555,499 and 5...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/12/19

rest of the market performed relatively well, considering that economic concerns and cost pressures due to tariffs could have caused a much more severe slowdown than we have seen thus far. Average transaction prices were US$46,205 in November, down by US$207 MoM, and up by a modest 2.0% YoY, below inflation overall. Canadian Light Vehicle sales totaled an estimated 140k units in November, down by 6.2% YoY, while the selling rate slowed to 1.79 m...

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y (VTG) turbochargers Regulated Two-Stage (R2S) turbochargers Gasoline turbochargers eBooster Wheels India Limited-Wire wheels-Air suspensions-Forged aluminum wheels-Levelling Valve-Electronic Controlled Air Suspension-Electronic Kneeling System-Steel Wheels-Cast aluminum wheels-CTIS (Central tire inflation system)-TPMS (Tire pressure monitoring system)-ERCV (Electronic ride control valve) TVS Sensing Solutions Private Limited-Sensors-Solenoids-...

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r factory is already completed, with a roof overhead, but it remains a shell without walls. On July 5, NextStar Energy, the vehicle battery JV between Stellantis and LG Energy Solution, announced it has signed a binding agreement with the Canadian government to level the playing field with the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and is restarting construction at the battery plant in Windsor, Ontario with plans to launch in 2024. The plant will hav...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/12/18

s, looks to deliver 200-500 units in 2022 Nikola begins production of battery-electric Tre semitruck in Coolidge, Arizona FPT, Italy ships electric axles for Nikola Tre electric truck Nikola Corp. reports Q2 2022 financials, deliveries, production Nikola truck and energy business to benefit from Inflation Reduction Act Nikola Corporation reports Q3 2022 results, manufacturing updates Nikola receives order for 100 Class 8 Tre BEVs from Zeem S...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/12/17

y agreeing to a 5.5% salary increase for workers plus a 1% increase in the workers' savings fund and the indexation of food allowance vouchers, according to an August 19 tweet by the independent union of Volkswagen workers (SITIAVW). VW and union representatives also agreed on a raise equivalent to inflation plus 2% scheduled for 2019, which would be split between a 1% salary hike and 1% for the savings fund and food vouchers. A lack of engine pa...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/12/17

veda announced discussions with Kia Motors regarding expansion of its plant in Pesquería, Mexico, with the aim of launching an EV in the market. Kia is considering the new EV plant, expected to be built near or as part of the existing facility, due to the eligibility for tax credits under the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), though nothing has been fixed yet. While plans are not yet fixed, whenever the new facility would be built, the goal wo...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/12/17

ups at Flint Assembly and Oshawa. At the two U.S. plants, wages range from USD 18 to USD 32 per hour. On May 11, the SINTTIA labor union representing workers at General Motors Silao Assembly Plant, announced that it had reached a deal for a new labor contract that includes raises and benefits above inflation. The agreement forestalls a May 31 deadline for workers to strike. Approximately 6,500 workers at the GM Silao plant build Chevrolet Silvera...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/12/17

ectric midsize SUV, at its plant in the US state of Georgia from 2024. At a conference call with analysts on 5th, the automaking unit of Hyundai Motor Group said it will convert part of its Georgia plant to an electric vehicle production line to build the EV9. The move is Kia’s response to the US Inflation Reduction Act, signed into law in August. Meanwhile, Hyundai Motor said the company will start producing the Electrified GV70, the latest mo...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/12/17

or the USD 7,500 federal government clean-vehicle tax incentive after having temporarily lost eligibility following changed requirements at the start of 2024.The U.S. Treasury Department and Internal Revenues Services in December released guidance to clarify rules around eligible vehicles under the Inflation Reduction Act that disqualified EVs with a specific foreign-sourced battery content, affecting also the Chevrolet Blazer EV. Cadillac has re...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/12/17

llion. 2) Operating profit-Operating loss was JPY 289 million. While the previous year's operating income was JPY 1.7 billion, the company posted an operating loss for the current fiscal year.-The loss resulted from lower sales in Asia, higher costs incurred to launch new vehicle models, and rising inflation. 3) Ordinary profit-Ordinary loss was JPY 1.3 billion. The previous year's ordinary income was JPY 1.7 billion, but this year the company po...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/12/16

built Model 3 and Model Y vehicles to its inventory in Canada, confirming that it has been shipping vehicles from Gigafactory Shanghai. The range offered on Model 3 and Model Y vehicles in Tesla’s Canadian site matches those of the LFP cells used in packs for China-built vehicles. Due to the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act, Tesla is saving its Fremont and Gigafactory Texas-built Model Ys for U.S. customers. Canadian customers can purchase an EV bu...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/12/05

porate Average Fuel Economy (established by EPA) CBG Compressed bio gas CFP Carbon footprint of product CNG Compressed natural gas CO2 Used to refer to all greenhouse gases GHG Greenhouse gas GWh Annual production capacity of cell plants, gigawatt-hours; “/year” omitted IRA Inflation Reduction Act (USA) LLC Limited Liability Company NACS North American Charging Standard OBBB One Big Beautiful Bill Act Created...

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n, and total direct jobs to over 5,000. This announcement marks the second time this plant has been expanded before it commences operations. In August 2022, they invested an additional USD 2.5 billion on top of the original USD 1.2 billion in order to qualify for incentives and tax breaks under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). This investment adds capacity to support battery electric vehicles (BEV’s) including 3-row seat SUV to be manufacture...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/12/01

ectric midsize SUV, at its plant in the US state of Georgia from 2024. At a conference call with analysts on 5th, the automaking unit of Hyundai Motor Group said it will convert part of its Georgia plant to an electric vehicle production line to build the EV9. The move is Kia’s response to the US Inflation Reduction Act, signed into law in August. Meanwhile, Hyundai Motor said the company will start producing the Electrified GV70, the latest mo...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/11/27

tuted some components with those produced outside of China and plan to switch all remaining components to non-Chinese production over the next two years. For the past two years, Tesla has increased the percentage of parts procured from North America in line with the preferential treatment under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), but has redoubled this effort after the U.S. warned of additional tariffs in the spring of this year. In early November...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/11/26

h less visible means, such as antidumping investigations or administrative restrictions, rather than large-scale tariff actions. Proposed tariffs could impact USD 52 billion in Chinese imports, affecting sectors like auto parts, electronics, plastics, and consumer goods, while pressuring industrial inflation and supply chains. (Multiple sources on November 19, 2025)...

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Tyre Pressure Monitoring Systems - Correction of terms. -A revision regarding the communication between the tractor and the trailer. AgreementregardingUNregulation 01 S1 2022/9 2022/11/25 2022/10/8 -A revision to provide requirements for Tyre Pressure Refill System (TPRS) as well as Central Tyre Inflation System (CTIS). -Addition of (a) transitional provision(s). 7 AgreementregardingUNregulation 148 00 S4 2022/37 2022/11/25 2022/10/8 Light S...

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GLE and GLS sport utilities. Batteries powering the new EV will come from the Mercedes-Benz battery plant in nearby Woodstock. On September 25, Mercedes-Benz announced it has applied for tax breaks for potential projects at its plants in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and Charleston, South Carolina, under the Inflation Reduction Act. While the spokesperson did not comment on the proposed projects, sources have reported that Mercedes-Benz is looking to expan...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/11/21