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Toyota Poland starts production of Yaris hybrid drives
9 April 2021 | Graeme Roberts
Toyota Poland starts production of Yaris hybrid drives Graeme Roberts Toyota Motor Manufacturing Poland (TMMP), the automaker's European powertrain operation, has started production of hybrid electri... read more
Chip shortage sees Dacia cut output again
3 March 2021 | Graeme Roberts
Chip shortage sees Dacia cut output again Graeme Roberts Renault Romania unit Dacia reportedly said it would again suspend production following the recent Ford announcement of a longer stoppage at ... read more
Chips shortage stops Dacia production
8 February 2021 | Graeme Roberts
Chips shortage stops Dacia production Graeme Roberts Renault's Romanian unit Dacia has suspended production due to a worldwide shortage of semiconductors, according to the country's labour minister R... read more
CATL and Honda agree EV battery strategic alliance
10 July 2020 | Graeme Roberts
CATL and Honda agree EV battery strategic alliance Graeme Roberts China's Contemporary Amperex Technology Limited (CATL) and Honda Motor said they had signed an agreement "to form a comprehe... read more
Dacia sends 1,100 to 'technical unemployment'
4 June 2020 | Graeme Roberts
Dacia sends 1,100 to 'technical unemployment' Graeme Roberts Dacia has placed 1,100 employees at its factory in Mioveni, near Pitesti, Romania in 'technical unemployment' between 2 and 30 Jun... read more
Automakers plan gradual resumption of China output
10 February 2020 | Graeme Roberts
Automakers plan gradual resumption of China output Graeme Roberts Some carmakers were likely to have restarted output at China factories after shutting temporarily due to the coronavirus, media repor... read more
PSA starts production in Morocco
21 June 2019 | Simon Warburton
PSA starts production in Morocco Simon Warburton PSA has started production at its Kenitra plant in Morocco which has a capacity of 200,000 vehicles from mid-2020 to serve customers in 80 markets. ... read more
PSA starts Tychy Pure-Tech engine assembly line
21 January 2019 | Simon Warburton
PSA starts Tychy Pure-Tech engine assembly line Simon Warburton PSA has started its new assembly line for the Turbo PureTech 3-cylinder petrol engine in Tychy, Poland. The EB Engine (A... read more
VW China completes four factory projects
14 September 2018 | Graeme Roberts
VW China completes four factory projects Graeme Roberts Volkswagen has announced the completion of a major production expansion in China, opening four new facilities in Qingdao, Foshan and Tianjin ... read more
Audi Hungary begins series production of electric motors for EVs
25 July 2018 | Dave Leggett
Audi Hungary begins series production of electric motors for EVs Dave Leggett Audi in Hungary has begun series production of electric motors at its manufacturing site in Gyor. The company says approx... read more
VW systematically expanding its partnerships in China
12 July 2018 | Dave Leggett
VW systematically expanding its partnerships in China Dave Leggett Volkswagen Group says it is expanding its successful business relationships in China. As part of the fifth German-Chinese gover... read more
Brazil reaches 15 years of flex-fuel vehicles
11 May 2018 | Fernando Calmon
Brazil reaches 15 years of flex-fuel vehicles Fernando Calmon In March 2003 Brazil's auto industry began producing flexible-fuel cars powered by engines capable of running either on ethanol or pe... read more
Magna Rus looks to country to escape 'hostages of Soviet past'
3 May 2018 | Simon Warburton
Magna Rus looks to country to escape 'hostages of Soviet past' Simon Warburton Magna Automotive Rus purchasing says localising in Russia has an element of being 'hostage to its Soviet past' as t... read more
Major Morocco OEM/supplier deal to create 11,500 new jobs
12 December 2017 | Simon Warburton
Major Morocco OEM/supplier deal to create 11,500 new jobs Simon Warburton Morocco has inked a huge raft of automotive deals with international OEMS and suppliers worth around US$1.5bn and creating mo... read more
PSA to start Citroen Jumpy and Peugeot Expert production in Kaluga
28 November 2017 | Simon Warburton
PSA to start Citroen Jumpy and Peugeot Expert production in Kaluga Simon Warburton Groupe PSA will start production of Peugeot Expert and Citroen Jumpy models at the PCMA Rus plant in Kalug... read more
Honda China JVs recalling 255,000 cars for mirror work
21 November 2017 | Graeme Roberts
Honda China JVs recalling 255,000 cars for mirror work Graeme Roberts Honda Motor joint venture companies in China will recall 254,650 Honda brand vehicles starting on 8 January, 2018, the automaker ... read more
Toyota expanding Brazil plant for Yaris
6 October 2017 | Fernando Calmon
Toyota expanding Brazil plant for Yaris Fernando Calmon Contrary to a claim by Nikkei Asia Review , Toyota will not 'squeeze' their Sorocaba plant, in the state of Sao Paulo, to produce the Yar... read more
Novares opens first Romanian production plant
25 September 2017 | Simon Warburton
Novares opens first Romanian production plant Simon Warburton Novares has opened its first Romanian plant near Pitesti, producing automotive components using plastic injection techniques, days a... read more
VW China recalling 4.86m vehicles with Takata airbag inflators
14 September 2017 | Graeme Roberts
VW China recalling 4.86m vehicles with Takata airbag inflators Graeme Roberts Volkswagen Group China (VGC), with Volkswagen (China) Import (VGIC), FAW-Volkswagen Automotive (FAW-VW) and SAIC Volkswag... read more
Nexteer and Dongfeng Components sign JV agreement
10 April 2017 | Graeme Roberts
Nexteer and Dongfeng Components sign JV agreement Graeme Roberts Nexteer Automotive has signed an agreement to form a joint venture with Dongfeng Motor Parts and Components Group. The joint venture, ... read more
Magneti Marelli Motherson opens new plant in India
29 March 2017 | Graeme Roberts
Magneti Marelli Motherson opens new plant in India Graeme Roberts Magneti Marelli Motherson (MMM) has opened its new plant at Bawal in Haryana. The plant manufactures automotive lights and air i... read more
GKN creates new propshaft joint for Audi Q5
2 March 2017 | Dave Leggett
GKN creates new propshaft joint for Audi Q5 Dave Leggett GKN Driveline says it has created a new lightweight, high-speed propshaft joint for the all-new Audi Q5. It will be manufactured in Mexico to ... read more
Honda spending more on Indonesian parts production
28 February 2017 | Staff reporter
Honda spending more on Indonesian parts production Staff reporter Honda's Indonesian subsidiary, PT Honda Prospect Motor (HPM), said it plans to spend IDR4.8 trillion (US$360m) over the next five... read more
Honda builds a million cars in Indonesia
27 February 2017 | Graeme Roberts
Honda builds a million cars in Indonesia Graeme Roberts Honda Motor's Indonesian unit - PT Honda Prospect Motor (HPM) - has celebrated a one million unit automobile production milestone with a ceremo... read more
PSA and THACO team for Vietnam assembly
23 February 2017 | Simon Warburton
PSA and THACO team for Vietnam assembly Simon Warburton PSA Group and its partner THACO (Truong Haï Auto Corporation) have signed a contract to accelerate development in Vietnam by committing to... read more
PSA eyes 60% Iran localisation as JVs ramp up
14 February 2017 | Simon Warburton
PSA eyes 60% Iran localisation as JVs ramp up Simon Warburton PSA Groupe says it is aiming for a localisation rate of up to 60% in Iran with its SAIPA joint-venture as the pace of automotive developm... read more
Honda India expands Takata airbag recall
1 February 2017 | Graeme Roberts
Honda India expands Takata airbag recall Graeme Roberts Honda Cars India said it would voluntarily replace Takata passenger front airbag inflators in 41,580 vehicles - previous generation Jazz, City,... read more
Germany to supply PSA after Czech Rai Most blaze
31 January 2017 | Simon Warburton
Germany to supply PSA after Czech Rai Most blaze Simon Warburton PSA Groupe says it is looking to Germany to make up the shortfall in parts following what appears to be a major blaze at its supplier,... read more
Toyota confirms Brazil engine production expansion
24 January 2017 | Fernando Calmon
Toyota confirms Brazil engine production expansion Fernando Calmon Starting in the second half of 2019, Toyota Brazil will add Corolla engine production at its Porto Feliz plant, in São Paulo ... read more
Toyota enlarges China R&D centre
21 November 2016 | Simon Warburton
Toyota enlarges China R&D centre Simon Warburton Toyota is expanding its R&D facilities at its Motor Engineering & Manufacturing China (TMEC) centre. The plan includes improvements to th... read more
Toyota to make hybrid transaxles in Poland
21 October 2016 | Graeme Roberts
Toyota to make hybrid transaxles in Poland Graeme Roberts Toyota Motor Europe said it would start production of a hybrid transaxle in 2018 at its Toyota Motor Manufacturing Poland (TMMP) plant in Wal... read more
Audi expands Chinese local content with automatic transmission plant
23 August 2016 | Graeme Roberts
Audi expands Chinese local content with automatic transmission plant Graeme Roberts Audi, with Volkswagen Automatic Transmission Tianjin (VWATJ), has opened a new automatic transmission plant in Chin... read more
Saipa-Citroen deal part of Iran push for "added value" supply
10 August 2016 | Simon Warburton
Saipa-Citroen deal part of Iran push for "added value" supply Simon Warburton Saipa says its recent agreement to establish a 50:50 joint venture with Citroen, will see a major push on value-added loc... read more
Honda extends Thai Takata airbag inflator recall
19 July 2016 | Graeme Roberts
Honda extends Thai Takata airbag inflator recall Graeme Roberts Honda Automobile (Thailand) said it would extend the range of vehicles which require replacement of Takata driver airbag inflators. ... read more
Honda India recalls Takata airbags
14 July 2016 | Graeme Roberts
Honda India recalls Takata airbags Graeme Roberts Honda Motor's Indian unit is recalling 190,578 vehicles to replace Takata passenger front airbag inflators, the company reportedly said in a stat... read more
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