French automaker Groupe PSA will build Peugeot and Opel vehicles in Walvis Bay, Namibia, in 2018. Groupe PSA and Namibia Development Corporation (NDC) have signed a joint-venture agreement to start the assembly plant. The vehicle ...
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Swedish automaker Volvo will start its vehicle assembly operations in India from this year, as the company expands further in a fast growing premium car segment in the country. The assembly operations will be located near Bangalore in ...
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Nissan will start full production of the new Nissan LEAF at its Smyrna vehicle assembly plant to enhance its global leadership in zero-emission electric vehicles. The next-generation LEAF, unveiled yesterday, will feature greater range, ...
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The PSA Group and the CK Birla Group have sign joint-venture (JV) agreements to produce and sell vehicles and components in India by 2020. The ceremony of signature lays the foundation for a long term partnership between the two Groups ...
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Waymo, previously known as Google's self-driving car project, has added 100 self-driving Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid minivans to its fleet. The vehicles, which were delivered by FCA, are currently being outfitted with Waymo’s fully ...
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Volkswagen Group has signed a contract with SOVAC for vehicle assembly in Algeria. In the presence of the Algerian Minister of Industry Abdessellam Bouchouareb, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles Board of Management Member responsible for ...
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Magna International will manufacture the new 5 Series sedan for the BMW Group at its contract Graz vehicle assembly facility in Graz, Austria. The production, which is expected to begin in 2017, will be split with BMW Group's ...
Spartan Motors has hosted General Motors (GM) and Isuzu Commercial Truck of America executives as they celebrate the first of the new Chevrolet medium duty trucks rolls off the production line at the Spartan Motors plant in Charlotte, ...
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General Motors (GM) is investing $290m in its Corvette plant in Bowling Green, Kentucky, US to carry out upgrades at the facility. The investment will modify the faciliity's vehicle assembly operations with new technologies and processes. ...
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Due to parts shortages resulting from the severe earthquakes that struck Japan's island of Kyushu on April 14 and after, Toyota Motor has continued to make updated announcements regarding decisions about production while continuously ...
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Early morning of May 10th, 420 JAC heavy trucks were delivered to Venezuela. So that, JAC 5,239 heavy trucks to Venezuela have been all delivered that bring a successful close. In 2014, JAC signed purchase contract with Venezuela Land ...
Japanese automakers Toyota, and Honda, and other have been hit by the recent earthquakes in the country. Toyota said it will stop production on its vehicle assembly lines in stages between April 18 and 23 because of parts shortages ...
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Continental has teamed up with Schaeffler to introduce a compact module comprising of a 48 V belt starter generator (BSG) and an integrated belt drive to integrate a BSG between the internal combustion engine and transmission. By adding a ...
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AM General, which has discharged its responsibilities as Mercedes-Benz's first and only contract manufacturer in the US, flagged off R-Class at its commercial vehicle assembly unit in Mishawaka, Indiana. AM General's commercial assembly ...
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Chinese carmaker Beijing Auto International Cooperation (BAIC) is betting big on Malaysia to promote it as the hub for electric vehicles to tap the Southeast Asian market. BAIC has already inked a cooperation pact to this effect with ...
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