Audi is expanding its activities in China. Together with Volkswagen Automatic Transmission Tianjin (VWATJ), the premium brand is inaugurating a new transmission plant. The plant, in the northern China harbor city of Tianjin, will supply ...
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Ford 2017 F-150 will be offered to customers with all-new 3.5-liter EcoBoost engine and 10-speed transmission. The new second-generation 3.5-liter EcoBoost engine will provide 30 lb.-ft. more peak torque compared with the first-generation ...
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North American automaker FCA US has announced plans to invest additional $266m in its Kokomo Transmission Plant in Indiana to increase capacity of the fuel-efficient TorqueFlite transmission. This decision follows the increased sales of ...
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General Motors has announced plans to invest $240m at its Warren Transmission Plant in Michigan in the US to build electric drive unit for the second-generation Chevrolet Volt. The Volt powertrain components and battery cells are expected ...
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Honda de Mexico (HDM), an arm of American automaker Honda Motor, has commenced the production of the redesigned 2015 Honda Fit at its new $800m automobile plant in Celaya, Guanajuato. This new plant will enable the company to increase its ...
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Ford will launch 23 new models around the world in 2014 – its most aggressive global vehicle launch year in its history – with production set to be spread across several new production facilities. The 23 new Ford models ...
American automobile manufacturer Ford Motor has its plan for 2014, which includes the launch of 23 new vehicles globally, opening of three new manufacturing plants and increasing workforce by adding more than 5,000 people in the US to meet ...
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Suzuki Indomobil Motor (SIM), an Indonesian subsidiary of Japanese automaker Suzuki Motor, has commenced the production of its 1000cm3 passenger car, Karimun Wagon R, from September 2013. The Karimun Wagon R is a passenger car with five ...
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Japanese automaker Mazda has started construction of new $257m transmission plant, dubbed as Mazda Powertrain Manufacturing (Thailand) (MPMT), in Chonburi province. Operations at the new SKYACTIV transmission manufacturing facility are ...
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Mazda has revealed plans to increase production of its SkyActiv transmission units from July 2014, in response to growing global sales of models equipped with the technology. The units include Mazda’s SkyActiv-Drive six-speed ...
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Japanese automaker Honda is planning to build a new $470m transmission manufacturing plant in Celaya, Mexico. The new transmission plant, which will be built on the same location as of the new automobile facility currently being ...
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German automaker Daimler is planning to invest about EUR 300m to expand the production capacity at its Romnian subsidiary Star Transmission, in a bid to support production as its Stuttgart-Hedelfingen transmission plant is operating at full ...
Japanese carmaker Mazda is planning to invest about JPY26bn ($285.5m) to build a new automatic transmission manufacturing plant in the Chonburi Province of Thailand. The new Mazda Powertrain Manufacturing (Thailand) (MPMT) facility, with ...
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Mazda has announced it will build a new transmission plant in Thailand, with operations set to begin between April and September 2015. At a cost of $273 million (26 billion yen) and with an annual production capacity of approximately ...
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US auto maker General Motors (GM) has signed an agreement with Belgian firm Punch Metals to sell its transmission plant in Strasbourg, France, as part of its effort to slash losses in Europe. Under the agreement, the Belgian firm will ...
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