lant in Jamshedpur. On January 22, Tata Motors announced that it has launched 3 fully BS-VI ready cars. The new Nexon will be available in 1.2L Revotron turbocharged petrol BS-VI engine and 1.5L Revotorq turbocharged diesel BS-VI engine. It will be the first car from Tata Motors to feature the ‘iRA Tech’ – the new connected car technology, which has been designed specifically for India and caters to its unique driving conditions. The Tia...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/12/22

ALFA architecture.  On January 22, Tata Motors announced that it has launched 3 fully BS-VI ready cars. The new Nexon will be available in 1.2L Revotron turbocharged petrol BS-VI engine and 1.5L Revotorq turbocharged diesel BS-VI engine. It will be the first car from Tata Motors to feature the ‘iRA Tech’ – the new connected car technology, which has been designed specifically for India and caters to its unique driving conditions. The Tia...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/12/22

leted, 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 have an annual production ca...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/12/18

ment, and began building the first EU Tre 4x2 BEV alphas. Production for EU Tre BEV is expected to commence in H2 2023. The JV also started building EU Tre FCEV betas, which are expected to begin production in H1 2024. On October 20, Nikola Corp. highlighted elements of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) that supports its integrated truck and energy business model. The expansion of Nikola’s Coolidge manufacturing facility will benefit from a 30%...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/12/17

duce nearly 150,000 units of the new Rio by 2017. In 2016, Kia produced 107,500 vehicles in Mexico, exporting more than 93,000 units. Kia Motors announced that the new Rio sedan built in Pesqueria, Nuevo Leon, will be launched in over 65 new markets, including countries such as Egypt, United Arab Emirates, and Jordan. The Forte, which is also made in Pesqueria, will be exported to 10 countries. 80% of the Rio production in Pesqueria will be expor...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/12/17

Corporate 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 Cre...

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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 manufactured in Toyota Motor Manufac...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/12/01

y/y to 4.541 million units, accounting for 8.4% of total vehicle sales volume.   Electric vehicle sales volume in October fell compared to the previous month, but increased compared to the same month last year, although growth slowed. EV sales in the U.S. in particular fell sharply, due to the expiration of the federal EV tax credit of up to USD 7,500 at the end of September.   At the U.S.-China summit held at the end of October, it was decide...

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

B-pillar. Dimensions are 4,340 mm long, 1,841 mm wide and 1,715 mm high. The SUV offers 2,730 mm wheelbase, 622 liters of luggage space (expandable to 1,257 liters). The Sierra is available with three engine options: a 1.5L Hyperion Turbo GDi gasoline (160 PS, 255 Nm), a 1.5L Revotron naturally aspirated gasoline, and a 1.5L Kryojet CRAIL diesel (118 PS, 280 Nm, with automatic transmission). It is engineered with Superglide suspension and freque...

News  Updated at: 2025/11/25

ta, Georgia Mercedes-Benz offers proposal to counter U.S. tariffs Mercedes-Benz USA announces pricing for Alabama-built EQE SUV Mercedes-Benz USA announces On-Demand upgrade for EQE, EQS customers Mercedes-Benz Alabama operation prepares for all-electric Maybach EQS SUV Mercedes-Benz applies for IRA tax incentives for projects at two U.S. plants Mercedes-Benz, Steel Dynamics enter sustainable steel supply deal for Tuscaloosa plant UAW workers ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/11/21

roduces next-gen 2022 QX60 ahead of fall U.S. launch, 2022 China launch Nissan Leaf loses EV tax credits under new U.S. rules Nissan Smyrna celebrates 40 years in operation, Canton prepares for EV production Nissan LEAF becomes eligible for USD 3,750 EV tax credit under IRA rules Nissan announces 10% wage hikes for U.S. production workers in 2024 Nissan reported to end Leaf EV production in the U.S. Nissan seeks to re...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/11/14

e plant’s 150,000-vehicle capacity, along with the Volvo EX90 EV and Polestar 3 EV that are currently built there. The plant produced a total of 24,632 vehicles in 2024. Volvo originally planned to build the XC90 in Ridgeville in 2021, but changed to an all-electric strategy to capitalize on U.S. IRA tax credits and other incentives. On September 23, Volvo Cars confirmed it would expand production at its existing factory in Ridgeville, South Ca...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/11/11

2012 Nissan investing USD 250 million in Decherd for EV motors, considers second U.S. battery source Nissan Leaf loses EV tax credits under new U.S. rules Umicore, AESC enter ten-year supply agreement for EV battery materials in U.S. Nissan LEAF becomes eligible for USD 3,750 EV tax credit under IRA rules Mercedes-Benz opens Alabama battery plant ahead of EQS SUV production Nissan recalls 23,887 Leaf EVs in U.S. over battery fire risk On Febr...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/11/06

tside of Europe in the North American country. The plant will cost about CAD 7 billion to build. The total Canadian investment, which could also include funds from the Ontario provincial government, will largely match what Volkswagen would have got from the U.S. through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), officials said. On May 15, Stellantis announced it has stopped construction its NextStar Energy battery plant in Windsor, Ontario, announced alo...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/11/04

ith a 4-door sedan and a 5-door hatchback equipped with a 1.6-liter 4-cylinder in line 120ps gasoline engine mated with a 5-speed manual transmission or a 6-speed DCT "PowerShift." Its fuel economy is rated at 40 mpg on highway. The "PowerShift" is procured from a joint venture plant with Getrag in Irapuato, Guanajuato State in the central region of Mexico. The Cuautitlan Plant has been transformed from a truck plant to introduce the flexible pro...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/10/28

p a joint venture, but Nissan had delayed plans to begin BEV production in the U.S. out of its plant in Canton, Mississippi, since the segment has cooled. Nissan’s BEVs are currently powered by batteries made by AESC Group, making them ineligible for U.S. subsidies under Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). (multiple sources on January 24, 2025) SK On Co., Ltd. (SK On) announced that it completed a merger with SK Enterm Co., Ltd. as of February 1, 2...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/09/30

nz to drop Metris commercial van from U.S. lineup in late 2023 Mercedes-Benz, Volvo plants in South Carolina close as Hurricane Ian approaches Mercedes-Benz Vans presents new versatile, global eSprinter Mercedes-Benz in South Carolina starts to use renewable natural gas Mercedes-Benz applies for IRA tax incentives for projects at two U.S. plants Mercedes-Benz Vans offers pop up camper van built in South Carolina Mercedes-Benz to restart idled...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/09/12

,” the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), and the Digital Product Passport (DPP). In contrast, while political challenges make policy implementation more difficult in the U.S., there are still multilayered efforts at both the federal and state levels—such as the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the adoption of Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEV) mandates at the state level. Despite ongoing policy uncertainty, the automotive industry increas...

Market & Tech Reports  Updated at: 2025/09/04

target of more than ¥3 trillion in the fiscal year ending March 2031. (Detailed news) Panasonic Holdings to maintain double-digit ROIC in in-vehicle battery business for EVs-Regarding the in-vehicle battery business for electric vehicles (EV), which takes into account subsidies granted under the IRA (Inflation Reduction Act) in the U.S., Panasonic Holdings Corporation’s Group CEO, Yuki Kusumi, has indicated the company's plans to maintain a ...

Major Suppliers  Updated at: 2025/08/13

reorganization and tightening of regulations, particularly across the United States and Europe. In the U.S., the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) has emerged as a major policy development, significantly scaling back clean energy tax incentives previously granted under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Notably, the OBBBA introduces the Foreign Entity of Concern (FEOC) rule, which restricts tax credit eligibility for batteries and raw materials ...

News  Updated at: 2025/08/04