FCA invests US$ 280-million in Indian JV; expands Jeep production footprint

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V. (FCA) has announced its intent to invest approximately US$ 280-million in its manufacturing Joint-Venture (JV), Fiat India Automobiles Private Limited, with Tata Motors Limited. The investment in the manufacturing facility in Ranjangaon, India,

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Volkswagen inaugurates vehicle plant in southern Chinese city of Changsha

The Volkswagen Group continues to expand its production capacity in China with the addition of a new vehicle plant of Shanghai-Volkswagen (SVW) in Changsha, southern China, which was inaugurated by Prof. Dr. Jochem Heizmann, Member of the Board of Management

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Tata Motors launches Prima heavy commercial range in Bangladesh

Tata Motors has launched four new next-generation Prima heavy commercial vehicles for the very first time in Bangladesh, with partner Nitol Motors Limited.

Setting new benchmarks in styling and features, the next-generation Tata Prima is a combination of power,

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Tata AutoComp GY Batteries launches VRLA range for two-wheelers in India

Tata AutoComp GY Batteries Pvt. Ltd. (TGY), a joint-venture between TATA AutoComp Systems Ltd. and GS Yuasa International, Japan inaugurated the manufacturing facility for VRLA batteries. The VRLA range of batteries from Tata Green Batteries are precision engineered

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Proton, Lotus Group and Goldstar signed JV agreement

Proton Holdings Berhad (Proton) the ultimate holding company of Lotus Group, announced that it has signed a joint-venture (JV) agreement with Lotus Group International Limited, United Kingdom (Lotus Group) and Goldstar Heavy Industrial Co. Ltd. (Goldstar) for a possible

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Ducati and Lamborghini start joint social project 'DESI'

Ducati and Lamborghini, Italian companies part of Audi AG group, have celebrated a milestone with their joint social project 'Dual Education System Italy' (DESI), which has been created in cooperation with the Volkswagen Workforce Foundation, the Italian Ministry for

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Beijing Hyundai Motor Company to build fourth, fifth plants in China

Beijing Hyundai Motor Company (BHMC), a 50-50 joint-venture between Hyundai Motor Company and Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co., said it would begin building its fourth and fifth plants in China next year.

BHMC will build its fourth plant in Cangzhou, Hebei

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500,000th Mercedes-Benz passenger car rolls-off production line in Beijing

The 500,000th locally produced Mercedes-Benz passenger car, an all-new long-wheelbase C-class model, has rolled-off the production lines at Daimler's Sino-German production joint-venture Beijing Benz Automotive Co., Ltd. (BBAC), marking yet another milestone

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DriveNow launches carsharing service in London

DriveNow, the carsharing joint-venture between the BMW Group and Sixt SE, is launching its flexible carsharing service in London. Initially, 210 BMW 1-series and Mini Countryman models will be available for spontaneous hire. DriveNow furthermore intends to add 30 all-electric BMW i3

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JLR inaugurates its first overseas manufacturing facility with Chery

Jaguar Land Rover announced the opening of its inaugural overseas manufacturing facility, in China. The award-winning Range Rover Evoque will be the first model to be built under the first Chinese-British automotive joint-venture, with Chery Automobile Company Ltd.

The

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Volkswagen extends cooperation with Chinese partner FAW Group

After 20 years of successful cooperation the Volkswagen Group and its Chinese joint-venture partner First Automotive Works (FAW) are extending their present partnership for a further 25 years, until the year 2041. In addition, the Volkswagen Group and the Chinese

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Mercedes-Benz compact car models to be localised in China

In the presence of Germany's Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, Daimler AG and its Chinese partner BAIC Motor Corporation signed an agreement on the localisation of further Mercedes-Benz compact car models beyond the

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Denza rolls-off production lines in China

Denza, Daimler's 'made in China, for China' electric vehicle, has started rolling-off production line at Shenzhen BYD Daimler New Technology Co., Ltd. (BDNT), in Shenzhen. This milestone is the culmination of cooperative efforts at Daimler's technology joint-venture

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Wireless charging of electric drive and plug-in hybrid vehicles unplugged

One of the next steps on the way to perfect electric drive and plug-in hybrid vehicles is wireless charging. Daimler and BMW have now agreed on jointly developing and implementing one common technology.

Wireless charging of the battery will make the

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Renault-Nissan Alliance and Daimler expand cooperation with new plant in Mexico

The Renault-Nissan Alliance and Daimler AG are significantly expanding their cooperation with joint development of premium compact vehicles and joint production in Mexico.

Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn and Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche announced

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Ford Otosan opens new $511-million facility in Turkey to exclusively build Ford Tourneo Courier and Transit Courier

Ford Otosan, the Turkish-based joint-venture between Ford Motor Company and Koc Holding, officially launched vehicle production at a modern, all-new vehicle production facility in Yenikoy, Turkey.

Ford Executive Chairman Bill Ford and Ali Y. Koç, Board Member,

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Daimler and BAIC further expand Mercedes-Benz production capacities in China

In the presence of Germany's Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel and the Chinese State President Xi Jinping, Daimler AG and its Chinese partner Beijing Automotive Industry Corporation (BAIC Group) signed an agreement on the further expansion of the production capacities

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Electric vehicle Denza on track towards market introduction in China; ABB receives contract to supply fast chargers

Shenzhen BYD Daimler New Technology Co., Ltd., (BDNT) the Chinese joint-venture between Daimler and BYD, and ABB, one of the world's leading power and automation technology companies, have agreed on the supply of fast chargers for BDNT's

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DMAX invests US$ 60-million in Ohio Diesel Engine Plant

DMAX, Ltd., will invest US$ 60-million to make design changes that meet future emissions requirements. The investment retains approximately 500 jobs at the joint-venture between General Motors and Isuzu.

Established in 1998, DMAX has produced almost

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Nissan establishes new joint-venture in the Philippines

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. (NML) announced the establishment of Nissan Philippines, Inc. (NPI), a new joint-venture formed with long time partners Universal Motors Corporation (UMC) and Nissan Motor Philippines, Inc. (NMPI).

NPI, to be headquartered in Manila,

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