Japanese carmaker Nissan has started production of new Sentra car at its Aguascalientes 1 manufacturing plant in Mexico. The company has invested $150m in order to prepare the Mexico's manufacturing plant to build the new Sentra, which ...
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China National Development and Reform Commission has approved Jaguar Land Rover's (JLR) proposal to set up a joint venture with Chinese automaker Chery Automobile. According to the company, the new joint venture (JV) will enable JLR to ...
US carmaker General Motors (GM) has commenced construction of a new $200m facility at its Arlington manufacturing plant in Texas. The investment on the new stamping plant is part of the company's $500m investment programme made in ...
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Suzuki Motor's Chinese joint venture Changan Suzuki has started construction of its second assembly plant in Chongqing in China. A total of CNY2.3bn ($364.52m) will be invested in the new plant, which is scheduled to be completed next ...
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German carmaker Volkswagen along with its joint venture (JV) partner China First Automobile Group (FAW) is planning to build a new vehicle manufacturing plant in Wuhan, China. Currently, FAW-Volkswagen joint venture is in discussions with ...
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US carmaker Ford Motor has begun the production of B-MAX multi purpose vehicle (MPV) at its upgraded EUR500m Craiova vehicle manufacturing plant in Romania. The facility is part of the carmaker's EUR675m investment in engine and ...
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US-based bakery Baker's Pride has launched sliced packaged bread and cake donuts for private label or branded items. The company will provide traditional sliced,packaged bread products such as the Split Top Wheat,Whole Grain ...
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Japanese carmaker Toyota is planning to build a new $495m engine manufacturing facility in Porto Feliz, São Paulo in Brazil for producing engines for the Etios and Corolla sedans. The new 870,000m2 facility, which is aimed at ...
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German carmaker BMW is planning to invest EUR200m to build a new vehicle manufacturing plant in Brazil. Construction at the new plant is expected to start in April 2013 and production is scheduled to commence in late 2014. The company ...
South Korea based chemical and trading company Hyosung is planning to build a $150m facility in Romania to produce auto airbags and tyre components. The company said that the construction work on the new plant is expected to begin in the ...
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Janesville Acoustics, a supplier to the automotive and transportation industry, has unveiled a new 90,000ft2 plant in central Mexico. The company said that the second Mexican manufacturing facility, which is located in Celaya, Guanajuato ...
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Automotive parts and components manufacturer Drive Automotive Industries of America is planning to invest $50 to expand its existing manufacturing facility in Greenville County,South Carolina, US. According to the company, the expansion ...
Apollo Tyres unveiled a new $35m component preparation facility at its tyre manufacturing plant in Ladysmith, South Africa. The new 6,500ft2 unit is expected to address capacity constraints and further enhance the quality and ...
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Daimler subsidiary, Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV) has opened its new EUR700m production plant in Oragadam in Chennai, India, to build BharatBenz trucks. The new 160-hectare manufacturing plant includes an integrated research ...
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Diamond Foods plans to close its snack manufacturing plant in Indiana, US, a move which will lead to a loss of nearly 100 jobs. The company, which produces Emerald snack nuts and Kettle Chips, gained ownership of the Indiana facility when ...