such as in Madrid and Zaragoza, in Spain, and Rennes, in France). Capacity utilization will rise from 60% to 80% in 2030.     •  In the U.S., increased production is expected to improve capacity utilization to 80% by 2030.     •  In the Middle East and Africa, the plan envisions product localization to bring full capacity utilization by 2030. TECHNOLOGY: The FaSTLAne 2030 plan embraces artificial intelligence (AI) across the corporati...

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is preparing to hire more than 3,000 new employees. Nissan Mexico now employs a total of 11,600 people at the two existing facilities. Annual production capacity of Nissan Mexico is expected to rise from the current 600,000+ to more than 800,000 when the first phase construction completes Nissan's localization rate of vehicles made in Mexico is 80 percent. On July 4, Nissan held a brief session for the progress of the medium-term environment pro...

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d production of its worldwide compact vehicle "March" at the Aguascalientes Plant. The plant plans to produce 60,000 units of the model per year, 30 percent of which are delivered to the domestic market, while the remaining 70 percent are exported to Latin America focused on Brazil. The new model's localization ratio of parts stands at 80 percent. Nissan has unveiled the Nissan Versa (Tiida Latio in Japan) at the New York motor show. The four-doo...

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d on the latest Geely-Volvo technologies for both local and export markets starting in 2024. This vehicle will be designed, developed & produced in South Korea. RKM will enhance its R&D towards the South-Korean ecosystem in terms of software, connectivity, and electrification as well as competitive localization. RKM intends to invest more than EUR 900 million in the coming six years. On November 25, Renault Korea Motors announced that it held a ...

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e sources Hyundai Motor India commits to reach RE100 benchmark by 2025 Hyundai Motor Group to increase annual production capacity up to 1.5 million units in India Hyundai Motor India and Laxmi Group, Nepal commence assembly of Venue SUV Bharat Mobility 2025: Hyundai achieves 92% localization in manufacturing Bharat Mobility 2025: Hyundai and Mobis start local assembly of battery packs for CRETA Electric Bharat Mobility 2025: H...

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Uzbekistan. The President also reviewed the Volkswagen automobile production project. According to the plan, the first stage involves launching a large-scale production facility in Tashkent. The next stage is to establish full-cycle production in the Angren Free Economic Zone, increase the level of localization, and enter export markets. Based on press release from the President of Uzbekistan...

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Z, Russia to introduce two news LADA models AvtoVAZ, Russia welds first body of LADA Vesta at Togliatti plant Rostech plans to transfer AvtoVAZ share to NAMI AvtoVAZ to start serial production of LADA Vesta NG in 2023 AvtoVAZ produces 200,000th vehicle in 2022 AvtoVAZ and Russian Government discuss localization, new models and future plans AvtoVAZ, Russia provides 300 Lada Granta sedans to YAMOSKVA AvtoVAZ targets over 400,000 car production in ...

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t batch set to ship from Pipavav port within the month. At the same time, TDS Lithium-Ion Battery Gujarat Private Limited (TDSG), a fellow subsidiary, commenced local manufacturing of lithium-ion battery for strong hybrid electric vehicles, marking the first-ever electrode-level (cathode and anode) localization in India. These batteries are used in the hybrid system of the Grand Vitara. TDSG began operations in 2021 and has since produced battery...

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changes. Maruti Suzuki reported the financial results for the year 2013-14 on April 25. The company registered net sales of INR 426,448 million, up about 0.1% over the previous year. Net profit was INR 27,831 million, a growth of 16.3% over the previous year. The company said its cost reduction and localization initiatives, together with favorable foreign exchange, helped improve profit margins despite tough economic conditions. A total sales vol...

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January 13, Maruti Suzuki India Limited launched “Ignis”. It is powered by a 1197 cc, V V T, 4-cylinder petrol engine and 1248 cc, DDiS, 4-cylinder diesel engine. MSIL, along with its suppliers, has invested over INR 9.5 billion toward development of Ignis. Ignis is built with 98.5% content localization. It will be manufactured at the MSIL Gurgaon plant.   On February 7 Suzuki launched the Ertiga Diesel Hybrid, which is equipped with a D...

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iaz has 10 variants with the next generation K14 VVT 1.4 liter petrol engine and refined DDiS200 1.3 liter diesel engine. The fuel efficiency of K14 VVT is 20.73 km/L and DDiS200 returns fuel efficiency of 26.21km/L. The company has invested INR 6.2 billion and will make Ciaz in India with over 98% localization level. The Ciaz will be exported to markets in West Asia, Europe, Africa and Latin America. Maruti Suzuki India announced that the cumula...

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ding 4 New Energy Vehicles and 6 hybrid vehicles. The first model is scheduled to hit the market in Q4 this year. Great Wall Motor plans to invest about CNY 11.5 billion in the Brazilian market in the coming decade for the establishment of a local industrial chain. The key auto parts shall achieve localization step by step, and the localization rate shall reach 60% by 2025. Great Wall Motor will put more effort into technology R&D, set up an int...

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ns to increase production of the next-generation one-ton pickup by positioning the plant as a hub for the African market, as well as to export part of the vehicles to Europe as well. The investment will create about 800 additional jobs at the plant, and more than 4,000 in total in the supply chain. Localization rate of the new pickup, except for the powertrain, is planned to be increased from 50 percent to 70 percent. Furthermore, with the suppor...

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and CO2 emission is 122.8g/km. On June 27, Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) informed that with a network of 155 supplier partners and 7 onsite suppliers, TKM is continuously working towards improving product quality, reducing costs and rationalizing manufacturing through measures that include promoting localization and improving logistics. For Parts & Components, TKM local supplier based increased to 155 suppliers in 2018 compare to 120 suppliers in...

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. The release of the Sobol NN line will begin with cargo and cargo-passenger vans, and other modifications will appear in the future. Fully developed in the engineering center of the GAZ Group, Sobol NN will become the most localized commercial vehicle of the new generation in Russia, the level of localization of the car will be up to 83%. On July 25, multiple sources reported that the Gorky automobile plant, part of the GAZ group suspended the ...

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BYD reiterates Malaysia commitment amid new EV localization policies Reported on May 15, 2026, BYD reaffirmed its commitment to the Malaysian market following recent government policy changes aimed at encouraging NEV makers to localize operations and work with domestic suppliers. The company said it will continue working with Malaysian authorities, distributors, and dealers to support new energy vehicle (NEV) development in the country. BYD also ...

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model will be launched in June. The automaker expects that sales in Australia will reach 5,000 vehicles at the end of fiscal 2011. To expand its sales network, number of dealers will be doubled to 90 from present 45 within the next two years. Due to a massive earthquake that hit northeast Japan, a localization plan of the Subaru brand, originally scheduled at the end of March, has been suspended. Before the earthquake, it was reported that Subar...

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without causing production delays or collisions. In the testing, “TractEasy” of EasyMile SAS (Headquarters: Toulouse, France and Singapore) was selected to verify its application in a truck manufacturing environment. With a load capacity of 25 tons, the TractEasy AIT features centimeter-precise localization at any moment and wide-range perception to handle obstacles. According to the Sustainablilty's page in the HP of Daimler Truck Group, Dai...

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tal to USD 4.074 billion upon completion. BAIC Investment and Hyundai Motor will still own 50% of Beijing Hyundai each. On April 15, AvtoTOR and BAIC discussed the conditions for the development of a strategic partnership and further plans for technical and technological cooperation in terms of the localization of auto components. A plan was signed at the BAIC headquarters in Beijing to expand cooperation. In 2023, AvtoTOR will start producing an...

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ky in Japan, was officially launched in Malaysia via a digital premiere at prices ranging from MYR 61,500 to MYR 72,000. Three available variants are X, H and AV. Its dimensions are (LWH) 4,065x 1,710x 1,635 mm with a wheelbase of 2,525 mm. Ativa’s competitive pricing was made possible by its 95% localization rate the highest initial local content rate for any Perodua model. Even the engine and transmission are locally manufactured. The Ativa i...

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