production suspension at plants in Japan due to delay of cargo flights from China Mazda to extend Japan plants shutdown Mazda temporarily suspends night shifts at domestic plants in response to COVID-19 in Southeast Asia Mazda releases substantially upgraded CX-5 in Japan Mazda Introduces new KPC technology to Roadster in Japan to enhance 'Jinba Ittai' feel Mazda adds 2.5L gasoline model to top-grade CX-8 Mazda to temporarily suspend productio...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/11/04

y for electric and hybrid powertrains. The vehicle is powered by an electric motor of 156 hp and 51 kWh battery, it leads the premium hatchback B-segment with a range of up to 403 km, extending to over 500 km in the city. The hybrid version comes with 1.2-liter engine with 100 hp and 3-cylinder 48V technology, paired with a six-speed e-DCT automatic transmission. Lancia will launch an all-new D-segment EV sedan, the Gamma, in 2026 and an all-new ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/10/31

nomous driving capabilities powered by the NVIDIA DRIVE AV platform.  In addition, Lucid aims to deploy a unified AI factory to build smart factories and transform their enterprise leveraging NVIDIA's Industrial AI platform with NVIDIA Omniverse and NVIDIA AI Enterprise software libraries. Lucid's technology roadmap with NVIDIA begins with eyes-on, point-to-point driving (L2++) for its Gravity SUV. Lucid ultimately aims to offer the first true e...

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Luxembourg, presented Luxembourg's national strategy for automated driving. This strategy reflects the government's ambition to make Luxembourg the first European country to allow the deployment of automated driving on its territory by 2028. This strategy is presented as an ambitious and structured roadmap. It will make automated driving a lever for economic diversification, job creation, and improvement of citizens' quality of life, while integr...

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Scania AB Scania Group's headquarters, VW Group, affiliated to TRATON SE - Number of employees: 58,845 globally (as of December 2024) - Established in 1966 ※Regarding to whole trend of the group, please refer to the following contents: - OEM, Market & Technology Report - HEV/PHEV/EV - Statistics (Production or Sales Database Search) - OEM Plants (OEM News Briefs) Scania introduces next-generation truck range after SEK 20 billion investment ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/10/29

eement for the 51% stake transfer and an operational agreement that defines the future relationship between the two automakers in India. Despite the ownership change, RNAIPL will continue manufacturing Nissan vehicles, including the Magnite SUV, for both the Indian market and export. The companies' technology partnership through Renault Nissan Technology & Business Center India (RNTBCI) will remain unchanged. The Chennai-based RNAIPL plant is als...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/10/29

localizing the production of components that were previously supplied from abroad. On March 11, KAMAZ announced that it plans to localize supply chain to stable operation of production in the new conditions. The alternative suppliers have been selected for components of K3 generation trucks. A new roadmap has been drawn for restoration of production of the latest generation K5 trucks. The assembly of K5 cars continues in March but will be restri...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/10/28

Kia cerebrates first Niro delivery in Korea Kia introduces 2022 Sorento PHEV to its SUV lineup Kia to build new production plant for PBV in Hwaseong Hyundai Motor and Kia to invest 21 trillion won in domestic electric vehicle sector by 2030 Kia presents roadmap to lead global electrification era through EVs, HEVs and PBVs Kia to begin construction of heavy-duty PBV production plant at its Hwaseong Pla...

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Terranet, Sweden, presents roadmap for 2026 On October 17, Terranet announced that in 2026, it will focus on ongoing business development of BlincVision for automotive applications, targeting future volume production, developing solutions for non-automotive applications, and strengthening IP and patent protection.  In 2026, partners will continue evaluating the developed MVP in different environments and applications. The system will be tested i...

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China Society of Automotive Engineers releases Technology Roadmap 3.0 for Energy Saving, NEVs On October 22, the China Society of Automotive Engineers (China-SAE) announced the release of the “Technology Roadmap 3.0 for Energy Saving and New Energy Vehicles (NEVs)” (the Roadmap) at the 32nd China-SAE Congress & Exhibition (SAECCE 2025). Proposed in the Roadmap are the following seven overall objectives for China’s automotive industry by 204...

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in Södertälje, Sweden Northvolt uses machine learning and AI-driven solutions for battery manufacturing and R&D Northvolt raises USD 5 billion for expansion of first circular gigafactory Northvolt Ett, Sweden Northvolt receives USD 14 billion battery cell order from Volkswagen Volkswagen presents technology roadmap for batteries and charging up to 2030 Northvolt raises USD 2.75 billion in equity to deploy further battery cell capacity – exp...

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ecruit 150 employees in 2018 SEAT to recruit 115 more employees at Martorell plant SEAT fans choose Tarraco to name the brand’s new SUV Happy 25th birthday to SEAT Martorell SEAT is going to launch one new car every six months until 2020 and kicks off its electric offensive SEAT will develop CNG technology for the Volkswagen Group SEAT to recruit 250 more employees as a result of increased production in the Martorell plant Audi launches all-ne...

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eng (Wuhan) Electric Drive Systems Co., Ltd. Tesla Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA (FORVIA HELLA) Xpeng Dongfeng Motor Parts And Components Group Co., Ltd. Vitesco Automotive (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. (Formerly Continental Automotive Systems (Tianjin) Co., Ltd.) Bosch (Robert Bosch GmbH) XPT (Nanjing) E-Powertrain Technology Co., Ltd. Kunshan Branch XPT (Nanjing) E-Powertrain Technology Co., Ltd. Huayu Automotive Electric Drive System Co., Ltd. Volkswagen Automa...

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Network Technology Roadmap for ICVs released On October 18, the “Network Technology Roadmap for Intelligent Connected Vehicles (ICVs) (2025-2030)” (the Roadmap) was released at the closing ceremony of the 2025 World Intelligent Connected Vehicles Conference (WICV 2025). Proposed in the Roadmap is that by 2030, China will establish a comprehensive network system for multi-technology collaboration to fully meet the demand of vehicles for multi-...

News  Updated at: 2025/10/22

e to be toggled between 3 settings (2WD/Auto/4WD). Prices in Korea will start from KRW 27.4 million for the base 2WD SE model. Nissan announced on September 9 that as part of a major revision for the 2017 model year, the new Nissan Rogue crossover now includes the widest range of available advanced technology features ever. The 2017 Nissan Rogue received new front and rear design changes, Motion-Activated Liftgate. On November 22, Renault Samsung...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/10/22

EV sales by 2030 Kia EV9 undergoes winter testing in Arjeplog, Sweden Kia suspends 2nd plant at Gwangmyeong for 7 months to produce EV Kia launches international environmental initiative RE100 in earnest with South Korea's largest PPA Kia Gwangmyeong plant ready to produce EV3 and EV4 Kia presents roadmap to lead global electrification era through EVs, HEVs and PBVs Hyundai Motor Group completes EVO Plant, its first dedicated EV plant Kia unveil...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/10/22

launches GIGA LNG heavy-duty LNG Truck Isuzu to partially suspend production at the Fujisawa Plant in Japan Isuzu installs all-speed millimeter wave vehicle cruise system in Forward Isuzu to temporarily suspend vehicle production at Fujisawa Plant in Japan in May Isuzu releases 2030 Environmental Roadmap Isuzu to partially suspend production at Fujisawa Plant Isuzu upgrades GIGA heavy-duty truck Isuzu launches all-new Elf light-duty truck in Ja...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/10/16

MALL platform. Panda production extended until 2030, followed by its next generation of the same model. In the Mirafiori plant, the Commercial Vehicles division will be starting in January 2025. It will also host the Commercial Vehicles division, SUSTAINera testing/recycling center, and the Battery Technology Center for testing and development. In the Cassino plant, STLA-LARGE platform introduced with three new models i.e., Alfa Romeo Stelvio in ...

OEM Plants  Updated at: 2025/10/15

strikes in 2025 if no agreement reached with Volkswagen Volkswagen invests EUR 460 million to convert Wolfsburg plant into e-mobility factory PowerCo SE and IG Metall agree on in-house wage agreement PowerCo and Umicore JV receive all regulatory approvals for battery material plant Volkswagen Group Technology contributes around 40% of value added to the ID.7 Volkswagen embraces new dry coating technology for battery manufacturing Volkswagen inst...

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sights from past market performance. The company also plans to further expand its EV presence, including local CKD assembly, expected later in 2025. Looking ahead to 2026, the new BMW iX3 is planned for release and is expected to gain widespread popularity as the first Neue Klasse vehicle featuring technology inspired by the Vision Neue Klasse concept. The Vision Neue Klasse, recently showcased in Thailand until October 12, represents BMW’s roa...

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